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

Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban was 0.5% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
up 6.2%
World rank
82nd
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2009
All-time low
0.5%
in 2020
Years of data
22
1997–2021

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

00.20.40.61997200920211997: 0.514 % of urban workers in the industrial sector1999: 0.496 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2000: 0.527 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2001: 0.54 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2002: 0.509 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2003: 0.558 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2005: 0.578 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2006: 0.535 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2007: 0.603 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2008: 0.551 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2009: 0.624 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2011: 0.597 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2012: 0.568 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2013: 0.598 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2014: 0.555 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2015: 0.571 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2016: 0.538 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2017: 0.549 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2018: 0.539 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2019: 0.535 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2020: 0.49 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2021: 0.521 % of urban workers in the industrial sector

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Bolivia, Plurinational State of is 0.5%, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 0.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2020.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 82nd of 86 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Year % of urban workers in the industrial sector Change
1997 0.5% —
1999 0.5% -3.4%
2000 0.5% +6.2%
2001 0.5% +2.4%
2002 0.5% -5.7%
2003 0.6% +9.6%
2005 0.6% +3.5%
2006 0.5% -7.4%
2007 0.6% +12.8%
2008 0.6% -8.7%
2009 0.6% +13.3%
2011 0.6% -4.3%
2012 0.6% -4.9%
2013 0.6% +5.3%
2014 0.6% -7.2%
2015 0.6% +2.9%
2016 0.5% -5.8%
2017 0.5% +2.2%
2018 0.5% -1.9%
2019 0.5% -0.8%
2020 0.5% -8.3%
2021 0.5% +6.2%

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 0.7%, 73% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
  • Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 0.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7%, 76% of the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban 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, urban recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2009.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban 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, urban?
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 82nd out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of data come from?
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Indicator
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban workers in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of urban workers in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,159 data points, 1970–2021
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