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

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

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
up 62.8%
World rank
8th
of 92 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2016
All-time low
0.3%
in 2004
Years of data
5
1997–2016

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Malawi, 1997–2016

0.40.60.811997200620161997: 0.667 % of total workers in the service sector2004: 0.323 % of total workers in the service sector2010: 0.391 % of total workers in the service sector2013: 0.579 % of total workers in the service sector2016: 0.943 % of total workers in the service sector

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

Analysis

Malawi recorded 0.9% for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in 2016. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 62.8% on the previous year and up 191.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Malawi peaked at 0.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2004.

Malawi ranks 8th of 92 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the service sector) in Malawi, 1997 to 2016.
Year % of total workers in the service sector Change
1997 0.7%
2004 0.3% -51.5%
2010 0.4% +20.8%
2013 0.6% +48.4%
2016 0.9% +62.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1
2010s 0.6% 0.4% 0.9% 3

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 5 United States of America 0.9% compare
  2. 6 Luxembourg 0.9% compare
  3. 7 Romania 0.9% compare
  4. 9 Denmark 0.9% compare
  5. 10 Germany 0.9% compare
  6. 11 Croatia 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Malawi?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Malawi was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2016.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2004.
How does Malawi rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total?
Malawi ranks 8th out of 92 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 191.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi 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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