Burkina Faso vs Ethiopia: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Burkina Faso
17.4%
in 2025
Ethiopia
15.7%
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
175th
Ethiopia rank
177th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Burkina Faso
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 17.4% against 15.7% in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 175th and Ethiopia ranks 177th 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 | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.5% | 9.6% | 4.9% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 16.6% | 9.3% | 7.3% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 12.6% | 4.6% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 14.9% | 2.0% | 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 Ethiopia?
- Burkina Faso, at 17.4% against 15.7% in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Burkina Faso and Ethiopia?
- 1.7%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Ethiopia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Ethiopia rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 175th and Ethiopia ranks 177th 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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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.