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

Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural was 0.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.4%
Change on year
down 10.1%
World rank
79th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2015
All-time low
0.4%
in 2013
Years of data
22
1997–2021

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

00.20.40.61997200920211997: 0.416 % of rural workers in the industrial sector1999: 0.44 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2000: 0.464 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2001: 0.402 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2002: 0.502 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2003: 0.417 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2005: 0.436 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2006: 0.401 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2007: 0.546 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2008: 0.526 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2009: 0.543 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2011: 0.507 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2012: 0.524 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2013: 0.371 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2014: 0.479 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2015: 0.561 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2016: 0.47 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2017: 0.382 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2018: 0.372 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2019: 0.415 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2020: 0.418 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2021: 0.376 % of rural workers in the industrial sector

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Bolivia, Plurinational State of is 0.4%, measured in 2021.

The figure is down 10.1% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 0.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2013.

That places Bolivia, Plurinational State of 79th out of 84 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, rural in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the industrial sector) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1997 to 2021.
Year % of rural workers in the industrial sector Change
1997 0.4%
1999 0.4% +5.9%
2000 0.5% +5.3%
2001 0.4% -13.3%
2002 0.5% +24.9%
2003 0.4% -16.9%
2005 0.4% +4.5%
2006 0.4% -8.0%
2007 0.5% +36.1%
2008 0.5% -3.7%
2009 0.5% +3.2%
2011 0.5% -6.7%
2012 0.5% +3.5%
2013 0.4% -29.3%
2014 0.5% +29.2%
2015 0.6% +17.0%
2016 0.5% -16.2%
2017 0.4% -18.8%
2018 0.4% -2.6%
2019 0.4% +11.7%
2020 0.4% +0.8%
2021 0.4% -10.1%

Bolivia, Plurinational State of compared with similar countries

  • Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 0.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7%, 51% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
  • Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 0.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6%, 59% of the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 2
2000s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 9
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 9
2020s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 0.4% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2015.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2013.
How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural?
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 79th out of 84 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural 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, rural (% of rural workers in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of rural workers in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
84 places, 1,136 data points, 1970–2021
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