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 18.23 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
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 18.23 %, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 49.9% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Rwanda peaked at 46.52 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16.82 %, in 2017.
That places Rwanda 61st out of 68 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.82 % | — |
| 2018 | 45.4 % | +169.9% |
| 2020 | 46.52 % | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 36.22 % | -22.1% |
| 2022 | 36.76 % | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 40.49 % | +10.1% |
| 2024 | 36.39 % | -10.1% |
| 2025 | 18.23 % | -49.9% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 18.23 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 73.51 %, 25% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 31.11 % | 16.82 % | 45.4 % | 2 |
| 2020s | 35.77 % | 18.23 % | 46.52 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More agriculture & rural data for Rwanda
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.203 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 228.16 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6953 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6909 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 20.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2022)
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 18.23 % 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 46.52 % 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 16.82 % in 2017.
- How does Rwanda rank for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment?
- Rwanda ranks 61st 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 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 AFS employment — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agrifood systems. 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.