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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |