Waged and Salaried Workers, Total (As % of Total Employed) fell 8.13% to 20.8% in Nepal in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, Waged and Salaried Workers, Total (As % of Total Employed) in Nepal reached an all time high of 22.7% in 2019 and an all time low of 14.6% in 1991. When compared to Nepal's main peers, Waged and Salaried Workers, Total (As % of Total Employed) in Bangladesh amounted to 40.8%, 28.8% in Bhutan, 53.5% in China and 24.0% in India in 2020.
Nepal has been ranked 149th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Waged and Salaried Workers, Total (As % of Total Employed).
| Waged and Salaried Workers, Total (As % of Total Employed) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Bangladesh | % | 39.1% | 39.3% | 39.4% | 39.5% | 40.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bhutan | % | 29.2% | 27.6% | 27.6% | 27.6% | 27.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 52.2% | 52.6% | 53.0% | 53.4% | 54.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| India | % | 20.5% | 21.2% | 21.9% | 22.7% | 23.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 88.6% | 88.9% | 89.4% | 89.6% | 89.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | % | 34.5% | 35.3% | 36.0% | 36.8% | 34.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Nepal | % | 20.3% | 20.7% | 20.9% | 21.5% | 22.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | % | 39.8% | 39.4% | 38.7% | 40.8% | 43.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 92.8% | 92.8% | 92.5% | 93.4% | 93.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | % | 56.4% | 56.2% | 57.8% | 57.7% | 57.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 93.6% | 93.6% | 93.6% | 93.8% | 93.7% |
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