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

Ethiopia: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total was 0.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.4%
World rank
90th
of 92 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 1995
All-time low
0.3%
in 1999
Years of data
9
1995–2021

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Ethiopia, 1995–2021

00.20.40.60.81995200820211995: 0.724 % of total workers in the service sector1999: 0.336 % of total workers in the service sector2004: 0.391 % of total workers in the service sector2005: 0.392 % of total workers in the service sector2010: 0.342 % of total workers in the service sector2011: 0.342 % of total workers in the service sector2013: 0.357 % of total workers in the service sector2015: 0.408 % of total workers in the service sector2021: 0.361 % of total workers in the service sector

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

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 0.4% for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in 2021.

The figure is up 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Ethiopia peaked at 0.7% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1999.

That places Ethiopia 90th out of 92 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the service sector) in Ethiopia, 1995 to 2021.
Year % of total workers in the service sector Change
1995 0.7%
1999 0.3% -53.6%
2004 0.4% +16.3%
2005 0.4% +0.4%
2010 0.3% -12.9%
2011 0.3% +0.0%
2013 0.4% +4.7%
2015 0.4% +14.2%
2021 0.4% -11.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.3% 0.7% 2
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 2
2010s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 4
2020s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 87 Madagascar 0.4% compare
  2. 88 Bangladesh 0.4% compare
  3. 89 Ghana 0.4% compare
  4. 91 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.4% compare
  5. 92 Nigeria 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Ethiopia?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Ethiopia was 0.4% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1995.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1999.
How does Ethiopia rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total?
Ethiopia ranks 90th out of 92 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ethiopia 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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