Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban was 0.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.7%
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
53rd
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 1993
All-time low
0.7%
in 2004
Years of data
23
1992–2019

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019

00.20.40.60.81992200520191992: 0.729 % of urban workers in the service sector1993: 0.749 % of urban workers in the service sector1994: 0.741 % of urban workers in the service sector1995: 0.743 % of urban workers in the service sector1996: 0.726 % of urban workers in the service sector1998: 0.702 % of urban workers in the service sector1999: 0.695 % of urban workers in the service sector2000: 0.697 % of urban workers in the service sector2001: 0.721 % of urban workers in the service sector2002: 0.705 % of urban workers in the service sector2003: 0.684 % of urban workers in the service sector2004: 0.655 % of urban workers in the service sector2006: 0.747 % of urban workers in the service sector2007: 0.673 % of urban workers in the service sector2008: 0.695 % of urban workers in the service sector2009: 0.747 % of urban workers in the service sector2011: 0.685 % of urban workers in the service sector2012: 0.678 % of urban workers in the service sector2013: 0.656 % of urban workers in the service sector2014: 0.709 % of urban workers in the service sector2015: 0.664 % of urban workers in the service sector2016: 0.706 % of urban workers in the service sector2019: 0.728 % 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 Sri Lanka stood at 0.7%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.7% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2004.

That places Sri Lanka 53rd out of 86 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban workers in the service sector) in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2019.
Year % of urban workers in the service sector Change
1992 0.7%
1993 0.7% +2.7%
1994 0.7% -1.0%
1995 0.7% +0.3%
1996 0.7% -2.3%
1998 0.7% -3.3%
1999 0.7% -1.0%
2000 0.7% +0.4%
2001 0.7% +3.4%
2002 0.7% -2.2%
2003 0.7% -3.0%
2004 0.7% -4.2%
2006 0.7% +14.0%
2007 0.7% -9.9%
2008 0.7% +3.2%
2009 0.7% +7.4%
2011 0.7% -8.3%
2012 0.7% -1.0%
2013 0.7% -3.2%
2014 0.7% +8.1%
2015 0.7% -6.3%
2016 0.7% +6.3%
2019 0.7% +3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 7
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 9
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 7

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 50 Belize 0.7% compare
  2. 51 Uruguay 0.7% compare
  3. 52 Mexico 0.7% compare
  4. 54 Jamaica 0.7% compare
  5. 55 Brazil 0.7% compare
  6. 56 Kyrgyzstan 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Sri Lanka?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Sri Lanka was 0.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1993.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2004.
How does Sri Lanka rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban?
Sri Lanka ranks 53rd out of 86 countries with data for 2019.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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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