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

Ghana: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total was 0.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.4%
World rank
89th
of 92 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2005
All-time low
0.3%
in 1998
Years of data
5
1991–2016

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Ghana, 1991–2016

00.10.20.30.41991200320161991: 0.381 % of total workers in the service sector1998: 0.324 % of total workers in the service sector2005: 0.393 % of total workers in the service sector2012: 0.381 % of total workers in the service sector2016: 0.39 % 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 Ghana stood at 0.4%.

That represents a change of down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Ghana peaked at 0.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1998.

Ghana ranks 89th of 92 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the service sector) in Ghana, 1991 to 2016.
Year % of total workers in the service sector Change
1991 0.4%
1998 0.3% -14.9%
2005 0.4% +21.1%
2012 0.4% -3.0%
2016 0.4% +2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 2
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1
2010s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 2

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 86 Cambodia 0.4% compare
  2. 87 Madagascar 0.4% compare
  3. 88 Bangladesh 0.4% compare
  4. 90 Ethiopia 0.4% compare
  5. 91 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.4% compare
  6. 92 Nigeria 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Ghana?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Ghana was 0.4% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2005.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1998.
How does Ghana rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total?
Ghana ranks 89th out of 92 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ghana 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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