Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Bolivia, Plurinational State of

Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban was 0.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
81st
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2007
All-time low
0.4%
in 2020
Years of data
22
1997–2021

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1997–2021

00.20.40.61997200920211997: 0.494 % of urban workers in the service sector1999: 0.502 % of urban workers in the service sector2000: 0.501 % of urban workers in the service sector2001: 0.534 % of urban workers in the service sector2002: 0.503 % of urban workers in the service sector2003: 0.51 % of urban workers in the service sector2005: 0.517 % of urban workers in the service sector2006: 0.557 % of urban workers in the service sector2007: 0.565 % of urban workers in the service sector2008: 0.551 % of urban workers in the service sector2009: 0.56 % of urban workers in the service sector2011: 0.528 % of urban workers in the service sector2012: 0.51 % of urban workers in the service sector2013: 0.53 % of urban workers in the service sector2014: 0.514 % of urban workers in the service sector2015: 0.502 % of urban workers in the service sector2016: 0.524 % of urban workers in the service sector2017: 0.503 % of urban workers in the service sector2018: 0.482 % of urban workers in the service sector2019: 0.497 % of urban workers in the service sector2020: 0.443 % of urban workers in the service sector2021: 0.458 % of urban workers in the service sector

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

Analysis

Bolivia, Plurinational State of recorded 0.5% for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 0.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2020.

That places Bolivia, Plurinational State of 81st out of 86 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban workers in the service sector) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1997 to 2021.
Year % of urban workers in the service sector Change
1997 0.5%
1999 0.5% +1.7%
2000 0.5% -0.2%
2001 0.5% +6.6%
2002 0.5% -5.8%
2003 0.5% +1.3%
2005 0.5% +1.5%
2006 0.6% +7.6%
2007 0.6% +1.6%
2008 0.6% -2.6%
2009 0.6% +1.7%
2011 0.5% -5.8%
2012 0.5% -3.4%
2013 0.5% +3.9%
2014 0.5% -3.0%
2015 0.5% -2.3%
2016 0.5% +4.4%
2017 0.5% -4.0%
2018 0.5% -4.2%
2019 0.5% +3.0%
2020 0.4% -10.8%
2021 0.5% +3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 2
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 9
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 9
2020s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2007.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2020.
How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban?
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 81st out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of data come from?
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Indicator
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban workers in the service sector)
Unit
% of urban workers in the service sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,159 data points, 1970–2021
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