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