IDA total vs South Sudan: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- IDA total
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 82.5% against 72.6% in IDA total, a difference of 9.9%.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times IDA total's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, South Sudan has been ahead every year.
IDA total ranks 13th and South Sudan ranks 14th of 47 groups.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA total | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.2% | 84.5% | 7.3% | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 75.2% | 82.7% | 7.5% | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 73.2% | 84.4% | 11.2% | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 72.9% | 83.2% | 10.4% | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), IDA total or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 82.5% against 72.6% in IDA total as of 2023.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between IDA total and South Sudan?
- 9.9%, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and South Sudan?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do IDA total and South Sudan rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- IDA total ranks 13th and South Sudan ranks 14th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.