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

Nepal: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total was 0.4% in 2014. ▬ Flat

Latest (2014)
0.4%
Change on year
down 5.4%
World rank
85th
of 92 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 1995
All-time low
0.4%
in 1998
Years of data
6
1995–2014

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Nepal, 1995–2014

00.10.20.30.40.51995200420141995: 0.483 % of total workers in the service sector1998: 0.412 % of total workers in the service sector2003: 0.439 % of total workers in the service sector2008: 0.457 % of total workers in the service sector2013: 0.468 % of total workers in the service sector2014: 0.443 % of total workers in the service sector

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

Analysis

In 2014, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Nepal stood at 0.4%.

That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Nepal peaked at 0.5% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1998.

Nepal ranks 85th of 92 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the service sector) in Nepal, 1995 to 2014.
Year % of total workers in the service sector Change
1995 0.5%
1998 0.4% -14.7%
2003 0.4% +6.6%
2008 0.5% +4.1%
2013 0.5% +2.4%
2014 0.4% -5.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 2
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 2
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 2

Countries ranked near Nepal

  1. 82 Uganda 0.5% compare
  2. 83 Gambia 0.5% compare
  3. 84 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.4% compare
  4. 86 Cambodia 0.4% compare
  5. 87 Madagascar 0.4% compare
  6. 88 Bangladesh 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Nepal?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Nepal was 0.4% in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total recorded in Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1995.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1998.
How does Nepal rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total?
Nepal ranks 85th out of 92 countries with data for 2014.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Nepal 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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