Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in South Sudan

South Sudan: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 84.9% in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
84.9%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
24th
of 187 countries
All-time high
89.9%
in 1991
All-time low
84.9%
in 2023
Years of data
33
1991–2023

Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in South Sudan, 1991–2023

0204060801991200720231991: 89.91992: 89.21993: 88.61994: 88.51995: 88.51996: 88.51997: 881998: 87.61999: 87.32000: 87.12001: 86.92002: 86.82003: 86.72004: 86.72005: 86.62006: 86.52007: 86.42008: 86.32009: 86.52010: 86.62011: 86.92012: 88.12013: 88.52014: 88.32015: 88.12016: 88.12017: 87.72018: 872019: 86.22020: 86.32021: 85.82022: 85.32023: 84.9

Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).

Analysis

The most recent figure for self-employed, female (% of female employment) in South Sudan is 84.9%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in South Sudan peaked at 89.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 84.9%, in 2023.

South Sudan ranks 24th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in South Sudan, year by year

Annual values for Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in South Sudan, 1991 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1991 89.9%
1992 89.2% -0.7%
1993 88.6% -0.7%
1994 88.5% -0.1%
1995 88.5% -0.1%
1996 88.5% -0.0%
1997 88.0% -0.5%
1998 87.6% -0.5%
1999 87.3% -0.3%
2000 87.1% -0.2%
2001 86.9% -0.2%
2002 86.8% -0.1%
2003 86.7% -0.1%
2004 86.7% -0.1%
2005 86.6% -0.1%
2006 86.5% -0.1%
2007 86.4% -0.1%
2008 86.3% -0.1%
2009 86.5% +0.2%
2010 86.6% +0.1%
2011 86.9% +0.3%
2012 88.1% +1.4%
2013 88.5% +0.5%
2014 88.3% -0.2%
2015 88.1% -0.2%
2016 88.1% -0.1%
2017 87.7% -0.5%
2018 87.0% -0.8%
2019 86.2% -0.9%
2020 86.3% +0.1%
2021 85.8% -0.6%
2022 85.3% -0.5%
2023 84.9% -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 88.4% 87.3% 89.9% 9
2000s 86.7% 86.3% 87.1% 10
2010s 87.5% 86.2% 88.5% 10
2020s 85.6% 84.9% 86.3% 4

Countries ranked near South Sudan

  1. 21 Guinea-Bissau 85.5% compare
  2. 22 Togo 85.1% compare
  3. 23 Haiti 85.0% compare
  4. 25 Benin 84.2% compare
  5. 26 Bhutan 82.3% compare
  6. 27 Gambia 82.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed, female (% of female employment) in South Sudan?
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in South Sudan was 84.9% in 2023, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
What is the highest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in South Sudan?
The highest recorded value was 89.9% in 1991.
What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in South Sudan?
The lowest recorded value was 84.9% in 2023.
How does South Sudan rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
South Sudan ranks 24th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in South Sudan?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this South Sudan data come from?
The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Self-employed, female (% of female 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
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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.