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

Spain: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total was 0.8% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
38th
of 92 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2007
All-time low
0.8%
in 1992
Years of data
25
1992–2016

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Spain, 1992–2016

00.20.40.60.81992200420161992: 0.766 % of total workers in the service sector1993: 0.767 % of total workers in the service sector1994: 0.771 % of total workers in the service sector1995: 0.774 % of total workers in the service sector1996: 0.778 % of total workers in the service sector1997: 0.783 % of total workers in the service sector1998: 0.787 % of total workers in the service sector1999: 0.8 % of total workers in the service sector2000: 0.814 % of total workers in the service sector2001: 0.813 % of total workers in the service sector2002: 0.823 % of total workers in the service sector2003: 0.832 % of total workers in the service sector2004: 0.849 % of total workers in the service sector2005: 0.843 % of total workers in the service sector2006: 0.85 % of total workers in the service sector2007: 0.854 % of total workers in the service sector2008: 0.85 % of total workers in the service sector2009: 0.851 % of total workers in the service sector2010: 0.852 % of total workers in the service sector2011: 0.843 % of total workers in the service sector2012: 0.85 % of total workers in the service sector2013: 0.838 % of total workers in the service sector2014: 0.837 % of total workers in the service sector2015: 0.842 % of total workers in the service sector2016: 0.839 % of total workers in the service sector

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

Analysis

In 2016, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Spain stood at 0.8%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Spain peaked at 0.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1992.

That places Spain 38th out of 92 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the service sector) in Spain, 1992 to 2016.
Year % of total workers in the service sector Change
1992 0.8%
1993 0.8% +0.1%
1994 0.8% +0.5%
1995 0.8% +0.4%
1996 0.8% +0.6%
1997 0.8% +0.6%
1998 0.8% +0.6%
1999 0.8% +1.6%
2000 0.8% +1.7%
2001 0.8% -0.1%
2002 0.8% +1.2%
2003 0.8% +1.1%
2004 0.8% +2.0%
2005 0.8% -0.7%
2006 0.8% +0.8%
2007 0.9% +0.6%
2008 0.8% -0.5%
2009 0.9% +0.1%
2010 0.9% +0.2%
2011 0.8% -1.1%
2012 0.8% +0.8%
2013 0.8% -1.4%
2014 0.8% -0.0%
2015 0.8% +0.5%
2016 0.8% -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 8
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 35 Mauritius 0.9% compare
  2. 36 Netherlands 0.8% compare
  3. 37 Slovakia 0.8% compare
  4. 39 South Africa 0.8% compare
  5. 40 Czechia 0.8% compare
  6. 41 Armenia 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Spain?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Spain was 0.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2007.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1992.
How does Spain rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total?
Spain ranks 38th out of 92 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain 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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