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Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in Bolivia, Plurinational State of

Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male was 0.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
83rd
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2009
All-time low
0.5%
in 2020
Years of data
22
1997–2021

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1997–2021

00.20.40.61997200920211997: 0.575 % of male workers in the industrial sector1999: 0.561 % of male workers in the industrial sector2000: 0.564 % of male workers in the industrial sector2001: 0.608 % of male workers in the industrial sector2002: 0.587 % of male workers in the industrial sector2003: 0.601 % of male workers in the industrial sector2005: 0.612 % of male workers in the industrial sector2006: 0.614 % of male workers in the industrial sector2007: 0.665 % of male workers in the industrial sector2008: 0.626 % of male workers in the industrial sector2009: 0.69 % of male workers in the industrial sector2011: 0.65 % of male workers in the industrial sector2012: 0.615 % of male workers in the industrial sector2013: 0.605 % of male workers in the industrial sector2014: 0.597 % of male workers in the industrial sector2015: 0.623 % of male workers in the industrial sector2016: 0.57 % of male workers in the industrial sector2017: 0.562 % of male workers in the industrial sector2018: 0.568 % of male workers in the industrial sector2019: 0.561 % of male workers in the industrial sector2020: 0.534 % of male workers in the industrial sector2021: 0.541 % of male workers in the industrial sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male workers in the industrial sector.

Analysis

In 2021, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in Bolivia, Plurinational State of stood at 0.5%.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 0.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2020.

That places Bolivia, Plurinational State of 83rd out of 90 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year

Year % of male workers in the industrial sector Change
1997 0.6% —
1999 0.6% -2.4%
2000 0.6% +0.4%
2001 0.6% +7.9%
2002 0.6% -3.4%
2003 0.6% +2.4%
2005 0.6% +1.9%
2006 0.6% +0.3%
2007 0.7% +8.4%
2008 0.6% -5.9%
2009 0.7% +10.2%
2011 0.7% -5.8%
2012 0.6% -5.4%
2013 0.6% -1.7%
2014 0.6% -1.2%
2015 0.6% +4.4%
2016 0.6% -8.6%
2017 0.6% -1.4%
2018 0.6% +1.1%
2019 0.6% -1.2%
2020 0.5% -4.8%
2021 0.5% +1.3%

Bolivia, Plurinational State of compared with similar countries

  • Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 0.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 70% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 0.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7%, 72% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 2
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 9
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 9
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 2

Countries ranked near Bolivia, Plurinational State of

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  4. 84 Ghana 0.5% compare
  5. 85 Dominican Republic 0.5% compare
  6. 86 Ethiopia 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2009.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2020.
How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male?
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 83rd out of 90 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of data come from?
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Indicator
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male (% of male workers in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of male workers in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,259 data points, 1970–2021
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