Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) rose 1.15% to 78.2% in Uganda in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) in Uganda reached an all time high of 88.9% in 1991 and an all time low of 77.3% in 2019. When compared to Uganda's main peers, Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) in Kenya amounted to 51.3%, 67.8% in Rwanda, 88.0% in South Sudan and 81.6% in Dem. Republic of the Congo in 2020.
Uganda has been ranked 28th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce), 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Angola | % | 74.5% | 75.8% | 76.6% | 77.4% | 78.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Burundi | % | 84.6% | 85.1% | 85.0% | 85.4% | 85.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | % | 93.3% | 93.5% | 93.5% | 93.4% | 93.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Congo | % | 75.8% | 77.2% | 78.2% | 78.5% | 78.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | % | 80.6% | 80.2% | 80.3% | 80.0% | 79.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | % | 87.5% | 86.8% | 86.0% | 85.3% | 84.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | % | 55.1% | 53.6% | 52.3% | 51.3% | 50.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Rwanda | % | 69.3% | 68.4% | 68.0% | 67.8% | 67.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Somalia | % | 91.9% | 91.8% | 91.8% | 91.8% | 91.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | % | 90.9% | 91.0% | 91.7% | 92.0% | 92.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | % | 55.9% | 55.4% | 54.8% | 54.3% | 54.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | % | 86.6% | 86.2% | 85.7% | 85.1% | 84.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | % | 79.0% | 78.7% | 78.3% | 78.3% | 77.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | % | 77.7% | 77.1% | 76.2% | 74.8% | 75.1% |
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