Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male in Colombia

Colombia: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male was 0.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
86th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 1996
All-time low
0.5%
in 2011
Years of data
22
1996–2021

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male in Colombia, 1996–2021

00.20.40.61996200820211996: 0.571 % of male workers in the service sector1999: 0.535 % of male workers in the service sector2000: 0.515 % of male workers in the service sector2001: 0.49 % of male workers in the service sector2002: 0.489 % of male workers in the service sector2003: 0.492 % of male workers in the service sector2004: 0.491 % of male workers in the service sector2005: 0.508 % of male workers in the service sector2008: 0.475 % of male workers in the service sector2009: 0.478 % of male workers in the service sector2010: 0.472 % of male workers in the service sector2011: 0.467 % of male workers in the service sector2012: 0.482 % of male workers in the service sector2013: 0.487 % of male workers in the service sector2014: 0.497 % of male workers in the service sector2015: 0.508 % of male workers in the service sector2016: 0.51 % of male workers in the service sector2017: 0.511 % of male workers in the service sector2018: 0.499 % of male workers in the service sector2019: 0.515 % of male workers in the service sector2020: 0.48 % of male workers in the service sector2021: 0.48 % of male workers in the service sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male workers in the service sector.

Analysis

In 2021, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male in Colombia stood at 0.5%.

The figure is up 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male in Colombia peaked at 0.6% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2011.

Colombia ranks 86th of 90 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male (% of male workers in the service sector) in Colombia, 1996 to 2021.
Year % of male workers in the service sector Change
1996 0.6%
1999 0.5% -6.4%
2000 0.5% -3.7%
2001 0.5% -4.8%
2002 0.5% -0.1%
2003 0.5% +0.5%
2004 0.5% -0.2%
2005 0.5% +3.5%
2008 0.5% -6.5%
2009 0.5% +0.5%
2010 0.5% -1.3%
2011 0.5% -1.0%
2012 0.5% +3.2%
2013 0.5% +1.1%
2014 0.5% +2.1%
2015 0.5% +2.2%
2016 0.5% +0.5%
2017 0.5% +0.0%
2018 0.5% -2.2%
2019 0.5% +3.1%
2020 0.5% -6.8%
2021 0.5% +0.0%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 0.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7%, 68% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 0.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7%, 72% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 2
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 8
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 10
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 2

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 83 Nepal 0.5% compare
  2. 84 Ecuador 0.5% compare
  3. 85 Pakistan 0.5% compare
  4. 87 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.5% compare
  5. 88 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.4% compare
  6. 89 Nigeria 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male in Colombia?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male in Colombia was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1996.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2011.
How does Colombia rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male?
Colombia ranks 86th out of 90 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male (% of male workers in the service sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male (% of male workers in the service sector)
Unit
% of male workers in the service sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,259 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed