Lebanon vs Small states: Employers, total (% of total employment)

Lebanon
9.0%
in 2023
Small states
4.5%
in 2025
Lebanon rank
9th
Small states rank
12th

Employers, total (% of total employment) over time

  • Lebanon
  • Small states
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How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 9.0% against 4.5% in Small states, a difference of 4.5%.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 2.0 times Small states's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Lebanon ahead.

Lebanon ranks 9th and Small states ranks 12th of 187 countries.

Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Small states Difference Ahead
1990s 4.6% 4.6% 0.0% Lebanon
2000s 6.3% 4.6% 1.7% Lebanon
2010s 9.0% 4.5% 4.5% Lebanon
2020s 8.9% 4.5% 4.4% Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employers, total (% of total employment), Lebanon or Small states?
Lebanon, at 9.0% against 4.5% in Small states as of 2023.
What is the difference in employers, total (% of total employment) between Lebanon and Small states?
4.5%, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Small states?
33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Lebanon and Small states rank globally for employers, total (% of total employment)?
Lebanon ranks 9th and Small states ranks 12th 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).