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

Egypt: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male was 0.8% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.8%
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
41st
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 1998
All-time low
0.7%
in 2015
Years of data
16
1988–2019

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male in Egypt, 1988–2019

00.20.40.60.81988200320191988: 0.734 % of male workers in the service sector1998: 0.763 % of male workers in the service sector2005: 0.754 % of male workers in the service sector2007: 0.728 % of male workers in the service sector2008: 0.74 % of male workers in the service sector2009: 0.746 % of male workers in the service sector2010: 0.738 % of male workers in the service sector2011: 0.728 % of male workers in the service sector2012: 0.73 % of male workers in the service sector2013: 0.719 % of male workers in the service sector2014: 0.711 % of male workers in the service sector2015: 0.71 % of male workers in the service sector2016: 0.745 % of male workers in the service sector2017: 0.731 % of male workers in the service sector2018: 0.734 % of male workers in the service sector2019: 0.751 % of male workers in the service sector

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

Analysis

In 2019, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male in Egypt stood at 0.8%.

The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male in Egypt peaked at 0.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2015.

Egypt ranks 41st of 90 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male (% of male workers in the service sector) in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year % of male workers in the service sector Change
1988 0.7%
1998 0.8% +3.9%
2005 0.8% -1.1%
2007 0.7% -3.5%
2008 0.7% +1.7%
2009 0.7% +0.8%
2010 0.7% -1.1%
2011 0.7% -1.3%
2012 0.7% +0.3%
2013 0.7% -1.6%
2014 0.7% -1.1%
2015 0.7% -0.0%
2016 0.7% +4.8%
2017 0.7% -1.9%
2018 0.7% +0.4%
2019 0.8% +2.3%

Egypt compared with similar countries

  • Egypt's 0.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6%, 1.4× the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Egypt's 0.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.7%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 4
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 10

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 38 Czechia 0.8% compare
  2. 39 Türkiye 0.8% compare
  3. 40 Chile 0.8% compare
  4. 42 Armenia 0.7% compare
  5. 43 Guatemala 0.7% compare
  6. 44 Palestine, State of 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male in Egypt?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male in Egypt was 0.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1998.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2015.
How does Egypt rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male?
Egypt ranks 41st out of 90 countries with data for 2019.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Egypt 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
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