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

Countries reporting
88
Highest
0.4%
Cambodia
Lowest
0.0%
Malawi
Median
0.2%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,180

What the numbers show

Employment in the commerce sector, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) is currently reported for 88 countries. The highest value is 0.4% in Cambodia; 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 13.

Over the past decade 45 countries rose and 43 fell. The largest increase was in Republic of Moldova (up 272.7%), and the largest decrease in Malawi (down 88.5%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Cambodia 0.4% 2012 up 42.4% rising
2 El Salvador 0.4% 2017 up 6.1% rising
3 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.4% 2020 up 261.7% rising
4 Zambia 0.3% 2015 up 18.0% falling
5 Ecuador 0.3% 2021 up 0.8% flat
6 Nicaragua 0.3% 2014 up 9.3% rising
7 Paraguay 0.3% 2017 up 3.9% flat
8 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.3% 2021 up 9.7% rising
9 Indonesia 0.3% 2019 up 3.0% rising
10 Peru 0.3% 2021 up 1.2% falling
11 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.3% 2002 up 32.4% rising
12 Honduras 0.3% 2017 up 6.3% rising
13 Thailand 0.3% 2021 down 15.8% rising
14 Colombia 0.3% 2021 up 1.6% rising
15 Belize 0.3% 1999 up 25.2% rising
16 Mexico 0.3% 2020 up 1.2% flat
17 Uganda 0.3% 2016 down 8.3% falling
18 Dominican Republic 0.3% 2013 up 1.8% rising
19 Guatemala 0.3% 2011 down 1.6% falling
20 Philippines 0.3% 2019 down 1.8% rising
21 Panama 0.3% 2021 up 3.2% rising
22 Pakistan 0.3% 2020 down 8.2% rising
23 Greece 0.3% 2016 up 0.5% flat
24 Ghana 0.3% 2016 down 18.7% flat
25 Cyprus 0.3% 2016 up 11.4% rising
26 Ukraine 0.3% 2013 up 76.8% rising
27 Chile 0.3% 2017 up 25.7% rising
28 Brazil 0.3% 2021 up 0.2% rising
29 Jamaica 0.2% 2002 up 30.8% rising
30 Costa Rica 0.2% 2021 down 10.5% falling
31 Bangladesh 0.2% 2016 down 5.5% flat
32 Mozambique 0.2% 2014 up 26.7% rising
33 Türkiye 0.2% 2013 down 15.4% falling
34 Uruguay 0.2% 2021 up 3.8% falling
35 Romania 0.2% 2016 down 4.9% rising
36 Ireland 0.2% 2016 up 8.7% rising
37 India 0.2% 2019 down 4.8% rising
38 Republic of Moldova 0.2% 2021 up 272.7% volatile
39 Spain 0.2% 2016 up 13.5% falling
40 Argentina 0.2% 2021 up 1.0% flat
41 Rwanda 0.2% 2021 up 21.2% rising
42 Palestine, State of 0.2% 2017 down 2.8% flat
43 Bulgaria 0.2% 2016 down 7.8% falling
44 Egypt 0.2% 2019 up 19.9% rising
45 Georgia 0.2% 2013 down 2.0% flat
46 Mongolia 0.2% 2016 up 65.5% rising
47 Lithuania 0.2% 2016 up 12.3% flat
48 Portugal 0.2% 2016 up 0.0% flat
49 Croatia 0.2% 2016 up 2.1% flat
50 Kyrgyzstan 0.2% 2020 up 174.8% volatile
51 Austria 0.2% 2003 up 2.4% flat
52 Malta 0.2% 2016 down 9.6% rising
53 Madagascar 0.2% 2012 up 5.4% falling
54 South Africa 0.2% 2020 down 6.5% falling
55 Kazakhstan 0.2% 2017 up 2.4% flat
56 Ethiopia 0.2% 2021 down 32.2% falling
57 Italy 0.2% 2016 up 9.0% flat
58 China 0.2% 2013 up 26.4% rising
59 Tunisia 0.2% 2015 down 6.1% rising
60 Latvia 0.2% 2016 down 16.2% falling
61 Netherlands 0.2% 2004 down 4.3% flat
62 Slovakia 0.2% 2016 up 17.9% rising
63 Armenia 0.2% 2020 up 21.2% rising
64 Sri Lanka 0.2% 2019 down 24.1% rising
65 Kosovo 0.2% 2017 down 23.2% rising
65 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.2% 2017 down 23.2% rising
67 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.2% 2016 up 5.4% falling
68 Jordan 0.2% 2016 down 16.3% falling
69 Estonia 0.2% 2016 down 4.1% flat
70 Gambia 0.2% 2020 down 58.5% falling
71 Belgium 0.2% 2003 down 7.5% falling
72 Hungary 0.2% 2016 down 18.2% falling
73 Iceland 0.2% 2013 down 13.6% falling
74 France 0.2% 2016 down 6.7% falling
75 Czechia 0.2% 2016 down 2.8% falling
76 Denmark 0.2% 2016 up 9.1% falling
77 Poland 0.2% 2019 down 16.4% flat
78 Republic of Korea 0.2% 2017 down 6.8% falling
79 Finland 0.2% 2016 down 19.0% falling
80 Germany 0.1% 2011 down 16.4% falling
81 Sweden 0.1% 2016 down 9.1% falling
82 Norway 0.1% 2016 down 25.2% falling
83 Nepal 0.1% 2014 down 24.4% falling
84 Luxembourg 0.1% 2016 down 22.9% falling
85 United States of America 0.1% 2018 down 44.6% falling
86 Namibia 0.1% 2015 down 28.5% falling
87 Nigeria 0.1% 2018 down 84.3% volatile
88 Malawi 0.0% 2016 down 88.5% volatile

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Indicator
Employment in the commerce sector, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
88 places, 1,180 data points, 1970–2021
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