Benin vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Benin
20.2%
in 2025
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
9.6%
in 2025
Benin rank
22nd
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
23rd
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Benin
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
How they compare
Benin currently reports 20.2% against 9.6% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 10.6%.
That makes Benin's figure about 2.1 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
Benin ranks 22nd and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 23rd of 187 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.1% | 22.4% | 0.7% | Benin |
| 2000s | 22.2% | 17.6% | 4.6% | Benin |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 12.9% | 8.3% | Benin |
| 2020s | 20.7% | 10.3% | 10.4% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), Benin or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Benin, at 20.2% against 9.6% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Benin and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 10.6%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Benin and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Benin ranks 22nd and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 23rd of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.