Low & middle income vs South Sudan: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)

Low & middle income
55.0%
in 2025
South Sudan
82.5%
in 2023
Low & middle income rank
17th
South Sudan rank
14th

Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time

  • Low & middle income
  • South Sudan
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How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 82.5% against 55.0% in Low & middle income, a difference of 27.5%.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.5 times Low & middle income's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, South Sudan has been ahead every year.

Low & middle income ranks 17th 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 Low & middle income South Sudan Difference Ahead
1990s 63.0% 84.5% 21.5% South Sudan
2000s 60.2% 82.7% 22.5% South Sudan
2010s 56.1% 84.4% 28.3% South Sudan
2020s 55.4% 83.2% 27.8% South Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Low & middle income or South Sudan?
South Sudan, at 82.5% against 55.0% in Low & middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Low & middle income and South Sudan?
27.5%, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and South Sudan?
33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Low & middle income and South Sudan rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
Low & middle income ranks 17th 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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Indicator
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

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.