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

Peru: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total was 0.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
79th
of 92 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2015
All-time low
0.5%
in 2000
Years of data
22
1997–2021

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Peru, 1997–2021

00.20.40.61997200920211997: 0.519 % of total workers in the service sector1998: 0.49 % of total workers in the service sector1999: 0.502 % of total workers in the service sector2000: 0.475 % of total workers in the service sector2001: 0.512 % of total workers in the service sector2002: 0.537 % of total workers in the service sector2005: 0.508 % of total workers in the service sector2006: 0.528 % of total workers in the service sector2007: 0.525 % of total workers in the service sector2009: 0.526 % of total workers in the service sector2010: 0.515 % of total workers in the service sector2011: 0.528 % of total workers in the service sector2012: 0.536 % of total workers in the service sector2013: 0.549 % of total workers in the service sector2014: 0.543 % of total workers in the service sector2015: 0.553 % of total workers in the service sector2016: 0.552 % of total workers in the service sector2017: 0.541 % of total workers in the service sector2018: 0.533 % of total workers in the service sector2019: 0.529 % of total workers in the service sector2020: 0.517 % of total workers in the service sector2021: 0.505 % of total workers in the service sector

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

Analysis

In 2021, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Peru stood at 0.5%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Peru peaked at 0.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2000.

That places Peru 79th out of 92 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the service sector) in Peru, 1997 to 2021.
Year % of total workers in the service sector Change
1997 0.5%
1998 0.5% -5.7%
1999 0.5% +2.5%
2000 0.5% -5.4%
2001 0.5% +7.7%
2002 0.5% +4.9%
2005 0.5% -5.3%
2006 0.5% +3.9%
2007 0.5% -0.6%
2009 0.5% +0.2%
2010 0.5% -2.2%
2011 0.5% +2.5%
2012 0.5% +1.7%
2013 0.5% +2.3%
2014 0.5% -1.2%
2015 0.6% +2.0%
2016 0.6% -0.4%
2017 0.5% -1.9%
2018 0.5% -1.5%
2019 0.5% -0.7%
2020 0.5% -2.4%
2021 0.5% -2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 3
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 7
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 10
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 2

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  1. 76 Honduras 0.5% compare
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  3. 78 Colombia 0.5% compare
  4. 80 Zambia 0.5% compare
  5. 81 Ecuador 0.5% compare
  6. 82 Uganda 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Peru?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Peru was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2015.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2000.
How does Peru rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total?
Peru ranks 79th out of 92 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru 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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