Burkina Faso vs South Sudan: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Burkina Faso
17.4%
in 2025
South Sudan
17.5%
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
175th
South Sudan rank
174th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Burkina Faso
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 17.5% against 17.4% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 175th and South Sudan ranks 174th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and South Sudan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.5% | 15.5% | 1.0% | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 16.6% | 17.3% | 0.7% | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 15.6% | 1.5% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 16.8% | 0.1% | South Sudan |
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 South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 17.5% against 17.4% in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Burkina Faso and South Sudan?
- 0.1%, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and South Sudan?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and South Sudan rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 175th and South Sudan ranks 174th 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.