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

Greece: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total was 0.8% in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
47th
of 92 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2016
All-time low
0.7%
in 2004
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Greece, 2004–2016

00.20.40.60.82004201020162004: 0.72 % of total workers in the service sector2005: 0.741 % of total workers in the service sector2006: 0.738 % of total workers in the service sector2007: 0.737 % of total workers in the service sector2008: 0.75 % of total workers in the service sector2009: 0.745 % of total workers in the service sector2010: 0.747 % of total workers in the service sector2011: 0.741 % of total workers in the service sector2012: 0.746 % of total workers in the service sector2013: 0.73 % of total workers in the service sector2014: 0.754 % of total workers in the service sector2015: 0.752 % of total workers in the service sector2016: 0.771 % of total workers in the service sector

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

Analysis

Greece recorded 0.8% for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in 2016. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Greece peaked at 0.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2004.

Greece ranks 47th of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the service sector) in Greece, 2004 to 2016.
Year % of total workers in the service sector Change
2004 0.7%
2005 0.7% +3.0%
2006 0.7% -0.4%
2007 0.7% -0.1%
2008 0.7% +1.7%
2009 0.7% -0.6%
2010 0.7% +0.2%
2011 0.7% -0.8%
2012 0.7% +0.7%
2013 0.7% -2.1%
2014 0.8% +3.3%
2015 0.8% -0.3%
2016 0.8% +2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 6
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 7

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 44 Chile 0.8% compare
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  3. 46 Italy 0.8% compare
  4. 48 Palestine, State of 0.8% compare
  5. 49 Egypt 0.8% compare
  6. 50 Argentina 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Greece?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Greece was 0.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2016.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2004.
How does Greece rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total?
Greece ranks 47th out of 92 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Greece 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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