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

Countries reporting
86
Highest
0.3%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Lowest
0.0%
Malawi
Median
0.1%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,157

What the numbers show

Employment in the commerce sector, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) is currently reported for 86 countries. The highest value is 0.3% in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of; the lowest is 0.0% in Malawi.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.1%, and the mean is 0.1%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 113.

Over the past decade 55 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Tanzania, United Republic of (up 1,039.7%), and the largest decrease in Malawi (down 96.9%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.3% 2002 up 15.7% rising
2 Greece 0.3% 2016 up 6.6% flat
3 Cyprus 0.3% 2016 down 23.7% falling
4 Spain 0.2% 2016 up 16.6% flat
5 Austria 0.2% 2003 up 8.4% rising
6 Dominican Republic 0.2% 2013 up 7.5% rising
7 Portugal 0.2% 2016 up 8.2% flat
8 El Salvador 0.2% 2017 up 3.7% rising
9 Philippines 0.2% 2019 up 33.4% rising
10 Italy 0.2% 2016 up 11.5% rising
11 Costa Rica 0.2% 2021 up 8.8% falling
12 Netherlands 0.2% 2004 up 0.3% rising
13 South Africa 0.2% 2020 down 13.3% rising
14 Mexico 0.2% 2020 up 22.4% rising
15 Jamaica 0.2% 2002 up 72.0% rising
16 Thailand 0.2% 2021 up 25.4% rising
17 Indonesia 0.2% 2019 up 30.4% rising
18 Croatia 0.2% 2016 down 16.3% falling
19 Belgium 0.2% 2003 up 0.8% falling
20 Paraguay 0.2% 2017 up 36.8% rising
21 Lithuania 0.2% 2016 up 11.5% rising
22 Estonia 0.2% 2016 up 18.7% flat
23 Ukraine 0.2% 2013 up 102.3% rising
24 France 0.2% 2016 up 7.5% flat
25 Slovakia 0.2% 2016 up 28.1% rising
26 Ireland 0.2% 2016 down 9.0% rising
27 Denmark 0.2% 2016 down 4.8% falling
28 Belize 0.2% 1999 up 50.3% rising
29 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.2% 2016 down 4.8% falling
30 Cambodia 0.2% 2012 up 53.0% rising
31 Germany 0.2% 2011 down 6.8% falling
32 Latvia 0.2% 2016 down 3.6% rising
33 Panama 0.2% 2021 up 4.9% rising
34 Bangladesh 0.2% 2016 up 9.4% flat
35 Bulgaria 0.2% 2016 down 9.4% falling
36 Chile 0.2% 2017 up 82.5% rising
37 Guatemala 0.1% 2011 down 3.1% flat
38 Palestine, State of 0.1% 2017 up 0.1% flat
39 Sweden 0.1% 2016 up 0.2% falling
40 Luxembourg 0.1% 2016 up 32.2% falling
41 Colombia 0.1% 2021 up 26.8% rising
42 Finland 0.1% 2016 up 2.5% rising
43 Kosovo 0.1% 2017 down 29.8% falling
43 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.1% 2017 down 29.8% falling
45 Kazakhstan 0.1% 2017 down 1.6% flat
46 Tunisia 0.1% 2015 up 42.1% rising
47 Czechia 0.1% 2016 down 9.0% falling
48 United States of America 0.1% 2018 down 42.5% falling
49 Hungary 0.1% 2016 down 22.0% falling
50 Egypt 0.1% 2019 up 57.9% rising
51 Norway 0.1% 2016 down 23.1% falling
52 Honduras 0.1% 2017 down 11.5% rising
53 Poland 0.1% 2019 down 10.1% rising
54 Nicaragua 0.1% 2014 up 28.8% falling
55 Sri Lanka 0.1% 2019 down 8.9% rising
56 Gambia 0.1% 2020 down 2.3% rising
57 China 0.1% 2013 up 132.1% rising
58 Pakistan 0.1% 2020 up 4.2% rising
59 Republic of Korea 0.1% 2017 down 7.8% falling
60 Brazil 0.1% 2021 up 51.9% rising
61 Uruguay 0.1% 2021 up 33.4% rising
62 Romania 0.1% 2016 up 70.0% rising
63 Ecuador 0.1% 2021 up 4.6% falling
64 Kyrgyzstan 0.1% 2020 up 37.8% volatile
65 Iceland 0.1% 2013 down 24.2% falling
66 Türkiye 0.1% 2013 up 7.9% rising
67 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.1% 2020 up 1,039.7% volatile
68 Uganda 0.1% 2016 up 63.8% rising
69 Peru 0.1% 2021 down 13.2% flat
70 Republic of Moldova 0.1% 2021 down 62.4% volatile
71 Rwanda 0.1% 2021 up 9.1% rising
72 Ghana 0.1% 2016 down 8.5% flat
73 India 0.1% 2019 up 25.9% rising
74 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.1% 2021 up 32.6% rising
75 Jordan 0.1% 2016 down 22.5% falling
76 Madagascar 0.1% 2012 up 58.4% volatile
77 Mongolia 0.1% 2016 up 53.9% volatile
78 Namibia 0.1% 2015 down 16.3% flat
79 Zambia 0.1% 2015 up 137.6% rising
80 Georgia 0.1% 2013 up 11.1% rising
81 Armenia 0.0% 2020 up 52.7% rising
82 Mozambique 0.0% 2014 up 47.2% rising
83 Nigeria 0.0% 2018 down 73.6% volatile
84 Ethiopia 0.0% 2021 down 28.4% falling
85 Nepal 0.0% 2014 up 1.6% flat
86 Malawi 0.0% 2016 down 96.9% volatile

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Indicator
Employment in the commerce sector, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,157 data points, 1970–2021
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