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

Namibia: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total was 1.0% in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)
1.0%
Change on year
up 23.3%
World rank
1st
of 92 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2015
All-time low
0.8%
in 2012
Years of data
6
1993–2015

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Namibia, 1993–2015

00.20.40.60.811993200420151993: 0.863 % of total workers in the service sector2009: 0.804 % of total workers in the service sector2012: 0.772 % of total workers in the service sector2013: 0.797 % of total workers in the service sector2014: 0.811 % of total workers in the service sector2015: 1 % of total workers in the service sector

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

Analysis

Namibia recorded 1.0% for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in 2015. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is up 23.3% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Namibia peaked at 1.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2012.

Namibia ranks 1st of 92 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the service sector) in Namibia, 1993 to 2015.
Year % of total workers in the service sector Change
1993 0.9%
2009 0.8% -6.8%
2012 0.8% -4.0%
2013 0.8% +3.2%
2014 0.8% +1.8%
2015 1.0% +23.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 1.0% 4

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 2 Mongolia 1.0% compare
  2. 3 Ukraine 1.0% compare
  3. 4 Norway 1.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Namibia?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Namibia was 1.0% in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2015.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2012.
How does Namibia rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total?
Namibia ranks 1st out of 92 countries with data for 2015.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Namibia 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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