East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Uganda: Employers, total (% of total employment)

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
3.9%
in 2025
Uganda
6.1%
in 2025
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
24th
Uganda rank
23rd

Employers, total (% of total employment) over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Uganda
23456199120082025

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 6.1% against 3.9% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 2.2%.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.6 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.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 24th and Uganda ranks 23rd of 47 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) averaged higher in 3 and Uganda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Uganda Difference Ahead
1990s 3.4% 1.9% 1.5% East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s 3.7% 2.0% 1.8% East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2010s 3.9% 2.3% 1.6% East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2020s 3.8% 5.9% 2.1% Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employers, total (% of total employment), East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Uganda?
Uganda, at 6.1% against 3.9% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in employers, total (% of total employment) between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Uganda?
2.2%, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Uganda?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Uganda rank globally for employers, total (% of total employment)?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 24th and Uganda ranks 23rd of 47 groups.
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).