Waged and Salaried Workers, Total (As % of Total Employed) rose 0.646% to 15.2% in Burundi in 2023, according to .
Historically, Waged and Salaried Workers, Total (As % of Total Employed) in Burundi reached an all time high of 15.2% in 2023 and an all time low of 11.9% in 2003. When compared to Burundi's main peers, Waged and Salaried Workers, Total (As % of Total Employed) in Rwanda amounted to 58.7%, 14.5% in Tanzania, 18.6% in Uganda and 13.7% in Dem. Republic of the Congo in 2023.
Burundi has been ranked 157th within the group of 170 countries we follow in terms of Waged and Salaried Workers, Total (As % of Total Employed), 7 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Waged and Salaried Workers, Total (As % of Total Employed) | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Angola | % | 35.7% | 35.4% | 34.9% | 34.5% | 34.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Burundi | % | 13.8% | 14.1% | 14.3% | 14.5% | 14.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | % | 5.29% | 5.30% | 5.36% | 5.25% | 5.38% | ||||||||||||||||
| Congo (DRC) | % | 15.1% | 14.7% | 14.1% | 13.4% | 13.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Congo (ROC) | % | 23.8% | 24.3% | 24.4% | 23.9% | 24.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | % | 37.2% | 37.6% | 38.0% | 35.7% | 34.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | % | 14.3% | 14.4% | 14.5% | 14.4% | 14.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Rwanda | % | 56.8% | 56.8% | 57.1% | 56.6% | 62.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | % | 23.1% | 24.9% | 26.6% | 26.3% | 26.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | % | 13.9% | 14.1% | 14.2% | 14.0% | 14.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | % | 22.1% | 21.3% | 20.5% | 19.5% | 18.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | % | 23.2% | 25.8% | 25.6% | 24.7% | 26.7% |