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

Peru: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural was 0.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.4%
Change on year
down 5.0%
World rank
72nd
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2012
All-time low
0.4%
in 1999
Years of data
22
1997–2021

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural in Peru, 1997–2021

00.10.20.30.40.51997200920211997: 0.397 % of rural workers in the service sector1998: 0.363 % of rural workers in the service sector1999: 0.362 % of rural workers in the service sector2000: 0.385 % of rural workers in the service sector2001: 0.38 % of rural workers in the service sector2002: 0.441 % of rural workers in the service sector2005: 0.457 % of rural workers in the service sector2006: 0.438 % of rural workers in the service sector2007: 0.455 % of rural workers in the service sector2009: 0.458 % of rural workers in the service sector2010: 0.455 % of rural workers in the service sector2011: 0.439 % of rural workers in the service sector2012: 0.494 % of rural workers in the service sector2013: 0.483 % of rural workers in the service sector2014: 0.492 % of rural workers in the service sector2015: 0.465 % of rural workers in the service sector2016: 0.449 % of rural workers in the service sector2017: 0.435 % of rural workers in the service sector2018: 0.431 % of rural workers in the service sector2019: 0.447 % of rural workers in the service sector2020: 0.461 % of rural workers in the service sector2021: 0.438 % 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 Peru is 0.4%, measured in 2021.

The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural in Peru peaked at 0.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1999.

Peru ranks 72nd of 84 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the service sector) in Peru, 1997 to 2021.
Year % of rural workers in the service sector Change
1997 0.4%
1998 0.4% -8.4%
1999 0.4% -0.5%
2000 0.4% +6.4%
2001 0.4% -1.2%
2002 0.4% +16.0%
2005 0.5% +3.8%
2006 0.4% -4.3%
2007 0.5% +3.9%
2009 0.5% +0.7%
2010 0.5% -0.6%
2011 0.4% -3.4%
2012 0.5% +12.4%
2013 0.5% -2.2%
2014 0.5% +1.8%
2015 0.5% -5.5%
2016 0.4% -3.5%
2017 0.4% -3.1%
2018 0.4% -0.8%
2019 0.4% +3.6%
2020 0.5% +3.3%
2021 0.4% -5.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 3
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 7
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 10
2020s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural in Peru?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural in Peru was 0.4% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2012.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1999.
How does Peru rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural?
Peru ranks 72nd out of 84 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru 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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