Arab World vs Brunei: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO)
Arab World
74.5%
in 2025
Brunei
92.7%
in 2025
Arab World rank
11th
Brunei rank
12th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO) over time
- Arab World
- Brunei
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 92.7% against 74.5% in Arab World, a difference of 18.2%.
That makes Brunei's figure about 1.2 times Arab World's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Brunei has been ahead every year.
Arab World ranks 11th and Brunei ranks 12th of 47 groups.
Brunei has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Arab World | Brunei | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.8% | 91.3% | 28.5% | Brunei |
| 2000s | 66.2% | 91.5% | 25.3% | Brunei |
| 2010s | 70.9% | 91.2% | 20.4% | Brunei |
| 2020s | 73.2% | 92.1% | 19.0% | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Arab World or Brunei?
- Brunei, at 92.7% against 74.5% in Arab World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Arab World and Brunei?
- 18.2%, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Brunei?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Arab World and Brunei rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Arab World ranks 11th and Brunei ranks 12th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Wage and salaried workers, 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
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.