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EcuadorEmployers (% of total employment)

Category: LaborSource: World Bank World Development IndicatorsGlobal Rank: #137 of 187
Latest Value
2.2%
2025
YoY Change
+1.2%
20242025
Global Rank
#137
of 187 countries
Maximum
6.2%
2004
Minimum
2.2%
2024
CAGR
-3.4%
26 years
Last
2.2%
Previous
2.2%
Highest
6.2%
Lowest
2.2%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators

Historical Data

YearValueChange
20252.2%+1.2%
20242.2%-4.9%
20232.3%-7.4%
20222.5%+3.8%
20212.4%+2.2%
20202.3%-5.8%
20192.5%-6.3%
20182.7%+0.8%
20172.6%-10.8%
20163.0%+1.8%
20152.9%-3.8%
20143.0%-2.5%
20133.1%-15.6%
20123.7%-0.8%
20113.7%-7.9%
20104.0%-6.7%
20094.3%-20.1%
20085.4%+1.2%
20075.3%-12.8%
20066.1%-0.4%
20056.1%-1.8%
20046.2%+32.4%
20034.7%-6.1%
20025.0%-5.6%
20015.3%+0.7%
20005.3%

Top Countries — Employers (% of total employment)

#CountryValueYear
1Djibouti20.8%2025
2Nigeria19.7%2025
3Timor-Leste16.2%2025
4Azerbaijan13.1%2025
5Uzbekistan12.1%2025
6Honduras10.2%2025
7Angola9.6%2025
8Sao Tome and Principe9.0%2025
9Lebanon9.0%2023
10Tonga8.1%2025
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About This Indicator

Definition

Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).

Methodology

Data compiled by ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: January 17, 2026.

Source: World Bank - World Development IndicatorsView original source →