Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) rose 1.66% to 30.9% in Egypt in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) in Egypt reached an all time high of 44.7% in 1991 and an all time low of 30.1% in 2016. When compared to Egypt's main peers, Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) in Israel amounted to 12.3%, 6.82% in Libya, 4.89% in Saudi Arabia and 56.5% in Sudan in 2020.
Egypt has been ranked 96th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce), 12 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 |
| Algeria | % | 31.2% | 31.4% | 31.5% | 31.7% | 32.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | % | 90.5% | 90.6% | 91.8% | 92.4% | 92.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | % | 39.2% | 37.4% | 30.1% | 31.9% | 31.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | % | 87.5% | 86.8% | 86.0% | 85.3% | 84.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 26.0% | 25.1% | 23.4% | 22.4% | 22.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Israel | % | 11.7% | 12.0% | 12.1% | 11.9% | 12.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | % | 13.7% | 13.8% | 13.8% | 13.8% | 13.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Lebanon | % | 35.5% | 36.0% | 36.2% | 36.4% | 36.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | % | 37.3% | 38.8% | 39.9% | 39.3% | 38.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | % | 5.02% | 4.81% | 4.72% | 4.68% | 4.63% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | % | 90.9% | 91.0% | 91.7% | 92.0% | 92.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | % | 55.9% | 55.4% | 54.8% | 54.3% | 54.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Syria | % | 40.9% | 41.1% | 41.0% | 40.9% | 40.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | % | 27.0% | 26.2% | 25.9% | 25.6% | 25.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | % | 3.16% | 3.05% | 2.94% | 3.47% | 3.97% | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | % | 49.4% | 51.0% | 52.6% | 54.0% | 54.7% |
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