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

Slovakia: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban was 0.8% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
34th
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2008
All-time low
0.8%
in 2016
Years of data
12
2005–2016

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Slovakia, 2005–2016

00.20.40.60.812005201020162005: 0.906 % of urban workers in the service sector2006: 0.91 % of urban workers in the service sector2007: 0.916 % of urban workers in the service sector2008: 0.917 % of urban workers in the service sector2009: 0.914 % of urban workers in the service sector2010: 0.909 % of urban workers in the service sector2011: 0.899 % of urban workers in the service sector2012: 0.865 % of urban workers in the service sector2013: 0.866 % of urban workers in the service sector2014: 0.864 % of urban workers in the service sector2015: 0.857 % of urban workers in the service sector2016: 0.843 % of urban workers in the service sector

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

Analysis

In 2016, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Slovakia stood at 0.8%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Slovakia peaked at 0.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2016.

Slovakia ranks 34th of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban workers in the service sector) in Slovakia, 2005 to 2016.
Year % of urban workers in the service sector Change
2005 0.9%
2006 0.9% +0.4%
2007 0.9% +0.7%
2008 0.9% +0.0%
2009 0.9% -0.3%
2010 0.9% -0.6%
2011 0.9% -1.0%
2012 0.9% -3.8%
2013 0.9% +0.0%
2014 0.9% -0.2%
2015 0.9% -0.8%
2016 0.8% -1.6%

Slovakia compared with similar countries

  • Slovakia's 0.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 94% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
  • Slovakia's 0.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9%, 94% of the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 5
2010s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Slovakia

  1. 31 Spain 0.9% compare
  2. 32 Belgium 0.8%
  3. 33 South Africa 0.8% compare
  4. 35 Czechia 0.8% compare
  5. 36 Armenia 0.8% compare
  6. 37 Greece 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Slovakia?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Slovakia was 0.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Slovakia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2008.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Slovakia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2016.
How does Slovakia rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban?
Slovakia ranks 34th out of 86 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Slovakia?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Slovakia 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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