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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Indicator
Employment in the commerce sector, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of employed population aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,282 data points, 1970–2021
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