Wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 was 0.7% in 2014. ▬ Flat

Latest (2014)
0.7%
World rank
66th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2014
All-time low
0.6%
in 2009
Years of data
6
1993–2014

Wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 in Nicaragua, 1993–2014

00.20.40.61993200320141993: 0.613 % of workers aged 25-64 in the industrial sector1998: 0.644 % of workers aged 25-64 in the industrial sector2001: 0.631 % of workers aged 25-64 in the industrial sector2005: 0.57 % of workers aged 25-64 in the industrial sector2009: 0.55 % of workers aged 25-64 in the industrial sector2014: 0.671 % 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 Nicaragua stood at 0.7%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is up 17.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 in Nicaragua peaked at 0.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2009.

That places Nicaragua 66th out of 90 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 (% of workers aged 25-64 in the industrial sector) in Nicaragua, 1993 to 2014.
Year % of workers aged 25-64 in the industrial sector Change
1993 0.6%
1998 0.6% +5.0%
2001 0.6% -2.0%
2005 0.6% -9.8%
2009 0.6% -3.4%
2014 0.7% +22.0%

Nicaragua compared with similar countries

  • Nicaragua's 0.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7%, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Nicaragua's 0.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 2
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 3
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 63 El Salvador 0.7% compare
  2. 64 Republic of Moldova 0.7% compare
  3. 65 Uruguay 0.7% compare
  4. 67 Peru 0.7% compare
  5. 68 Nepal 0.7% compare
  6. 69 Argentina 0.7%

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 in Nicaragua?
Wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 in Nicaragua was 0.7% in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2014.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2009.
How does Nicaragua rank for wage employment in industry, aged 25-64?
Nicaragua ranks 66th out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Nicaragua 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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