Employment in the commerce sector, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) by country
Countries reporting
92
Highest
0.3%
El Salvador
Lowest
0.0%
Malawi
Median
0.2%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,282
What the numbers show
Employment in the commerce sector, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) is currently reported for 92 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 33.
Over the past decade 54 countries rose and 38 fell. The largest increase was in Tanzania, United Republic of (up 508.9%), and the largest decrease in Malawi (down 92.3%).
Employment in the commerce sector, aged 25-64: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Salvador | 0.3% | 2017 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 2 | Greece | 0.3% | 2016 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 3 | Mexico | 0.3% | 2020 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 4 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.3% | 2006 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 5 | Colombia | 0.3% | 2021 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 6 | Dominican Republic | 0.3% | 2013 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 7 | Paraguay | 0.3% | 2017 | up 8.3% | flat |
| 8 | Ecuador | 0.3% | 2021 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 9 | Nicaragua | 0.3% | 2014 | up 12.7% | flat |
| 10 | Peru | 0.3% | 2021 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 11 | Cyprus | 0.3% | 2016 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 12 | Indonesia | 0.2% | 2019 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 13 | Ukraine | 0.2% | 2013 | up 74.8% | rising |
| 14 | Panama | 0.2% | 2021 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 15 | Chile | 0.2% | 2017 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 16 | Thailand | 0.2% | 2021 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 17 | Cambodia | 0.2% | 2012 | up 63.2% | rising |
| 18 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.2% | 2021 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 19 | Philippines | 0.2% | 2019 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 20 | Belize | 0.2% | 1999 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 21 | Guatemala | 0.2% | 2011 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 22 | Honduras | 0.2% | 2017 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 23 | Spain | 0.2% | 2016 | up 14.6% | falling |
| 24 | Brazil | 0.2% | 2021 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 25 | Uruguay | 0.2% | 2021 | up 8.7% | falling |
| 26 | Costa Rica | 0.2% | 2021 | down 9.4% | flat |
| 27 | Argentina | 0.2% | 2021 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 28 | Portugal | 0.2% | 2016 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 29 | Jamaica | 0.2% | 2002 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 30 | Austria | 0.2% | 2003 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 31 | Bulgaria | 0.2% | 2016 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 32 | Malta | 0.2% | 2016 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 33 | Croatia | 0.2% | 2016 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 34 | South Africa | 0.2% | 2020 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 35 | Italy | 0.2% | 2016 | up 11.5% | flat |
| 36 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.2% | 2020 | up 508.9% | rising |
| 37 | Puerto Rico | 0.2% | 2005 | down 19.3% | flat |
| 38 | Ghana | 0.2% | 2016 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 39 | Türkiye | 0.2% | 2019 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 40 | Lithuania | 0.2% | 2016 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 41 | Ireland | 0.2% | 2016 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 42 | Romania | 0.2% | 2016 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 43 | Palestine, State of | 0.2% | 2017 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 44 | Bangladesh | 0.2% | 2016 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 45 | Zambia | 0.2% | 2015 | up 53.0% | rising |
| 46 | Tunisia | 0.2% | 2015 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 47 | Slovakia | 0.2% | 2016 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 48 | Kazakhstan | 0.2% | 2017 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 49 | Latvia | 0.2% | 2016 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 50 | Mongolia | 0.2% | 2016 | up 72.4% | rising |
| 51 | Uganda | 0.2% | 2016 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 52 | Egypt | 0.2% | 2019 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 53 | Estonia | 0.2% | 2016 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 54 | Gambia | 0.2% | 2020 | down 43.3% | rising |
| 55 | Belgium | 0.2% | 2003 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 56 | Jordan | 0.2% | 2016 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 57 | Pakistan | 0.2% | 2020 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 58 | Slovenia | 0.2% | 2016 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 59 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.2% | 2016 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 60 | Kosovo | 0.2% | 2017 | down 21.5% | rising |
| 60 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.2% | 2017 | down 21.5% | rising |
| 62 | France | 0.2% | 2016 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 63 | Republic of Moldova | 0.2% | 2021 | up 21.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Netherlands | 0.2% | 2016 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 65 | China | 0.1% | 2013 | up 82.6% | rising |
| 66 | Czechia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 67 | Denmark | 0.1% | 2016 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 68 | Hungary | 0.1% | 2016 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 69 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.1% | 2020 | up 99.7% | rising |
| 70 | Republic of Korea | 0.1% | 2017 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 71 | Germany | 0.1% | 2011 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 72 | Sweden | 0.1% | 2016 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 73 | Finland | 0.1% | 2016 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 74 | Poland | 0.1% | 2019 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 75 | Georgia | 0.1% | 2013 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 76 | Rwanda | 0.1% | 2021 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 77 | Mauritius | 0.1% | 2012 | down 17.7% | rising |
| 78 | Luxembourg | 0.1% | 2016 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 79 | Norway | 0.1% | 2016 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 80 | India | 0.1% | 2019 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 81 | Sri Lanka | 0.1% | 2019 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 82 | Iceland | 0.1% | 2013 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 83 | United States of America | 0.1% | 2018 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 84 | Armenia | 0.1% | 2020 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 85 | Albania | 0.1% | 2019 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 86 | Mozambique | 0.1% | 2014 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 87 | Madagascar | 0.1% | 2012 | up 21.2% | falling |
| 88 | Namibia | 0.1% | 2015 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 89 | Ethiopia | 0.1% | 2021 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 90 | Nepal | 0.1% | 2014 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 91 | Nigeria | 0.0% | 2018 | down 85.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Malawi | 0.0% | 2016 | down 92.3% | falling |