Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural in Gambia

Gambia: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural was 0.4% in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.4%
World rank
79th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2003
All-time low
0.3%
in 2010
Years of data
5
1998–2020

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural in Gambia, 1998–2020

00.10.20.30.40.51998200920201998: 0.368 % of rural workers in the service sector2003: 0.464 % of rural workers in the service sector2010: 0.347 % of rural workers in the service sector2015: 0.441 % of rural workers in the service sector2020: 0.389 % of rural workers in the service sector

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural in Gambia is 0.4%, measured in 2020.

The figure is up 12.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural in Gambia peaked at 0.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2010.

Gambia ranks 79th of 84 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural in Gambia, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the service sector) in Gambia, 1998 to 2020.
Year % of rural workers in the service sector Change
1998 0.4%
2003 0.5% +26.2%
2010 0.3% -25.2%
2015 0.4% +26.9%
2020 0.4% -11.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1
2010s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 2
2020s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 76 Madagascar 0.4% compare
  2. 77 Colombia 0.4% compare
  3. 78 Zambia 0.4% compare
  4. 80 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.4% compare
  5. 81 Bangladesh 0.4% compare
  6. 82 Ghana 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural in Gambia?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural in Gambia was 0.4% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2003.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2010.
How does Gambia rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural?
Gambia ranks 79th out of 84 countries with data for 2020.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Gambia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural 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, rural (% of rural workers in the service sector)
Unit
% of rural workers in the service sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
84 places, 1,136 data points, 1970–2021
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