How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Oman?

35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.

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.

Kuwait vs Oman: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)

Kuwait

96.8%

in 2025

Oman

95.0%

in 2025

Kuwait rank

3rd

Oman rank

5th

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

Kuwait
Oman

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 96.8% against 95.0% in Oman, a difference of 1.8%.

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

Kuwait ranks 3rd and Oman ranks 5th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	Oman	Difference	Ahead
1990s	95.5%	86.1%	9.4%	Kuwait
2000s	97.4%	91.1%	6.2%	Kuwait
2010s	98.5%	95.4%	3.1%	Kuwait
2020s	97.1%	95.0%	2.1%	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Kuwait or Oman?: Kuwait, at 96.8% against 95.0% in Oman as of 2025.
What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Kuwait and Oman?: 1.8%, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Oman?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Kuwait and Oman rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?: Kuwait ranks 3rd and Oman ranks 5th 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: 03 September 2026

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.