Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Benin
Benin: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 75.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Benin, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Benin is 75.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Benin peaked at 83.1% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 75.6%, in 2025.
Benin ranks 16th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 83.1% | — |
| 1992 | 83.0% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 82.8% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 82.5% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 82.3% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 82.1% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 81.9% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 81.7% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 81.5% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 81.2% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 81.0% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 80.7% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 80.5% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 80.3% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 80.2% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 80.1% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 79.9% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 79.7% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 79.6% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 79.5% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 79.4% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 79.2% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 79.0% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 78.7% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 78.5% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 78.3% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 78.1% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 77.8% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 77.4% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 78.3% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 77.3% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 76.6% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 76.3% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 75.9% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 75.6% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.3% | 81.5% | 83.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 80.3% | 79.6% | 81.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.6% | 77.4% | 79.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.7% | 75.6% | 78.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Benin?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Benin was 75.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 83.1% in 1991.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.6% in 2025.
- How does Benin rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Benin ranks 16th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.