Ghana vs Middle income: Employers, total (% of total employment)
Employers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Ghana
- Middle income
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 7.5% against 4.4% in Middle income, a difference of 3.1%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.7 times Middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Middle income ahead.
Ghana ranks 12th and Middle income ranks 13th of 187 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.4% | 3.6% | 0.8% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 3.8% | 1.8% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 4.0% | 1.9% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 4.2% | 3.2% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employers, total (% of total employment), Ghana or Middle income?
- Ghana, at 7.5% against 4.4% in Middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employers, total (% of total employment) between Ghana and Middle income?
- 3.1%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Middle income rank globally for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Ghana ranks 12th and Middle income ranks 13th 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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About this data
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).