Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total was 0.4% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.4%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
88th
of 92 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2000
All-time low
0.3%
in 2003
Years of data
8
1999–2016

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Bangladesh, 1999–2016

00.20.40.61999200720161999: 0.431 % of total workers in the service sector2000: 0.553 % of total workers in the service sector2003: 0.277 % of total workers in the service sector2005: 0.356 % of total workers in the service sector2010: 0.413 % of total workers in the service sector2013: 0.419 % of total workers in the service sector2015: 0.41 % of total workers in the service sector2016: 0.409 % of total workers in the service sector

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

Analysis

In 2016, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Bangladesh stood at 0.4%.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Bangladesh peaked at 0.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2003.

That places Bangladesh 88th out of 92 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the service sector) in Bangladesh, 1999 to 2016.
Year % of total workers in the service sector Change
1999 0.4%
2000 0.6% +28.2%
2003 0.3% -49.9%
2005 0.4% +28.3%
2010 0.4% +16.2%
2013 0.4% +1.5%
2015 0.4% -2.2%
2016 0.4% -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.6% 3
2010s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 4

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 85 Nepal 0.4% compare
  2. 86 Cambodia 0.4% compare
  3. 87 Madagascar 0.4% compare
  4. 89 Ghana 0.4% compare
  5. 90 Ethiopia 0.4% compare
  6. 91 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Bangladesh?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Bangladesh was 0.4% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2000.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2003.
How does Bangladesh rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total?
Bangladesh ranks 88th out of 92 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total (% of total 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, total (% of total workers in the service sector)
Unit
% of total workers in the service sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,346 data points, 1970–2021
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