Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Malawi
Malawi: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban was 1.0% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
1.0%
Change on year
up 47.9%
World rank
5th
of 86 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2016
All-time low
0.4%
in 2010
Years of data
5
1997–2016
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Malawi, 1997–2016
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban workers in the service sector.
Analysis
In 2016, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Malawi stood at 1.0%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 47.9% on the previous year and up 92.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Malawi peaked at 1.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2010.
That places Malawi 5th out of 86 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of urban workers in the service sector | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.8% | — |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -36.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +44.2% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +47.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Malawi?
- Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Malawi was 1.0% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2010.
- How does Malawi rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban?
- Malawi ranks 5th out of 86 countries with data for 2016.
- Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban workers in the service sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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