Burkina Faso vs Mali: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Burkina Faso
26.6%
in 2025
Mali
27.9%
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
14th
Mali rank
12th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Burkina Faso
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 27.9% against 26.6% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 14th and Mali ranks 12th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Mali in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.8% | 21.9% | 6.9% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 27.1% | 20.3% | 6.8% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 26.7% | 21.4% | 5.3% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 26.8% | 27.2% | 0.4% | Mali |
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 Mali?
- Mali, at 27.9% against 26.6% in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Burkina Faso and Mali?
- 1.3%, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mali?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Mali rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 14th and Mali ranks 12th 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.