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

Iceland: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total was 0.9% in 2013. ▬ Flat

Latest (2013)
0.9%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
22nd
of 92 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2013
All-time low
0.9%
in 2008
Years of data
10
2004–2013

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Iceland, 2004–2013

00.20.40.60.812004200820132004: 0.897 % of total workers in the service sector2005: 0.901 % of total workers in the service sector2006: 0.893 % of total workers in the service sector2007: 0.894 % of total workers in the service sector2008: 0.881 % of total workers in the service sector2009: 0.898 % of total workers in the service sector2010: 0.902 % of total workers in the service sector2011: 0.9 % of total workers in the service sector2012: 0.898 % of total workers in the service sector2013: 0.903 % of total workers in the service sector

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Iceland is 0.9%, measured in 2013. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Iceland peaked at 0.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2008.

Iceland ranks 22nd of 92 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the service sector) in Iceland, 2004 to 2013.
Year % of total workers in the service sector Change
2004 0.9%
2005 0.9% +0.5%
2006 0.9% -1.0%
2007 0.9% +0.1%
2008 0.9% -1.5%
2009 0.9% +2.0%
2010 0.9% +0.5%
2011 0.9% -0.3%
2012 0.9% -0.1%
2013 0.9% +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 6
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 4

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 19 Slovenia 0.9% compare
  2. 20 Cyprus 0.9% compare
  3. 21 Hungary 0.9% compare
  4. 23 Bulgaria 0.9% compare
  5. 24 Belgium 0.9% compare
  6. 25 Austria 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Iceland?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Iceland was 0.9% in 2013, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2013.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2008.
How does Iceland rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total?
Iceland ranks 22nd out of 92 countries with data for 2013.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Iceland 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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