Burkina Faso vs IDA total: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Burkina Faso
26.6%
in 2025
IDA total
16.6%
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
14th
IDA total rank
11th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Burkina Faso
- IDA total
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 26.6% against 16.6% in IDA total, a difference of 10.0%.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.6 times IDA total's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 14th and IDA total ranks 11th of 187 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | IDA total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.8% | 24.3% | 4.5% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 27.1% | 23.1% | 4.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 26.7% | 19.8% | 6.9% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 26.8% | 17.1% | 9.7% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), Burkina Faso or IDA total?
- Burkina Faso, at 26.6% against 16.6% in IDA total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Burkina Faso and IDA total?
- 10.0%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and IDA total?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and IDA total rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 14th and IDA total ranks 11th 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.