Employment in the commerce sector, aged 15-64, rural in Malawi

Malawi: Employment in the commerce sector, aged 15-64, rural was 0.0% in 2016. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2016)
0.0%
Change on year
down 94.4%
World rank
86th
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2004
All-time low
0.0%
in 2016
Years of data
5
1997–2016

Employment in the commerce sector, aged 15-64, rural in Malawi, 1997–2016

00.020.040.060.080.11997200620161997: 0.052 % of rural employed population in working age2004: 0.091 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.048 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.05 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.003 % of rural employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural employed population in working age.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 0.0% for employment in the commerce sector, aged 15-64, rural in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 94.4% on the previous year and down 96.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment in the commerce sector, aged 15-64, rural in Malawi peaked at 0.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2016.

That places Malawi 86th out of 86 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Employment in the commerce sector, aged 15-64, rural in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Employment in the commerce sector, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Malawi, 1997 to 2016.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1997 0.1%
2004 0.1% +76.0%
2010 0.0% -47.0%
2013 0.1% +4.2%
2016 0.0% -94.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment in the commerce sector, aged 15-64, rural in Malawi?
Employment in the commerce sector, aged 15-64, rural in Malawi was 0.0% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment in the commerce sector, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2004.
What is the lowest employment in the commerce sector, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2016.
How does Malawi rank for employment in the commerce sector, aged 15-64, rural?
Malawi ranks 86th out of 86 countries with data for 2016.
Is employment in the commerce sector, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 96.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment in the commerce sector, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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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