Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) rose 2.64% to 81.6% in Dem. Republic of the Congo in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) in Dem. Republic of the Congo reached an all time high of 91.5% in 1999 and an all time low of 79.2% in 2018. When compared to Dem. Republic of the Congo's main peers, Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) in Angola amounted to 70.1%, 92.5% in Central African Republic, 77.0% in Congo and 78.4% in Zambia in 2020.
Dem. Republic of the Congo has been ranked 20th within the group of 173 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 | 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% | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | % | 25.7% | 25.3% | 25.1% | 24.6% | 24.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | % | 77.5% | 77.0% | 76.4% | 75.7% | 74.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | % | 93.3% | 93.5% | 93.5% | 93.4% | 93.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | % | 90.5% | 90.6% | 91.8% | 92.4% | 92.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| 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% | ||||||||||||||||
| Gabon | % | 32.3% | 31.8% | 31.7% | 32.1% | 32.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | % | 33.8% | 31.5% | 29.6% | 33.4% | 37.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | % | 55.9% | 55.4% | 54.8% | 54.3% | 54.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | % | 86.6% | 86.2% | 85.7% | 85.1% | 84.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | % | 77.7% | 77.1% | 76.2% | 74.8% | 75.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | % | 66.3% | 66.6% | 67.0% | 67.2% | 67.3% |
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