Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) rose 1.93% to 85.3% in Tanzania in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) in Tanzania reached an all time high of 92.7% in 1991 and an all time low of 83.7% in 2019. When compared to Tanzania's main peers, Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) in Kenya amounted to 51.3%, 85.5% in Mozambique, 78.2% in Uganda and 78.4% in Zambia in 2020.
Tanzania has been ranked 17th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce), 3 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% | ||||||||||||||||
| 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% | ||||||||||||||||
| Malawi | % | 61.3% | 61.4% | 61.6% | 61.8% | 61.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | % | 86.5% | 86.0% | 85.3% | 84.5% | 84.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Rwanda | % | 69.3% | 68.4% | 68.0% | 67.8% | 67.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Somalia | % | 91.9% | 91.8% | 91.8% | 91.8% | 91.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | % | 14.1% | 14.6% | 15.1% | 15.5% | 15.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | % | 90.9% | 91.0% | 91.7% | 92.0% | 92.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| 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% | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | % | 66.3% | 66.6% | 67.0% | 67.2% | 67.3% |
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