Employment in the financial and business services sector, aged 15-64 in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Employment in the financial and business services sector, aged 15-64 was 0.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.0%
Change on year
up 142.4%
World rank
84th
of 88 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 2004
All-time low
0.0%
in 2016
Years of data
14
1998–2017

Employment in the financial and business services sector, aged 15-64 in Palestine, State of, 1998–2017

0.010.020.030.041998200720171998: 0.028 % of urban employed population in working age1999: 0.032 % of urban employed population in working age2000: 0.032 % of urban employed population in working age2001: 0.031 % of urban employed population in working age2002: 0.034 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.034 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.036 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.031 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.032 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.029 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.034 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.025 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.011 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.026 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for employment in the financial and business services sector, aged 15-64 in Palestine, State of is 0.0%, measured in 2017.

The figure is up 142.4% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment in the financial and business services sector, aged 15-64 in Palestine, State of peaked at 0.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2016.

That places Palestine, State of 84th out of 88 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Employment in the financial and business services sector, aged 15-64 in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Employment in the financial and business services sector, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in Palestine, State of, 1998 to 2017.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1998 0.0%
1999 0.0% +12.3%
2000 0.0% +2.1%
2001 0.0% -2.8%
2002 0.0% +8.4%
2003 0.0% -1.8%
2004 0.0% +8.1%
2005 0.0% -14.1%
2006 0.0% +4.3%
2007 0.0% -11.4%
2008 0.0% +17.6%
2010 0.0% -26.9%
2016 0.0% -56.5%
2017 0.0% +142.4%

Palestine, State of compared with similar countries

  • Palestine, State of's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 52% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Palestine, State of's 0.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1%, 50% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Employment in the financial and business services sector, aged 15-64 in Palestine, State of changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2017 +142.4% 0.0% 0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 9
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 81 Zambia 0.0% compare
  2. 82 Madagascar 0.0% compare
  3. 83 Mongolia 0.0% compare
  4. 85 Malawi 0.0% compare
  5. 86 Ghana 0.0% compare
  6. 87 Gambia 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment in the financial and business services sector, aged 15-64 in Palestine, State of?
Employment in the financial and business services sector, aged 15-64 in Palestine, State of was 0.0% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment in the financial and business services sector, aged 15-64 recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2004.
What is the lowest employment in the financial and business services sector, aged 15-64 recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2016.
How does Palestine, State of rank for employment in the financial and business services sector, aged 15-64?
Palestine, State of ranks 84th out of 88 countries with data for 2017.
Is employment in the financial and business services sector, aged 15-64 rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Palestine, State of 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, urban (% of urban 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, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
88 places, 1,180 data points, 1970–2021
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