Burundi vs Ethiopia: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Burundi
15.1%
in 2025
Ethiopia
15.7%
in 2025
Burundi rank
178th
Ethiopia rank
177th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Burundi
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 15.7% against 15.1% in Burundi, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 178th and Ethiopia ranks 177th of 187 countries.
Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.0% | 9.6% | 3.4% | Burundi |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 9.3% | 2.8% | Burundi |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 12.6% | 0.5% | Burundi |
| 2020s | 15.0% | 14.9% | 0.1% | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Burundi or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 15.7% against 15.1% in Burundi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Burundi and Ethiopia?
- 0.6%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Ethiopia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and Ethiopia rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Burundi ranks 178th 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.