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

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

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
20th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2015
All-time low
0.8%
in 2004
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male in Portugal, 2004–2016

00.20.40.60.82004201020162004: 0.784 % of male workers in the service sector2005: 0.795 % of male workers in the service sector2006: 0.8 % of male workers in the service sector2007: 0.8 % of male workers in the service sector2008: 0.819 % of male workers in the service sector2009: 0.846 % of male workers in the service sector2010: 0.843 % of male workers in the service sector2011: 0.85 % of male workers in the service sector2012: 0.855 % of male workers in the service sector2013: 0.868 % of male workers in the service sector2014: 0.859 % of male workers in the service sector2015: 0.875 % of male workers in the service sector2016: 0.869 % of male workers in the service sector

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male in Portugal is 0.9%, measured in 2016.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male in Portugal peaked at 0.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2004.

Portugal ranks 20th of 90 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male (% of male workers in the service sector) in Portugal, 2004 to 2016.
Year % of male workers in the service sector Change
2004 0.8%
2005 0.8% +1.4%
2006 0.8% +0.6%
2007 0.8% +0.0%
2008 0.8% +2.5%
2009 0.8% +3.2%
2010 0.8% -0.4%
2011 0.9% +0.9%
2012 0.9% +0.6%
2013 0.9% +1.5%
2014 0.9% -1.0%
2015 0.9% +1.8%
2016 0.9% -0.7%

Portugal compared with similar countries

  • Portugal's 0.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Portugal's 0.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 6
2010s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 17 France 0.9% compare
  2. 18 Hungary 0.9% compare
  3. 19 Malta 0.9% compare
  4. 21 Slovenia 0.9% compare
  5. 22 Iceland 0.9% compare
  6. 23 Bulgaria 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male in Portugal?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male in Portugal was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2015.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2004.
How does Portugal rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male?
Portugal ranks 20th out of 90 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal 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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