Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Rwanda
Rwanda: Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment was 27.45 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Rwanda, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Rwanda is 27.45 %, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 23.0% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Rwanda peaked at 38.95 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 25.08 %, in 2017.
Rwanda ranks 45th of 68 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 25.08 % | — |
| 2018 | 38.91 % | +55.1% |
| 2020 | 38.95 % | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 34.08 % | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 35.2 % | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 38.19 % | +8.5% |
| 2024 | 35.64 % | -6.7% |
| 2025 | 27.45 % | -23.0% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 27.45 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57.8 %, 47% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 31.99 % | 25.08 % | 38.91 % | 2 |
| 2020s | 34.92 % | 27.45 % | 38.95 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More economy & growth data for Rwanda
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 5.1 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 7.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 13.15 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.9225 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 572.93 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 25.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0379 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 40.19 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -18.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Rwanda?
- Share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Rwanda was 27.45 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 38.95 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.08 % in 2017.
- How does Rwanda rank for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment?
- Rwanda ranks 45th out of 68 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in [industry] by [sex]: Total employment — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.