Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban was 0.6% in 2014. ▼ Falling

Latest (2014)
0.6%
World rank
68th
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 1993
All-time low
0.6%
in 2001
Years of data
6
1993–2014

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Nicaragua, 1993–2014

00.20.40.61993200320141993: 0.649 % of urban workers in the service sector1998: 0.603 % of urban workers in the service sector2001: 0.585 % of urban workers in the service sector2005: 0.603 % of urban workers in the service sector2009: 0.588 % of urban workers in the service sector2014: 0.593 % of urban workers in the service sector

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Nicaragua is 0.6%, measured in 2014.

That represents a change of down 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Nicaragua peaked at 0.6% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2001.

That places Nicaragua 68th out of 86 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban workers in the service sector) in Nicaragua, 1993 to 2014.
Year % of urban workers in the service sector Change
1993 0.6%
1998 0.6% -7.0%
2001 0.6% -3.1%
2005 0.6% +3.1%
2009 0.6% -2.5%
2014 0.6% +0.9%

Nicaragua compared with similar countries

  • Nicaragua's 0.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6%, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
  • Nicaragua's 0.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7%, 86% of the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 2
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 3
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 65 El Salvador 0.6% compare
  2. 66 India 0.6% compare
  3. 67 Thailand 0.6% compare
  4. 69 Indonesia 0.6% compare
  5. 70 Honduras 0.6% compare
  6. 71 Mozambique 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Nicaragua?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Nicaragua was 0.6% in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1993.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2001.
How does Nicaragua rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban?
Nicaragua ranks 68th out of 86 countries with data for 2014.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nicaragua 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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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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