Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male was 0.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.7%
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
60th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 1995
All-time low
0.6%
in 2013
Years of data
23
1992–2019

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019

00.20.40.60.81992200520191992: 0.735 % of male workers in the service sector1993: 0.738 % of male workers in the service sector1994: 0.725 % of male workers in the service sector1995: 0.742 % of male workers in the service sector1996: 0.721 % of male workers in the service sector1998: 0.702 % of male workers in the service sector1999: 0.7 % of male workers in the service sector2000: 0.695 % of male workers in the service sector2001: 0.695 % of male workers in the service sector2002: 0.696 % of male workers in the service sector2003: 0.698 % of male workers in the service sector2004: 0.684 % of male workers in the service sector2006: 0.714 % of male workers in the service sector2007: 0.659 % of male workers in the service sector2008: 0.668 % of male workers in the service sector2009: 0.71 % of male workers in the service sector2011: 0.652 % of male workers in the service sector2012: 0.645 % of male workers in the service sector2013: 0.634 % of male workers in the service sector2014: 0.65 % of male workers in the service sector2015: 0.635 % of male workers in the service sector2016: 0.672 % of male workers in the service sector2019: 0.683 % of male workers in the service sector

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

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.7% for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male in 2019.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.7% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2013.

Sri Lanka ranks 60th of 90 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male (% of male workers in the service sector) in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2019.
Year % of male workers in the service sector Change
1992 0.7%
1993 0.7% +0.5%
1994 0.7% -1.7%
1995 0.7% +2.3%
1996 0.7% -2.8%
1998 0.7% -2.6%
1999 0.7% -0.3%
2000 0.7% -0.7%
2001 0.7% -0.0%
2002 0.7% +0.1%
2003 0.7% +0.3%
2004 0.7% -2.1%
2006 0.7% +4.5%
2007 0.7% -7.7%
2008 0.7% +1.4%
2009 0.7% +6.3%
2011 0.7% -8.2%
2012 0.6% -1.1%
2013 0.6% -1.7%
2014 0.7% +2.6%
2015 0.6% -2.4%
2016 0.7% +5.8%
2019 0.7% +1.7%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

  • Sri Lanka's 0.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7%, 96% of the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 7
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 9
2010s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 7

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 57 Kosovo 0.7% compare
  2. 57 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.7% compare
  3. 59 Jamaica 0.7% compare
  4. 61 Brazil 0.7% compare
  5. 62 Paraguay 0.7% compare
  6. 63 Kazakhstan 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male in Sri Lanka?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male in Sri Lanka was 0.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1995.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2013.
How does Sri Lanka rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male?
Sri Lanka ranks 60th out of 90 countries with data for 2019.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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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