Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in South Sudan
South Sudan: Self-employed, total (% of total employment) was 82.5% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in South Sudan, 1991–2023
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 82.5% for self-employed, total (% of total employment) in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, total (% of total employment) in South Sudan peaked at 86.1% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 82.4%, in 2008.
South Sudan ranks 14th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 86.1% | — |
| 1992 | 85.4% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 84.7% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 84.6% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 84.6% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 84.6% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 84.0% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 83.5% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 83.2% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 83.0% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 82.8% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 82.7% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 82.6% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 82.6% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 82.6% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 82.5% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 82.5% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 82.4% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 82.7% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 82.9% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 83.3% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 84.7% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 85.2% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 85.1% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 85.0% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 85.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 84.8% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 84.2% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 83.6% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 84.0% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 83.4% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 83.0% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 82.5% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.5% | 83.2% | 86.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 82.7% | 82.4% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.4% | 82.9% | 85.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.2% | 82.5% | 84.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, total (% of total employment) in South Sudan?
- Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in South Sudan was 82.5% in 2023, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, total (% of total employment) recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 86.1% in 1991.
- What is the lowest self-employed, total (% of total employment) recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.4% in 2008.
- How does South Sudan rank for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- South Sudan ranks 14th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is self-employed, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. 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, total (% of total 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.