Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Romania: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
21.0%
in 2025
Romania
85.5%
in 2025
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
45th
Romania rank
42nd

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

  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
  • Romania
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 85.5% against 21.0% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 64.5%.

That makes Romania's figure about 4.1 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

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

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 45th and Romania ranks 42nd of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Romania Difference Ahead
1990s 17.3% 67.7% 50.4% Romania
2000s 18.1% 70.8% 52.7% Romania
2010s 20.1% 78.4% 58.4% Romania
2020s 20.9% 85.1% 64.2% Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Romania?
Romania, at 85.5% against 21.0% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2025.
What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Romania?
64.5%, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Romania?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Romania rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 45th and Romania ranks 42nd 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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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.