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

Jordan: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total was 0.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
34th
of 92 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2014
All-time low
0.8%
in 2002
Years of data
16
2000–2016

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Jordan, 2000–2016

00.20.40.60.82000200820162000: 0.825 % of total workers in the service sector2001: 0.827 % of total workers in the service sector2002: 0.822 % of total workers in the service sector2003: 0.843 % of total workers in the service sector2004: 0.84 % of total workers in the service sector2005: 0.844 % of total workers in the service sector2006: 0.842 % of total workers in the service sector2007: 0.848 % of total workers in the service sector2008: 0.865 % of total workers in the service sector2009: 0.838 % of total workers in the service sector2010: 0.83 % of total workers in the service sector2011: 0.859 % of total workers in the service sector2012: 0.859 % of total workers in the service sector2013: 0.872 % of total workers in the service sector2014: 0.879 % of total workers in the service sector2016: 0.864 % 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 Jordan stood at 0.9%.

That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Jordan peaked at 0.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2002.

Jordan ranks 34th of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the service sector) in Jordan, 2000 to 2016.
Year % of total workers in the service sector Change
2000 0.8%
2001 0.8% +0.2%
2002 0.8% -0.6%
2003 0.8% +2.5%
2004 0.8% -0.3%
2005 0.8% +0.4%
2006 0.8% -0.2%
2007 0.8% +0.7%
2008 0.9% +2.0%
2009 0.8% -3.2%
2010 0.8% -0.9%
2011 0.9% +3.5%
2012 0.9% -0.0%
2013 0.9% +1.5%
2014 0.9% +0.8%
2016 0.9% -1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 6

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 31 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.9% compare
  2. 32 Portugal 0.9% compare
  3. 33 Poland 0.9% compare
  4. 35 Mauritius 0.9% compare
  5. 36 Netherlands 0.8% compare
  6. 37 Slovakia 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Jordan?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Jordan was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2014.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2002.
How does Jordan rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total?
Jordan ranks 34th out of 92 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Jordan 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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