Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) rose 2.84% to 76.5% in Cameroon in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) in Cameroon reached an all time high of 85.8% in 1994 and an all time low of 74.4% in 2019. When compared to Cameroon's main peers, Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) in Central African Republic amounted to 92.5%, 93.2% in Chad, 33.8% in Gabon and 81.4% in Nigeria in 2020.
Cameroon has been ranked 31st within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce).
| 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% | ||||||||||||||||
| Benin | % | 89.5% | 89.2% | 89.3% | 88.9% | 88.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| 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% | ||||||||||||||||
| Equatorial Guinea | % | 76.7% | 81.2% | 84.3% | 84.9% | 86.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Gabon | % | 32.3% | 31.8% | 31.7% | 32.1% | 32.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | % | 94.7% | 94.8% | 95.0% | 95.0% | 95.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | % | 81.6% | 82.3% | 82.6% | 81.5% | 80.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | % | 55.9% | 55.4% | 54.8% | 54.3% | 54.3% |
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