Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) rose 5.82% to 41.3% in Rwanda in 2023, according to .
Historically, Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) in Rwanda reached an all time high of 51.7% in 1999 and an all time low of 37.9% in 2021. When compared to Rwanda's main peers, Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) in Burundi amounted to 84.8%, 85.5% in Tanzania, 81.4% in Uganda and 86.3% in Dem. Republic of the Congo in 2023.
Rwanda has been ranked 72nd within the group of 170 countries we follow in terms of Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce), 2 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Angola | % | 64.3% | 64.6% | 65.1% | 65.5% | 65.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Burundi | % | 86.2% | 85.9% | 85.7% | 85.5% | 85.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | % | 94.7% | 94.7% | 94.6% | 94.7% | 94.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Congo | % | 76.2% | 75.7% | 75.6% | 76.1% | 75.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | % | 84.9% | 85.3% | 85.9% | 86.6% | 86.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | % | 62.8% | 62.4% | 62.0% | 64.3% | 65.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | % | 85.7% | 85.6% | 85.5% | 85.6% | 85.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Rwanda | % | 43.2% | 43.2% | 42.9% | 43.4% | 37.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | % | 76.9% | 75.1% | 73.4% | 73.7% | 73.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | % | 86.1% | 85.9% | 85.8% | 86.0% | 85.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | % | 77.9% | 78.7% | 79.5% | 80.5% | 81.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | % | 76.8% | 74.2% | 74.4% | 75.3% | 73.3% |
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