Employment in the commerce sector, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) by country
Countries reporting
94
Highest
0.3%
El Salvador
Lowest
0.0%
Malawi
Median
0.2%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,370
What the numbers show
Employment in the commerce sector, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) is currently reported for 94 countries. The highest value is 0.3% 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 43.
Over the past decade 56 countries rose and 38 fell. The largest increase was in Tanzania, United Republic of (up 421.4%), and the largest decrease in Malawi (down 93.3%).
Employment in the commerce sector, aged 15-64, total: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Salvador | 0.3% | 2017 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 2 | Mexico | 0.3% | 2020 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 3 | Greece | 0.3% | 2016 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 4 | Paraguay | 0.3% | 2017 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 5 | Colombia | 0.3% | 2021 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 6 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.3% | 2006 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 7 | Dominican Republic | 0.3% | 2013 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 8 | Peru | 0.3% | 2021 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 9 | Cyprus | 0.3% | 2016 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 10 | Indonesia | 0.3% | 2019 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 11 | Ecuador | 0.3% | 2021 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 12 | Chile | 0.3% | 2017 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 13 | Nicaragua | 0.2% | 2014 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 14 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.2% | 2021 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 15 | Philippines | 0.2% | 2019 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 16 | Panama | 0.2% | 2021 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 17 | Ukraine | 0.2% | 2013 | up 77.3% | rising |
| 18 | Thailand | 0.2% | 2021 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 19 | Brazil | 0.2% | 2021 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 20 | Spain | 0.2% | 2016 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 21 | Argentina | 0.2% | 2021 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 22 | Honduras | 0.2% | 2017 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 23 | Belize | 0.2% | 1999 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 24 | Uruguay | 0.2% | 2021 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 25 | Costa Rica | 0.2% | 2021 | down 7.2% | flat |
| 26 | Puerto Rico | 0.2% | 2005 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 27 | Guatemala | 0.2% | 2011 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 28 | Cambodia | 0.2% | 2012 | up 69.3% | rising |
| 29 | Portugal | 0.2% | 2016 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 30 | Jamaica | 0.2% | 2002 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 31 | Ireland | 0.2% | 2016 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 32 | Malta | 0.2% | 2016 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 33 | Australia | 0.2% | 2015 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 34 | Bulgaria | 0.2% | 2016 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 35 | Palestine, State of | 0.2% | 2017 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 36 | South Africa | 0.2% | 2020 | down 8.1% | flat |
| 37 | Croatia | 0.2% | 2016 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 38 | Türkiye | 0.2% | 2019 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 39 | Austria | 0.2% | 2016 | up 17.6% | falling |
| 40 | Italy | 0.2% | 2016 | up 9.4% | flat |
| 41 | Lithuania | 0.2% | 2016 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 42 | Romania | 0.2% | 2016 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 43 | Latvia | 0.2% | 2016 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 44 | Slovakia | 0.2% | 2016 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 45 | Ghana | 0.2% | 2016 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 46 | Tunisia | 0.2% | 2015 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 47 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.2% | 2016 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 48 | Bangladesh | 0.2% | 2016 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 49 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.2% | 2020 | up 421.4% | rising |
| 50 | Kazakhstan | 0.2% | 2017 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 51 | Estonia | 0.2% | 2016 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 52 | Jordan | 0.2% | 2016 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 53 | Egypt | 0.2% | 2019 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 54 | Zambia | 0.2% | 2015 | up 54.9% | rising |
| 55 | Mongolia | 0.2% | 2016 | up 90.1% | rising |
| 56 | Pakistan | 0.2% | 2020 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 57 | France | 0.2% | 2016 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 58 | Denmark | 0.2% | 2016 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 59 | Republic of Moldova | 0.2% | 2021 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Slovenia | 0.2% | 2016 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 61 | Netherlands | 0.2% | 2016 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 62 | Kosovo | 0.2% | 2017 | down 27.5% | flat |
| 62 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.2% | 2017 | down 27.5% | flat |
| 64 | China | 0.2% | 2013 | up 86.8% | rising |
| 65 | Gambia | 0.2% | 2020 | down 40.3% | rising |
| 66 | Czechia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 67 | Hungary | 0.1% | 2016 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 68 | Germany | 0.1% | 2011 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 69 | Finland | 0.1% | 2016 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 70 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.1% | 2020 | up 93.3% | rising |
| 71 | Uganda | 0.1% | 2016 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 72 | Republic of Korea | 0.1% | 2017 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 73 | Sweden | 0.1% | 2016 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 74 | Poland | 0.1% | 2019 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 75 | Iceland | 0.1% | 2013 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 76 | Mauritius | 0.1% | 2012 | down 22.3% | rising |
| 77 | Georgia | 0.1% | 2013 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 78 | Belgium | 0.1% | 2016 | up 24.9% | falling |
| 79 | Norway | 0.1% | 2016 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 80 | Luxembourg | 0.1% | 2016 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 81 | Sri Lanka | 0.1% | 2019 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 82 | India | 0.1% | 2019 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 83 | United States | 0.1% | 2018 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 84 | Rwanda | 0.1% | 2021 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 85 | Armenia | 0.1% | 2020 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 86 | Albania | 0.1% | 2019 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 87 | Mozambique | 0.1% | 2014 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 88 | Namibia | 0.1% | 2015 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 89 | Madagascar | 0.1% | 2012 | up 22.6% | falling |
| 90 | Burkina Faso | 0.1% | 2009 | up 77.5% | rising |
| 91 | Ethiopia | 0.1% | 2021 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 92 | Nepal | 0.1% | 2014 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 93 | Nigeria | 0.0% | 2018 | down 79.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Malawi | 0.0% | 2016 | down 93.3% | volatile |