Employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, male in Palestine

Palestine: Employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, male was 0.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
34th
of 92 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2008
All-time low
0.5%
in 1999
Years of data
14
1998–2017

Employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, male in Palestine, 1998–2017

00.20.40.61998200720171998: 0.492 % of male employed population in working age1999: 0.474 % of male employed population in working age2000: 0.501 % of male employed population in working age2001: 0.607 % of male employed population in working age2002: 0.628 % of male employed population in working age2003: 0.607 % of male employed population in working age2004: 0.594 % of male employed population in working age2005: 0.597 % of male employed population in working age2006: 0.624 % of male employed population in working age2007: 0.63 % of male employed population in working age2008: 0.646 % of male employed population in working age2010: 0.598 % of male employed population in working age2016: 0.575 % of male employed population in working age2017: 0.575 % of male employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Palestine recorded 0.6% for employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, male in 2017.

That represents a change of down 8.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, male in Palestine peaked at 0.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1999.

That places Palestine 34th out of 92 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, male in Palestine, year by year

Annual values for Employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age) in Palestine, 1998 to 2017.
Year % of male employed population in working age Change
1998 0.5%
1999 0.5% -3.8%
2000 0.5% +5.8%
2001 0.6% +21.1%
2002 0.6% +3.4%
2003 0.6% -3.4%
2004 0.6% -2.2%
2005 0.6% +0.6%
2006 0.6% +4.6%
2007 0.6% +0.8%
2008 0.6% +2.6%
2010 0.6% -7.4%
2016 0.6% -3.8%
2017 0.6% +0.0%

Palestine compared with similar countries

  • Palestine's 0.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 1.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Palestine's 0.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.5%, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 2
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 9
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 3

Countries ranked near Palestine

  1. 31 Ukraine 0.6% compare
  2. 32 Dominican Republic 0.6% compare
  3. 33 Italy 0.6% compare
  4. 35 Chile 0.6% compare
  5. 36 Turkey 0.6% compare
  6. 37 Latvia 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, male in Palestine?
Employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, male in Palestine was 0.6% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, male recorded in Palestine?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2008.
What is the lowest employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, male recorded in Palestine?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1999.
How does Palestine rank for employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, male?
Palestine ranks 34th out of 92 countries with data for 2017.
Is employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Palestine?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Palestine data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age)
Unit
% of male employed population in working age
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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