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

Malawi: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male was 0.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
up 37.0%
World rank
6th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2016
All-time low
0.4%
in 2004
Years of data
5
1997–2016

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male in Malawi, 1997–2016

00.20.40.60.811997200620161997: 0.694 % of male workers in the service sector2004: 0.364 % of male workers in the service sector2010: 0.429 % of male workers in the service sector2013: 0.687 % of male workers in the service sector2016: 0.941 % of male workers in the service sector

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

Analysis

In 2016, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male in Malawi stood at 0.9%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 37.0% on the previous year and up 158.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male in Malawi peaked at 0.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2004.

Malawi ranks 6th of 90 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male (% of male workers in the service sector) in Malawi, 1997 to 2016.
Year % of male workers in the service sector Change
1997 0.7%
2004 0.4% -47.5%
2010 0.4% +17.9%
2013 0.7% +60.0%
2016 0.9% +37.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1
2010s 0.7% 0.4% 0.9% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male in Malawi?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male in Malawi was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2016.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2004.
How does Malawi rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male?
Malawi ranks 6th out of 90 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 158.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi 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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