Non-agricultural unpaid employment, aged 15-64, total in Ghana

Ghana: Non-agricultural unpaid employment, aged 15-64, total was 0.1% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.1%
World rank
3rd
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2016
All-time low
0.0%
in 1991
Years of data
5
1991–2016

Non-agricultural unpaid employment, aged 15-64, total in Ghana, 1991–2016

0.020.040.060.081991200320161991: 0.02 % of total employed population in working age1998: 0.034 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.044 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.062 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.077 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Ghana recorded 0.1% for non-agricultural unpaid employment, aged 15-64, total in 2016. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 73.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural unpaid employment, aged 15-64, total in Ghana peaked at 0.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1991.

That places Ghana 3rd out of 107 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.

Non-agricultural unpaid employment, aged 15-64, total in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural unpaid employment, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Ghana, 1991 to 2016.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1991 0.0%
1998 0.0% +69.2%
2005 0.0% +31.2%
2012 0.1% +39.5%
2016 0.1% +24.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 1 Cambodia 0.1% compare
  2. 2 Ethiopia 0.1% compare
  3. 4 Thailand 0.1% compare
  4. 5 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.1% compare
  5. 6 Nepal 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural unpaid employment, aged 15-64, total in Ghana?
Non-agricultural unpaid employment, aged 15-64, total in Ghana was 0.1% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural unpaid employment, aged 15-64, total recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2016.
What is the lowest non-agricultural unpaid employment, aged 15-64, total recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1991.
How does Ghana rank for non-agricultural unpaid employment, aged 15-64, total?
Ghana ranks 3rd out of 107 countries with data for 2016.
Is non-agricultural unpaid employment, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 73.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Non-agricultural unpaid employment, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural unpaid employment, 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
107 places, 1,597 data points, 1970–2021
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