Employment in the commerce sector, aged 15-64, total in Paraguay

Paraguay: Employment in the commerce sector, aged 15-64, total was 0.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.3%
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
4th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2017
All-time low
0.2%
in 2002
Years of data
18
1997–2017

Employment in the commerce sector, aged 15-64, total in Paraguay, 1997–2017

00.10.20.31997200720171997: 0.268 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.244 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.244 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.228 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.231 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.229 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.228 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.23 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.24 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.24 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.252 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.245 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.259 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.257 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.262 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.269 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.262 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.275 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Paraguay recorded 0.3% for employment in the commerce sector, aged 15-64, total in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment in the commerce sector, aged 15-64, total in Paraguay peaked at 0.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2002.

Paraguay ranks 4th of 94 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Employment in the commerce sector, aged 15-64, total in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Employment in the commerce sector, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Paraguay, 1997 to 2017.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1997 0.3%
1999 0.2% -9.0%
2001 0.2% -0.3%
2002 0.2% -6.5%
2003 0.2% +1.6%
2004 0.2% -1.1%
2005 0.2% -0.3%
2006 0.2% +0.7%
2007 0.2% +4.5%
2008 0.2% +0.2%
2009 0.3% +5.0%
2010 0.2% -2.8%
2012 0.3% +5.7%
2013 0.3% -1.0%
2014 0.3% +2.2%
2015 0.3% +2.5%
2016 0.3% -2.6%
2017 0.3% +5.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 2
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 9
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 7

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 1 El Salvador 0.3% compare
  2. 2 Mexico 0.3% compare
  3. 3 Greece 0.3% compare
  4. 5 Colombia 0.3% compare
  5. 6 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.3% compare
  6. 7 Dominican Republic 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment in the commerce sector, aged 15-64, total in Paraguay?
Employment in the commerce sector, aged 15-64, total in Paraguay was 0.3% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment in the commerce sector, aged 15-64, total recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2017.
What is the lowest employment in the commerce sector, aged 15-64, total recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2002.
How does Paraguay rank for employment in the commerce sector, aged 15-64, total?
Paraguay ranks 4th out of 94 countries with data for 2017.
Is employment in the commerce sector, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Paraguay data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment in the commerce sector, aged 15-64, total (% of total 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, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,370 data points, 1970–2021
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