Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) rose 2.57% to 74.1% in Ghana in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) in Ghana reached an all time high of 89.6% in 1991 and an all time low of 72.3% in 2019. When compared to Ghana's main peers, Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) in Benin amounted to 88.9%, 72.4% in Ivory Coast and 82.6% in Togo in 2020.
Ghana has been ranked 33rd within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce), 8 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 |
Benin | % | 89.5% | 89.2% | 89.3% | 88.9% | 88.7% | ||||||||||||||||
Burkina Faso | % | 87.8% | 87.5% | 86.9% | 86.3% | 86.1% | ||||||||||||||||
Ghana | % | 75.6% | 75.5% | 75.5% | 74.3% | 73.2% | ||||||||||||||||
Guinea | % | 92.8% | 93.1% | 92.4% | 92.0% | 92.1% | ||||||||||||||||
Ivory Coast | % | 75.7% | 75.5% | 75.0% | 73.4% | 72.3% | ||||||||||||||||
Liberia | % | 78.7% | 78.9% | 78.8% | 78.6% | 78.4% | ||||||||||||||||
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% |