Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the service sector) by country
Countries reporting
92
Highest
1.0%
Namibia
Lowest
0.3%
Nigeria
Median
0.8%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,346
What the numbers show
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the service sector) is currently reported for 92 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Namibia; the lowest is 0.3% in Nigeria.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.8%, and the mean is 0.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 49 countries rose and 42 fell. The largest increase was in Nigeria (up 350.1%), and the largest decrease in Tanzania (down 50.0%).
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namibia | 1.0% | 2015 | up 24.4% | flat |
| 2 | Mongolia | 1.0% | 2016 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 3 | Ukraine | 1.0% | 2013 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 4 | Norway | 1.0% | 2016 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 5 | United States | 0.9% | 2018 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 6 | Luxembourg | 0.9% | 2016 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 7 | Romania | 0.9% | 2016 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 8 | Malawi | 0.9% | 2016 | up 191.7% | rising |
| 9 | Denmark | 0.9% | 2016 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 10 | Germany | 0.9% | 2011 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 11 | Croatia | 0.9% | 2016 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 12 | Moldova | 0.9% | 2021 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 13 | Sweden | 0.9% | 2016 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 14 | Latvia | 0.9% | 2016 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 15 | Lithuania | 0.9% | 2016 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 16 | Albania | 0.9% | 2019 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 17 | France | 0.9% | 2016 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 18 | Malta | 0.9% | 2016 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 19 | Slovenia | 0.9% | 2016 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 20 | Cyprus | 0.9% | 2016 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 21 | Hungary | 0.9% | 2016 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 22 | Iceland | 0.9% | 2013 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 0.9% | 2016 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 24 | Belgium | 0.9% | 2016 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 25 | Austria | 0.9% | 2016 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 26 | Estonia | 0.9% | 2016 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 27 | Ireland | 0.9% | 2016 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 28 | Australia | 0.9% | 2015 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 29 | Puerto Rico | 0.9% | 2005 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 30 | Finland | 0.9% | 2016 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 31 | United Kingdom | 0.9% | 2016 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 32 | Portugal | 0.9% | 2016 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 33 | Poland | 0.9% | 2019 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 34 | Jordan | 0.9% | 2016 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 35 | Mauritius | 0.9% | 2012 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 36 | Netherlands | 0.8% | 2016 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 37 | Slovakia | 0.8% | 2016 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 38 | Spain | 0.8% | 2016 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 39 | South Africa | 0.8% | 2020 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 40 | Czechia | 0.8% | 2016 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 41 | Armenia | 0.8% | 2020 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 42 | Turkey | 0.8% | 2019 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 43 | Georgia | 0.8% | 2013 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 44 | Chile | 0.8% | 2017 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 45 | Costa Rica | 0.8% | 2021 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 46 | Italy | 0.8% | 2016 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 47 | Greece | 0.8% | 2016 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 48 | Palestine | 0.8% | 2017 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 49 | Egypt | 0.8% | 2019 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 50 | Argentina | 0.8% | 2021 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 51 | South Korea | 0.8% | 2017 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 52 | Tunisia | 0.8% | 2015 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 53 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.8% | 2017 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 53 | Kosovo | 0.8% | 2017 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 55 | Uruguay | 0.7% | 2021 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 56 | Belize | 0.7% | 1999 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 57 | Sri Lanka | 0.7% | 2019 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 58 | Mexico | 0.7% | 2020 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 59 | Brazil | 0.7% | 2021 | down 7.7% | flat |
| 60 | Jamaica | 0.7% | 2002 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 61 | Panama | 0.7% | 2021 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 62 | Philippines | 0.7% | 2019 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 63 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.7% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Guatemala | 0.7% | 2011 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 65 | Paraguay | 0.7% | 2017 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 66 | Kazakhstan | 0.7% | 2017 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 67 | Dominican Republic | 0.6% | 2013 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 68 | El Salvador | 0.6% | 2017 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 69 | Thailand | 0.6% | 2021 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 70 | Nicaragua | 0.6% | 2014 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 71 | Venezuela | 0.6% | 2006 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 72 | India | 0.6% | 2019 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 73 | Rwanda | 0.6% | 2021 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 74 | Indonesia | 0.5% | 2019 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 75 | Pakistan | 0.5% | 2020 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 76 | Honduras | 0.5% | 2017 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 77 | Mozambique | 0.5% | 2014 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 78 | Colombia | 0.5% | 2021 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 79 | Peru | 0.5% | 2021 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 80 | Zambia | 0.5% | 2015 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 81 | Ecuador | 0.5% | 2021 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 82 | Uganda | 0.5% | 2016 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 83 | Gambia | 0.5% | 2020 | up 17.8% | falling |
| 84 | Bolivia | 0.4% | 2021 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 85 | Nepal | 0.4% | 2014 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 86 | Cambodia | 0.4% | 2012 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 87 | Madagascar | 0.4% | 2012 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 88 | Bangladesh | 0.4% | 2016 | up 15.1% | falling |
| 89 | Ghana | 0.4% | 2016 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 90 | Ethiopia | 0.4% | 2021 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 91 | Tanzania | 0.4% | 2020 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 92 | Nigeria | 0.3% | 2012 | up 350.1% | volatile |