Wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 in Nepal

Nepal: Wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 was 0.7% in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
0.7%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
68th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2003
All-time low
0.5%
in 1998
Years of data
6
1995–2014

Wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 in Nepal, 1995–2014

00.20.40.61995200420141995: 0.645 % of workers aged 25-64 in the industrial sector1998: 0.501 % of workers aged 25-64 in the industrial sector2003: 0.665 % of workers aged 25-64 in the industrial sector2008: 0.54 % of workers aged 25-64 in the industrial sector2013: 0.66 % of workers aged 25-64 in the industrial sector2014: 0.66 % of workers aged 25-64 in the industrial sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of workers aged 25-64 in the industrial sector.

Analysis

In 2014, wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 in Nepal stood at 0.7%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 in Nepal peaked at 0.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1998.

Nepal ranks 68th of 90 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 in Nepal, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 (% of workers aged 25-64 in the industrial sector) in Nepal, 1995 to 2014.
Year % of workers aged 25-64 in the industrial sector Change
1995 0.6%
1998 0.5% -22.2%
2003 0.7% +32.7%
2008 0.5% -18.9%
2013 0.7% +22.2%
2014 0.7% -0.0%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Nepal

  1. 65 Uruguay 0.7% compare
  2. 66 Nicaragua 0.7% compare
  3. 67 Peru 0.7% compare
  4. 69 Argentina 0.7%
  5. 70 Ecuador 0.7% compare
  6. 71 Cambodia 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 in Nepal?
Wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 in Nepal was 0.7% in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 recorded in Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2003.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1998.
How does Nepal rank for wage employment in industry, aged 25-64?
Nepal ranks 68th out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nepal data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 (% of workers aged 25-64 in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 (% of workers aged 25-64 in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of workers aged 25-64 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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