Belize vs High income: Employers, total (% of total employment)

Belize
5.3%
in 2025
High income
3.1%
in 2025
Belize rank
34th
High income rank
37th

Employers, total (% of total employment) over time

  • Belize
  • High income
234567199120082025

How they compare

Belize currently reports 5.3% against 3.1% in High income, a difference of 2.2%.

That makes Belize's figure about 1.7 times High income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was High income ahead.

Belize ranks 34th and High income ranks 37th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 2 and High income in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belize High income Difference Ahead
1990s 2.5% 3.9% 1.4% High income
2000s 2.9% 3.7% 0.8% High income
2010s 4.4% 3.4% 1.1% Belize
2020s 5.3% 3.1% 2.2% Belize

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employers, total (% of total employment), Belize or High income?
Belize, at 5.3% against 3.1% in High income as of 2025.
What is the difference in employers, total (% of total employment) between Belize and High income?
2.2%, with Belize ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and High income?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Belize and High income rank globally for employers, total (% of total employment)?
Belize ranks 34th and High income ranks 37th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employers, 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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Indicator
Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).