Employment in the financial and business services sector, aged 15-64 in India

India: Employment in the financial and business services sector, aged 15-64 was 0.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.1%
Change on year
down 6.6%
World rank
51st
of 92 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2017
All-time low
0.0%
in 1987
Years of data
12
1983–2019

Employment in the financial and business services sector, aged 15-64 in India, 1983–2019

00.020.040.060.081983200120191983: 0.048 % of employed population with high education in working age1987: 0.045 % of employed population with high education in working age1993: 0.054 % of employed population with high education in working age1999: 0.05 % of employed population with high education in working age2004: 0.061 % of employed population with high education in working age2005: 0.068 % of employed population with high education in working age2007: 0.074 % of employed population with high education in working age2009: 0.068 % of employed population with high education in working age2011: 0.067 % of employed population with high education in working age2017: 0.079 % of employed population with high education in working age2018: 0.079 % of employed population with high education in working age2019: 0.074 % of employed population with high education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population with high education in working age.

Analysis

In 2019, employment in the financial and business services sector, aged 15-64 in India stood at 0.1%.

That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment in the financial and business services sector, aged 15-64 in India peaked at 0.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1987.

That places India 51st out of 92 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Employment in the financial and business services sector, aged 15-64 in India, year by year

Annual values for Employment in the financial and business services sector, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age) in India, 1983 to 2019.
Year % of employed population with high education in working age Change
1983 0.0%
1987 0.0% -6.5%
1993 0.1% +19.1%
1999 0.1% -6.7%
2004 0.1% +22.5%
2005 0.1% +10.9%
2007 0.1% +8.1%
2009 0.1% -7.0%
2011 0.1% -2.6%
2017 0.1% +19.3%
2018 0.1% -0.2%
2019 0.1% -6.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 4
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment in the financial and business services sector, aged 15-64 in India?
Employment in the financial and business services sector, aged 15-64 in India was 0.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment in the financial and business services sector, aged 15-64 recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2017.
What is the lowest employment in the financial and business services sector, aged 15-64 recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1987.
How does India rank for employment in the financial and business services sector, aged 15-64?
India ranks 51st out of 92 countries with data for 2019.
Is employment in the financial and business services sector, aged 15-64 rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment in the financial and business services sector, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment in the financial and business services sector, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,222 data points, 1970–2021
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