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

Brazil: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total was 0.7% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
59th
of 92 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2011
All-time low
0.7%
in 1999
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Brazil, 1981–2021

00.20.40.60.81981200120211981: 0.744 % of total workers in the service sector1982: 0.739 % of total workers in the service sector1983: 0.736 % of total workers in the service sector1984: 0.739 % of total workers in the service sector1985: 0.743 % of total workers in the service sector1986: 0.745 % of total workers in the service sector1987: 0.738 % of total workers in the service sector1988: 0.738 % of total workers in the service sector1989: 0.738 % of total workers in the service sector1990: 0.723 % of total workers in the service sector1992: 0.728 % of total workers in the service sector1993: 0.727 % of total workers in the service sector1995: 0.716 % of total workers in the service sector1996: 0.73 % of total workers in the service sector1997: 0.723 % of total workers in the service sector1998: 0.72 % of total workers in the service sector1999: 0.714 % of total workers in the service sector2001: 0.73 % of total workers in the service sector2002: 0.737 % of total workers in the service sector2003: 0.739 % of total workers in the service sector2004: 0.744 % of total workers in the service sector2005: 0.747 % of total workers in the service sector2006: 0.749 % of total workers in the service sector2007: 0.755 % of total workers in the service sector2008: 0.762 % of total workers in the service sector2009: 0.767 % of total workers in the service sector2011: 0.78 % of total workers in the service sector2012: 0.773 % of total workers in the service sector2013: 0.771 % of total workers in the service sector2014: 0.768 % of total workers in the service sector2015: 0.76 % of total workers in the service sector2016: 0.75 % of total workers in the service sector2017: 0.739 % of total workers in the service sector2018: 0.735 % of total workers in the service sector2019: 0.732 % of total workers in the service sector2020: 0.727 % of total workers in the service sector2021: 0.72 % of total workers in the service sector

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

Analysis

In 2021, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Brazil stood at 0.7%.

The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Brazil peaked at 0.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1999.

Brazil ranks 59th of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Year % of total workers in the service sector Change
1981 0.7% —
1982 0.7% -0.6%
1983 0.7% -0.4%
1984 0.7% +0.4%
1985 0.7% +0.6%
1986 0.7% +0.2%
1987 0.7% -1.0%
1988 0.7% +0.0%
1989 0.7% +0.1%
1990 0.7% -2.1%
1992 0.7% +0.8%
1993 0.7% -0.1%
1995 0.7% -1.5%
1996 0.7% +1.9%
1997 0.7% -1.0%
1998 0.7% -0.4%
1999 0.7% -0.9%
2001 0.7% +2.3%
2002 0.7% +0.9%
2003 0.7% +0.2%
2004 0.7% +0.7%
2005 0.7% +0.5%
2006 0.7% +0.3%
2007 0.8% +0.8%
2008 0.8% +0.9%
2009 0.8% +0.6%
2011 0.8% +1.8%
2012 0.8% -0.9%
2013 0.8% -0.2%
2014 0.8% -0.4%
2015 0.8% -1.0%
2016 0.7% -1.4%
2017 0.7% -1.4%
2018 0.7% -0.6%
2019 0.7% -0.4%
2020 0.7% -0.7%
2021 0.7% -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 9
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 8
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 9
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 9
2020s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 56 Belize 0.7% compare
  2. 57 Sri Lanka 0.7% compare
  3. 58 Mexico 0.7% compare
  4. 60 Jamaica 0.7% compare
  5. 61 Panama 0.7% compare
  6. 62 Philippines 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Brazil?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Brazil was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2011.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1999.
How does Brazil rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total?
Brazil ranks 59th out of 92 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Brazil 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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