Congo vs Rwanda: Employers, total (% of total employment)

Congo
0.9%
in 2025
Rwanda
1.1%
in 2025
Congo rank
174th
Rwanda rank
171st

Employers, total (% of total employment) over time

  • Congo
  • Rwanda
00.511.5199120082025

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 1.1% against 0.9% in Congo, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.3 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Rwanda ahead.

Congo ranks 174th and Rwanda ranks 171st of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Rwanda Difference Ahead
1990s 0.8% 1.0% 0.2% Rwanda
2000s 1.2% 1.0% 0.2% Congo
2010s 1.0% 1.1% 0.1% Rwanda
2020s 0.9% 1.0% 0.2% Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employers, total (% of total employment), Congo or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 1.1% against 0.9% in Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in employers, total (% of total employment) between Congo and Rwanda?
0.2%, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Rwanda?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Congo and Rwanda rank globally for employers, total (% of total employment)?
Congo ranks 174th and Rwanda ranks 171st 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).