Employment in the commerce sector, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age) by country

Countries reporting
92
Highest
0.4%
El Salvador
Lowest
0.0%
Malawi
Median
0.2%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,282

What the numbers show

Employment in the commerce sector, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age) is currently reported for 92 countries. The highest value is 0.4% in El Salvador; the lowest is 0.0% in Malawi.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.2%, and the mean is 0.2%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 92.

Over the past decade 56 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Kyrgyzstan (up 1,375.2%), and the largest decrease in Malawi (down 93.9%).

Employment in the commerce sector, aged 15-64, female: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 El Salvador 0.4% 2017 up 6.0% rising
2 Nicaragua 0.4% 2014 up 14.5% flat
3 Mexico 0.4% 2020 up 0.8% flat
4 Philippines 0.4% 2019 up 12.7% rising
5 Peru 0.4% 2021 up 2.2% flat
6 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.4% 2021 up 16.4% rising
7 Honduras 0.4% 2017 up 3.6% rising
8 Colombia 0.4% 2021 up 10.9% rising
9 Ecuador 0.3% 2021 down 1.2% rising
10 Indonesia 0.3% 2019 up 20.0% rising
11 Belize 0.3% 1999 up 13.9% rising
12 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.3% 2006 up 14.6% rising
13 Guatemala 0.3% 2011 down 4.5% flat
14 Paraguay 0.3% 2017 up 20.0% flat
15 Jamaica 0.3% 2002 up 38.1% rising
16 Panama 0.3% 2021 up 6.2% rising
17 Dominican Republic 0.3% 2013 up 4.8% flat
18 Greece 0.3% 2016 up 2.4% flat
19 Chile 0.3% 2017 up 14.8% rising
20 Cambodia 0.3% 2012 up 61.8% rising
21 Thailand 0.3% 2021 up 11.3% rising
22 Austria 0.3% 2003 up 3.3% flat
23 Cyprus 0.3% 2016 down 10.5% falling
24 Kazakhstan 0.3% 2017 up 5.0% flat
25 Brazil 0.3% 2021 up 7.7% rising
26 Ghana 0.3% 2016 down 1.6% rising
27 Croatia 0.3% 2016 down 3.1% flat
28 Costa Rica 0.2% 2021 down 7.2% rising
29 Spain 0.2% 2016 down 0.3% falling
30 Bulgaria 0.2% 2016 up 1.1% rising
31 Romania 0.2% 2016 up 13.7% rising
32 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.2% 2020 up 462.5% volatile
33 Uruguay 0.2% 2021 up 8.4% falling
34 Ukraine 0.2% 2013 up 60.3% rising
35 Portugal 0.2% 2016 up 4.1% flat
36 Latvia 0.2% 2016 down 13.8% rising
37 Ireland 0.2% 2016 down 4.4% flat
38 Slovakia 0.2% 2016 up 25.8% rising
39 Zambia 0.2% 2015 up 89.9% rising
40 Mongolia 0.2% 2016 up 333.6% volatile
41 Lithuania 0.2% 2016 up 4.1% rising
42 Argentina 0.2% 2021 up 2.2% flat
43 South Africa 0.2% 2020 down 12.9% falling
44 Estonia 0.2% 2016 up 4.1% falling
45 Italy 0.2% 2016 up 4.6% flat
46 Puerto Rico 0.2% 2005 down 1.9% rising
47 China 0.2% 2013 up 120.9% rising
48 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.2% 2016 up 0.5% falling
49 Malta 0.2% 2016 down 18.7% rising
50 Slovenia 0.2% 2016 down 8.2% flat
51 Czechia 0.2% 2016 down 7.1% falling
52 Gambia 0.2% 2020 down 42.4% rising
53 Belgium 0.2% 2003 down 13.8% falling
54 Poland 0.2% 2019 down 13.1% rising
55 Hungary 0.2% 2016 down 17.1% falling
56 Germany 0.2% 2011 down 18.7% falling
57 Kosovo 0.2% 2017 down 4.4% rising
57 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.2% 2017 down 4.4% rising
59 Republic of Moldova 0.2% 2021 up 15.3% volatile
60 Uganda 0.2% 2016 up 72.4% rising
61 Türkiye 0.2% 2019 up 22.5% rising
62 Mauritius 0.2% 2012 down 9.0% rising
63 Finland 0.2% 2016 down 15.4% rising
64 Kyrgyzstan 0.2% 2020 up 1,375.2% volatile
65 Republic of Korea 0.2% 2017 down 7.6% falling
66 France 0.2% 2016 down 11.1% falling
67 Rwanda 0.2% 2021 up 81.1% rising
68 Netherlands 0.1% 2016 down 8.4% falling
69 Denmark 0.1% 2016 up 19.4% falling
70 Norway 0.1% 2016 down 27.0% falling
71 Sweden 0.1% 2016 down 6.1% flat
72 Iceland 0.1% 2013 down 8.7% falling
73 Luxembourg 0.1% 2016 down 25.1% falling
74 Egypt 0.1% 2019 up 117.4% rising
75 Georgia 0.1% 2013 up 8.8% flat
76 Tunisia 0.1% 2015 up 37.0% rising
77 Namibia 0.1% 2015 up 24.5% falling
78 United States of America 0.1% 2018 down 46.9% falling
79 Armenia 0.1% 2020 up 37.5% rising
80 Sri Lanka 0.1% 2019 up 1.7% rising
81 Ethiopia 0.1% 2021 down 24.2% falling
82 Palestine, State of 0.1% 2017 up 46.1% rising
83 Madagascar 0.1% 2012 up 4.4% volatile
84 Albania 0.1% 2019 down 2.7% flat
85 Mozambique 0.1% 2014 up 68.4% rising
86 India 0.1% 2019 up 41.1% rising
87 Jordan 0.1% 2016 up 13.1% flat
88 Bangladesh 0.1% 2016 up 46.5% rising
89 Nigeria 0.1% 2018 down 84.5% volatile
90 Nepal 0.1% 2014 up 16.3% rising
91 Pakistan 0.0% 2020 down 21.5% falling
92 Malawi 0.0% 2016 down 93.9% falling

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Indicator
Employment in the commerce sector, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age)
Unit
% of female employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,282 data points, 1970–2021
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