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

Thailand: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male was 0.6% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
67th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 1985
All-time low
0.6%
in 2002
Years of data
35
1985–2021

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male in Thailand, 1985–2021

00.20.40.61985200320211985: 0.624 % of male workers in the service sector1986: 0.608 % of male workers in the service sector1987: 0.59 % of male workers in the service sector1988: 0.608 % of male workers in the service sector1989: 0.614 % of male workers in the service sector1990: 0.618 % of male workers in the service sector1991: 0.6 % of male workers in the service sector1992: 0.612 % of male workers in the service sector1993: 0.617 % of male workers in the service sector1994: 0.617 % of male workers in the service sector1995: 0.599 % of male workers in the service sector1997: 0.601 % of male workers in the service sector1998: 0.585 % of male workers in the service sector1999: 0.587 % of male workers in the service sector2000: 0.588 % of male workers in the service sector2001: 0.56 % of male workers in the service sector2002: 0.551 % of male workers in the service sector2003: 0.552 % of male workers in the service sector2004: 0.568 % of male workers in the service sector2005: 0.567 % of male workers in the service sector2006: 0.568 % of male workers in the service sector2007: 0.576 % of male workers in the service sector2008: 0.573 % of male workers in the service sector2009: 0.563 % of male workers in the service sector2010: 0.567 % of male workers in the service sector2011: 0.566 % of male workers in the service sector2012: 0.576 % of male workers in the service sector2014: 0.58 % of male workers in the service sector2015: 0.587 % of male workers in the service sector2016: 0.589 % of male workers in the service sector2017: 0.598 % of male workers in the service sector2018: 0.598 % of male workers in the service sector2019: 0.604 % of male workers in the service sector2020: 0.6 % of male workers in the service sector2021: 0.599 % of male workers in the service sector

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

Analysis

Thailand recorded 0.6% for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male in 2021.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male in Thailand peaked at 0.6% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2002.

That places Thailand 67th out of 90 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Year % of male workers in the service sector Change
1985 0.6% —
1986 0.6% -2.5%
1987 0.6% -2.9%
1988 0.6% +3.0%
1989 0.6% +1.0%
1990 0.6% +0.6%
1991 0.6% -2.8%
1992 0.6% +1.9%
1993 0.6% +0.8%
1994 0.6% +0.1%
1995 0.6% -2.8%
1997 0.6% +0.3%
1998 0.6% -2.8%
1999 0.6% +0.5%
2000 0.6% +0.0%
2001 0.6% -4.7%
2002 0.6% -1.7%
2003 0.6% +0.3%
2004 0.6% +2.9%
2005 0.6% -0.2%
2006 0.6% +0.2%
2007 0.6% +1.5%
2008 0.6% -0.6%
2009 0.6% -1.7%
2010 0.6% +0.8%
2011 0.6% -0.2%
2012 0.6% +1.8%
2014 0.6% +0.6%
2015 0.6% +1.2%
2016 0.6% +0.4%
2017 0.6% +1.6%
2018 0.6% -0.1%
2019 0.6% +1.0%
2020 0.6% -0.6%
2021 0.6% -0.3%

Thailand compared with similar countries

  • Thailand's 0.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7%, 84% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Thailand's 0.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7%, 92% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 5
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 9
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 10
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 9
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 2

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 64 Panama 0.7% compare
  2. 65 Nicaragua 0.7% compare
  3. 66 Zambia 0.6% compare
  4. 68 Ghana 0.6% compare
  5. 69 Honduras 0.6% compare
  6. 70 Mozambique 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male in Thailand?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male in Thailand was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1985.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2002.
How does Thailand rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male?
Thailand ranks 67th out of 90 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Thailand 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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