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

Philippines: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban was 0.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.7%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
57th
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2017
All-time low
0.6%
in 2003
Years of data
22
1997–2019

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Philippines, 1997–2019

00.20.40.60.81997200820191997: 0.661 % of urban workers in the service sector1998: 0.657 % of urban workers in the service sector1999: 0.651 % of urban workers in the service sector2000: 0.654 % of urban workers in the service sector2001: 0.649 % of urban workers in the service sector2002: 0.623 % of urban workers in the service sector2003: 0.619 % of urban workers in the service sector2004: 0.662 % of urban workers in the service sector2005: 0.65 % of urban workers in the service sector2007: 0.658 % of urban workers in the service sector2008: 0.664 % of urban workers in the service sector2009: 0.673 % of urban workers in the service sector2010: 0.675 % of urban workers in the service sector2011: 0.675 % of urban workers in the service sector2012: 0.685 % of urban workers in the service sector2013: 0.692 % of urban workers in the service sector2014: 0.691 % of urban workers in the service sector2015: 0.7 % of urban workers in the service sector2016: 0.712 % of urban workers in the service sector2017: 0.719 % of urban workers in the service sector2018: 0.717 % of urban workers in the service sector2019: 0.713 % of urban workers in the service sector

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

Analysis

In 2019, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Philippines stood at 0.7%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Philippines peaked at 0.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2003.

That places Philippines 57th out of 86 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban workers in the service sector) in Philippines, 1997 to 2019.
Year % of urban workers in the service sector Change
1997 0.7%
1998 0.7% -0.6%
1999 0.7% -1.0%
2000 0.7% +0.5%
2001 0.6% -0.8%
2002 0.6% -4.0%
2003 0.6% -0.5%
2004 0.7% +7.0%
2005 0.6% -1.9%
2007 0.7% +1.3%
2008 0.7% +0.9%
2009 0.7% +1.4%
2010 0.7% +0.2%
2011 0.7% +0.0%
2012 0.7% +1.4%
2013 0.7% +1.0%
2014 0.7% -0.1%
2015 0.7% +1.3%
2016 0.7% +1.8%
2017 0.7% +1.0%
2018 0.7% -0.3%
2019 0.7% -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 3
2000s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 9
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 10

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 54 Jamaica 0.7% compare
  2. 55 Brazil 0.7% compare
  3. 56 Kyrgyzstan 0.7% compare
  4. 58 Panama 0.7% compare
  5. 59 Guatemala 0.7% compare
  6. 60 Kazakhstan 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Philippines?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Philippines was 0.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2017.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2003.
How does Philippines rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban?
Philippines ranks 57th out of 86 countries with data for 2019.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Philippines 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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