Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Ghana

Ghana: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural was 0.3% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.3%
World rank
81st
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2012
All-time low
0.2%
in 2005
Years of data
5
1991–2016

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Ghana, 1991–2016

00.10.20.30.41991200320161991: 0.225 % of rural workers in the industrial sector1998: 0.22 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2005: 0.189 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2012: 0.36 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2016: 0.31 % of rural workers in the industrial sector

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

Analysis

In 2016, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Ghana stood at 0.3%.

The figure is up 64.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Ghana peaked at 0.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2005.

Ghana ranks 81st of 84 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the industrial sector) in Ghana, 1991 to 2016.
Year % of rural workers in the industrial sector Change
1991 0.2%
1998 0.2% -2.5%
2005 0.2% -14.2%
2012 0.4% +90.8%
2016 0.3% -13.7%

Ghana compared with similar countries

  • Ghana's 0.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7%, 42% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
  • Ghana's 0.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4%, 73% of the median. (12 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 2

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 78 Madagascar 0.4% compare
  2. 79 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.4% compare
  3. 80 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.4% compare
  4. 82 Zambia 0.3% compare
  5. 83 Mozambique 0.3% compare
  6. 84 Ethiopia 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Ghana?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Ghana was 0.3% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2012.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2005.
How does Ghana rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural?
Ghana ranks 81st out of 84 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 64.7%. 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 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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