Burkina Faso vs Burundi: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)

Burkina Faso
17.4%
in 2025
Burundi
15.1%
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
175th
Burundi rank
178th

Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 17.4% against 15.1% in Burundi, a difference of 2.3%.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 175th and Burundi ranks 178th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Burundi Difference Ahead
1990s 14.5% 13.0% 1.5% Burkina Faso
2000s 16.6% 12.1% 4.5% Burkina Faso
2010s 17.2% 13.1% 4.1% Burkina Faso
2020s 16.9% 15.0% 1.9% Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Burkina Faso or Burundi?
Burkina Faso, at 17.4% against 15.1% in Burundi as of 2025.
What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Burkina Faso and Burundi?
2.3%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Burundi?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Burkina Faso and Burundi rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
Burkina Faso ranks 175th and Burundi ranks 178th of 187 countries.
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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Indicator
Wage and salaried workers, 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

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.