Benin - Employers

Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Benin was 0.730 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 0.730 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.500 in 1991.

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).

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 0.500
1992 0.500
1993 0.510
1994 0.520
1995 0.530
1996 0.540
1997 0.550
1998 0.550
1999 0.600
2000 0.610
2001 0.620
2002 0.630
2003 0.620
2004 0.630
2005 0.630
2006 0.630
2007 0.650
2008 0.650
2009 0.640
2010 0.650
2011 0.650
2012 0.660
2013 0.680
2014 0.700
2015 0.680
2016 0.700
2017 0.710
2018 0.720
2019 0.730

Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Benin was 1.91 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 1.92 in 2018, while its lowest value was 1.39 in 1991.

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).

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 1.39
1992 1.40
1993 1.42
1994 1.42
1995 1.45
1996 1.48
1997 1.50
1998 1.52
1999 1.67
2000 1.68
2001 1.70
2002 1.73
2003 1.71
2004 1.74
2005 1.76
2006 1.76
2007 1.79
2008 1.79
2009 1.78
2010 1.81
2011 1.83
2012 1.84
2013 1.85
2014 1.89
2015 1.85
2016 1.92
2017 1.92
2018 1.92
2019 1.91

Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Benin was 1.33 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 1.33 in 2019, while its lowest value was 1.02 in 1991.

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).

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 1.02
1992 1.03
1993 1.03
1994 1.03
1995 1.05
1996 1.07
1997 1.08
1998 1.08
1999 1.18
2000 1.19
2001 1.19
2002 1.21
2003 1.19
2004 1.21
2005 1.22
2006 1.22
2007 1.23
2008 1.23
2009 1.22
2010 1.23
2011 1.25
2012 1.27
2013 1.28
2014 1.31
2015 1.28
2016 1.33
2017 1.32
2018 1.33
2019 1.33

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity