Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total was 0.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.7%
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
57th
of 92 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 1993
All-time low
0.7%
in 2013
Years of data
23
1992–2019

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019

00.20.40.60.81992200520191992: 0.751 % of total workers in the service sector1993: 0.762 % of total workers in the service sector1994: 0.738 % of total workers in the service sector1995: 0.755 % of total workers in the service sector1996: 0.742 % of total workers in the service sector1998: 0.712 % of total workers in the service sector1999: 0.714 % of total workers in the service sector2000: 0.706 % of total workers in the service sector2001: 0.711 % of total workers in the service sector2002: 0.713 % of total workers in the service sector2003: 0.713 % of total workers in the service sector2004: 0.703 % of total workers in the service sector2006: 0.73 % of total workers in the service sector2007: 0.675 % of total workers in the service sector2008: 0.682 % of total workers in the service sector2009: 0.729 % of total workers in the service sector2011: 0.669 % of total workers in the service sector2012: 0.67 % of total workers in the service sector2013: 0.655 % of total workers in the service sector2014: 0.675 % of total workers in the service sector2015: 0.66 % of total workers in the service sector2016: 0.691 % of total workers in the service sector2019: 0.727 % of total workers in the service sector

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Sri Lanka is 0.7%, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.8% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2013.

Sri Lanka ranks 57th of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the service sector) in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2019.
Year % of total workers in the service sector Change
1992 0.8%
1993 0.8% +1.6%
1994 0.7% -3.3%
1995 0.8% +2.4%
1996 0.7% -1.7%
1998 0.7% -4.1%
1999 0.7% +0.4%
2000 0.7% -1.2%
2001 0.7% +0.8%
2002 0.7% +0.2%
2003 0.7% +0.0%
2004 0.7% -1.5%
2006 0.7% +3.9%
2007 0.7% -7.5%
2008 0.7% +1.1%
2009 0.7% +6.8%
2011 0.7% -8.2%
2012 0.7% +0.1%
2013 0.7% -2.1%
2014 0.7% +3.0%
2015 0.7% -2.2%
2016 0.7% +4.7%
2019 0.7% +5.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 7
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 9
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 7

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 55 Uruguay 0.7% compare
  2. 56 Belize 0.7% compare
  3. 58 Mexico 0.7% compare
  4. 59 Brazil 0.7% compare
  5. 60 Jamaica 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Sri Lanka?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Sri Lanka was 0.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1993.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2013.
How does Sri Lanka rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total?
Sri Lanka ranks 57th out of 92 countries with data for 2019.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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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