Survey of Employers and the Self-employed 2023

The Survey of Employers and the Self-employed 2023 "aims to provide information about the characteristics of businesses in the informal sector in South Africa and provides an understanding of their operation and access to information and services. The information presented in this report supplements the Quarterly Employment Statistics Survey (QES) that collects information from formal sector businesses that are registered for VAT. The main objectives of SESE are:  To determine the contribution made by businesses not registered for VAT towards economic growth.  To collect reliable data about people running businesses not registered for VAT.  To identify the non-income tax paying and income tax paying businesses within the non-VAT paying businesses.  To produce comprehensive statistical information about informal sector businesses, at national and provincial levels."