Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Ghana
Ghana: Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment was 94.07 % in 2017. ▲ Rising
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Ghana, 2000–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 94.07 % for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in 2017.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 75.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Ghana peaked at 95.53 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 53.68 %, in 2006.
That places Ghana 8th out of 67 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 95.53 % | — |
| 2006 | 53.68 % | -43.8% |
| 2013 | 94.62 % | +76.3% |
| 2015 | 90.14 % | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 94.07 % | +4.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 94.07 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 80.14 %, 1.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 94.07 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 86.17 %, 1.1× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.61 % | 53.68 % | 95.53 % | 2 |
| 2010s | 92.94 % | 90.14 % | 94.62 % | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More agriculture & rural data for Ghana
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 41.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2128 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 692.99 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4821 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4108 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Ghana?
- Share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Ghana was 94.07 % in 2017, 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 95.53 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.68 % in 2006.
- How does Ghana rank for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment?
- Ghana ranks 8th out of 67 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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 — Female — 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.