Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male was 0.8% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.8%
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
37th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2019
All-time low
0.7%
in 2007
Years of data
23
1992–2019

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019

00.20.40.60.81992200520191992: 0.785 % of male workers in the industrial sector1993: 0.782 % of male workers in the industrial sector1994: 0.763 % of male workers in the industrial sector1995: 0.745 % of male workers in the industrial sector1996: 0.776 % of male workers in the industrial sector1998: 0.761 % of male workers in the industrial sector1999: 0.781 % of male workers in the industrial sector2000: 0.768 % of male workers in the industrial sector2001: 0.768 % of male workers in the industrial sector2002: 0.768 % of male workers in the industrial sector2003: 0.762 % of male workers in the industrial sector2004: 0.745 % of male workers in the industrial sector2006: 0.782 % of male workers in the industrial sector2007: 0.731 % of male workers in the industrial sector2008: 0.734 % of male workers in the industrial sector2009: 0.801 % of male workers in the industrial sector2011: 0.75 % of male workers in the industrial sector2012: 0.746 % of male workers in the industrial sector2013: 0.739 % of male workers in the industrial sector2014: 0.761 % of male workers in the industrial sector2015: 0.74 % of male workers in the industrial sector2016: 0.806 % of male workers in the industrial sector2019: 0.828 % of male workers in the industrial sector

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

Analysis

In 2019, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in Sri Lanka stood at 0.8%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2007.

That places Sri Lanka 37th out of 90 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male (% of male workers in the industrial sector) in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2019.
Year % of male workers in the industrial sector Change
1992 0.8%
1993 0.8% -0.3%
1994 0.8% -2.4%
1995 0.7% -2.4%
1996 0.8% +4.2%
1998 0.8% -2.0%
1999 0.8% +2.6%
2000 0.8% -1.6%
2001 0.8% -0.0%
2002 0.8% +0.0%
2003 0.8% -0.8%
2004 0.7% -2.3%
2006 0.8% +5.0%
2007 0.7% -6.5%
2008 0.7% +0.5%
2009 0.8% +9.0%
2011 0.8% -6.3%
2012 0.7% -0.6%
2013 0.7% -0.9%
2014 0.8% +3.0%
2015 0.7% -2.7%
2016 0.8% +8.9%
2019 0.8% +2.8%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

  • Sri Lanka's 0.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 7
2000s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 9
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 7

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 34 Palestine, State of 0.8% compare
  2. 35 Kyrgyzstan 0.8% compare
  3. 36 Egypt 0.8% compare
  4. 38 Spain 0.8% compare
  5. 39 Ireland 0.8% compare
  6. 40 Jamaica 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in Sri Lanka?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in Sri Lanka was 0.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2019.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2007.
How does Sri Lanka rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male?
Sri Lanka ranks 37th out of 90 countries with data for 2019.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male (% of male workers in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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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