Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) rose 0.894% to 88.9% in Benin in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) in Benin reached an all time high of 91.9% in 1991 and an all time low of 88.1% in 2019. When compared to Benin's main peers, Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) in Burkina Faso amounted to 86.9%, 94.3% in Niger, 81.4% in Nigeria and 82.6% in Togo in 2020.
Benin has been ranked 7th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce), 3 places above 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 |
Algeria | % | 31.2% | 31.4% | 31.5% | 31.7% | 32.0% | ||||||||||||||||
Benin | % | 89.5% | 89.2% | 89.3% | 88.9% | 88.7% | ||||||||||||||||
Burkina Faso | % | 87.8% | 87.5% | 86.9% | 86.3% | 86.1% | ||||||||||||||||
Cameroon | % | 77.5% | 77.0% | 76.4% | 75.7% | 74.9% | ||||||||||||||||
Chad | % | 90.5% | 90.6% | 91.8% | 92.4% | 92.6% | ||||||||||||||||
Ghana | % | 75.6% | 75.5% | 75.5% | 74.3% | 73.2% | ||||||||||||||||
Ivory Coast | % | 75.7% | 75.5% | 75.0% | 73.4% | 72.3% | ||||||||||||||||
Libya | % | 37.3% | 38.8% | 39.9% | 39.3% | 38.5% | ||||||||||||||||
Mali | % | 82.5% | 82.3% | 81.0% | 80.5% | 81.0% | ||||||||||||||||
Niger | % | 94.7% | 94.8% | 95.0% | 95.0% | 95.1% | ||||||||||||||||
Nigeria | % | 81.6% | 82.3% | 82.6% | 81.5% | 80.4% | ||||||||||||||||
Togo | % | 81.4% | 80.3% | 78.8% | 77.7% | 77.0% |