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

Uruguay: Employment in the financial and business services sector, aged 15-64 was 0.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.1%
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
23rd
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2020
All-time low
0.1%
in 1998
Years of data
23
1998–2021

Employment in the financial and business services sector, aged 15-64 in Uruguay, 1998–2021

00.0250.050.0750.10.1251998200920211998: 0.069 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.084 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.091 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.094 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.089 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.087 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.094 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.072 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.078 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.08 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.084 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.085 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.088 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.087 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.093 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.097 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.102 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.103 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.107 % of total employed population in working age2018: 0.109 % of total employed population in working age2019: 0.109 % of total employed population in working age2020: 0.12 % of total employed population in working age2021: 0.118 % of total employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total employed population in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for employment in the financial and business services sector, aged 15-64 in Uruguay is 0.1%, measured in 2021.

The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 34.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment in the financial and business services sector, aged 15-64 in Uruguay peaked at 0.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1998.

That places Uruguay 23rd out of 94 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Employment in the financial and business services sector, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Uruguay, 1998 to 2021.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1998 0.1%
2000 0.1% +20.8%
2001 0.1% +9.1%
2002 0.1% +2.8%
2003 0.1% -5.4%
2004 0.1% -1.9%
2005 0.1% +7.8%
2006 0.1% -23.4%
2007 0.1% +8.3%
2008 0.1% +3.2%
2009 0.1% +4.4%
2010 0.1% +1.2%
2011 0.1% +3.6%
2012 0.1% -0.7%
2013 0.1% +6.6%
2014 0.1% +4.3%
2015 0.1% +5.4%
2016 0.1% +0.5%
2017 0.1% +4.0%
2018 0.1% +1.9%
2019 0.1% +0.3%
2020 0.1% +9.5%
2021 0.1% -1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 20 Costa Rica 0.1% compare
  2. 21 Austria 0.1% compare
  3. 22 Spain 0.1% compare
  4. 24 Argentina 0.1% compare
  5. 25 Latvia 0.1% compare
  6. 26 Portugal 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment in the financial and business services sector, aged 15-64 in Uruguay?
Employment in the financial and business services sector, aged 15-64 in Uruguay was 0.1% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment in the financial and business services sector, aged 15-64 recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2020.
What is the lowest employment in the financial and business services sector, aged 15-64 recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1998.
How does Uruguay rank for employment in the financial and business services sector, aged 15-64?
Uruguay ranks 23rd out of 94 countries with data for 2021.
Is employment in the financial and business services sector, aged 15-64 rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay 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, total (% of total employed population 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, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,370 data points, 1970–2021
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