Employment in the service and market sales occupation group, aged in Paraguay

Paraguay: Employment in the service and market sales occupation group, aged was 0.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.3%
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
13th
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2017
All-time low
0.0%
in 1997
Years of data
16
1997–2017

Employment in the service and market sales occupation group, aged in Paraguay, 1997–2017

00.10.20.31997200720171997: 0 % of female employed population in working age2001: 0.245 % of female employed population in working age2002: 0.259 % of female employed population in working age2003: 0.228 % of female employed population in working age2004: 0.231 % of female employed population in working age2005: 0.222 % of female employed population in working age2006: 0.248 % of female employed population in working age2007: 0.176 % of female employed population in working age2009: 0.262 % of female employed population in working age2010: 0.261 % of female employed population in working age2012: 0.265 % of female employed population in working age2013: 0.278 % of female employed population in working age2014: 0.265 % of female employed population in working age2015: 0.292 % of female employed population in working age2016: 0.288 % of female employed population in working age2017: 0.3 % of female employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Paraguay recorded 0.3% for employment in the service and market sales occupation group, aged in 2017. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 70.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment in the service and market sales occupation group, aged in Paraguay peaked at 0.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1997.

That places Paraguay 13th out of 86 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Employment in the service and market sales occupation group, aged in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Employment in the service and market sales occupation group, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age) in Paraguay, 1997 to 2017.
Year % of female employed population in working age Change
1997 0.0%
2001 0.2%
2002 0.3% +5.5%
2003 0.2% -11.8%
2004 0.2% +1.3%
2005 0.2% -4.1%
2006 0.2% +12.0%
2007 0.2% -29.2%
2009 0.3% +48.9%
2010 0.3% -0.2%
2012 0.3% +1.3%
2013 0.3% +5.1%
2014 0.3% -4.6%
2015 0.3% +10.0%
2016 0.3% -1.2%
2017 0.3% +4.2%

Paraguay compared with similar countries

  • Paraguay's 0.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 1.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
  • Paraguay's 0.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Employment in the service and market sales occupation group, aged in Paraguay 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
2009 +48.9% 0.2% 0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 8
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 7

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 10 Uruguay 0.3% compare
  2. 11 Cambodia 0.3% compare
  3. 12 Mexico 0.3% compare
  4. 14 Costa Rica 0.3% compare
  5. 15 Greece 0.3% compare
  6. 16 Brazil 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment in the service and market sales occupation group, aged in Paraguay?
Employment in the service and market sales occupation group, aged in Paraguay was 0.3% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment in the service and market sales occupation group, aged recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2017.
What is the lowest employment in the service and market sales occupation group, aged recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1997.
How does Paraguay rank for employment in the service and market sales occupation group, aged?
Paraguay ranks 13th out of 86 countries with data for 2017.
Is employment in the service and market sales occupation group, aged rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 70.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Paraguay data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment in the service and market sales occupation group, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment in the service and market sales occupation group, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age)
Unit
% of female employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,140 data points, 1970–2021
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