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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 86 Cambodia 0.4% compare
- 87 Madagascar 0.4% compare
- 88 Bangladesh 0.4% compare
- 90 Ethiopia 0.4% compare
- 91 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.4% compare
- 92 Nigeria 0.3% compare
More reference data data for Ghana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2805 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1989 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9478 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
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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