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

Latvia: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total was 0.9% in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
14th
of 92 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 1998
All-time low
0.9%
in 2015
Years of data
19
1998–2016

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Latvia, 1998–2016

00.20.40.60.811998200720161998: 0.943 % of total workers in the service sector1999: 0.933 % of total workers in the service sector2000: 0.935 % of total workers in the service sector2001: 0.932 % of total workers in the service sector2002: 0.941 % of total workers in the service sector2003: 0.94 % of total workers in the service sector2004: 0.928 % of total workers in the service sector2005: 0.939 % of total workers in the service sector2006: 0.933 % of total workers in the service sector2007: 0.942 % of total workers in the service sector2008: 0.933 % of total workers in the service sector2009: 0.939 % of total workers in the service sector2010: 0.939 % of total workers in the service sector2011: 0.939 % of total workers in the service sector2012: 0.934 % of total workers in the service sector2013: 0.93 % of total workers in the service sector2014: 0.927 % of total workers in the service sector2015: 0.912 % of total workers in the service sector2016: 0.918 % of total workers in the service sector

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

Analysis

Latvia recorded 0.9% for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in 2016.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Latvia peaked at 0.9% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2015.

That places Latvia 14th out of 92 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the service sector) in Latvia, 1998 to 2016.
Year % of total workers in the service sector Change
1998 0.9%
1999 0.9% -1.1%
2000 0.9% +0.2%
2001 0.9% -0.3%
2002 0.9% +0.9%
2003 0.9% -0.1%
2004 0.9% -1.3%
2005 0.9% +1.2%
2006 0.9% -0.6%
2007 0.9% +0.9%
2008 0.9% -0.9%
2009 0.9% +0.6%
2010 0.9% -0.1%
2011 0.9% +0.0%
2012 0.9% -0.5%
2013 0.9% -0.4%
2014 0.9% -0.4%
2015 0.9% -1.6%
2016 0.9% +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 2
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 11 Croatia 0.9% compare
  2. 12 Republic of Moldova 0.9% compare
  3. 13 Sweden 0.9% compare
  4. 15 Lithuania 0.9% compare
  5. 16 Albania 0.9% compare
  6. 17 France 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Latvia?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Latvia was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1998.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2015.
How does Latvia rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total?
Latvia ranks 14th out of 92 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Latvia 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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