Wage employment in services, aged 25-64 in Brazil

Brazil: Wage employment in services, aged 25-64 was 0.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
55th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2011
All-time low
0.7%
in 1990
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Wage employment in services, aged 25-64 in Brazil, 1981–2021

00.20.40.60.81981200120211981: 0.679 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector1982: 0.678 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector1983: 0.675 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector1984: 0.68 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector1985: 0.688 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector1986: 0.686 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector1987: 0.681 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector1988: 0.681 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector1989: 0.684 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector1990: 0.67 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector1992: 0.692 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector1993: 0.69 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector1995: 0.68 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector1996: 0.691 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector1997: 0.686 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector1998: 0.686 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector1999: 0.681 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2001: 0.698 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2002: 0.706 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2003: 0.71 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2004: 0.715 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2005: 0.719 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2006: 0.723 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2007: 0.73 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2008: 0.737 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2009: 0.743 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2011: 0.755 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2012: 0.748 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2013: 0.747 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2014: 0.745 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2015: 0.739 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2016: 0.731 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2017: 0.721 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2018: 0.717 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2019: 0.714 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2020: 0.712 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2021: 0.707 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector.

Analysis

In 2021, wage employment in services, aged 25-64 in Brazil stood at 0.7%.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 25-64 in Brazil peaked at 0.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1990.

That places Brazil 55th out of 90 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.

Wage employment in services, aged 25-64 in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in services, aged 25-64 (% of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector) in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector Change
1981 0.7%
1982 0.7% -0.1%
1983 0.7% -0.4%
1984 0.7% +0.7%
1985 0.7% +1.2%
1986 0.7% -0.3%
1987 0.7% -0.7%
1988 0.7% -0.0%
1989 0.7% +0.5%
1990 0.7% -2.0%
1992 0.7% +3.2%
1993 0.7% -0.2%
1995 0.7% -1.5%
1996 0.7% +1.6%
1997 0.7% -0.7%
1998 0.7% -0.1%
1999 0.7% -0.7%
2001 0.7% +2.5%
2002 0.7% +1.2%
2003 0.7% +0.6%
2004 0.7% +0.7%
2005 0.7% +0.6%
2006 0.7% +0.5%
2007 0.7% +1.0%
2008 0.7% +0.9%
2009 0.7% +0.9%
2011 0.8% +1.5%
2012 0.7% -0.9%
2013 0.7% -0.1%
2014 0.7% -0.2%
2015 0.7% -0.9%
2016 0.7% -1.0%
2017 0.7% -1.4%
2018 0.7% -0.7%
2019 0.7% -0.3%
2020 0.7% -0.4%
2021 0.7% -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 9
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 8
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 9
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 9
2020s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 52 Republic of Korea 0.7% compare
  2. 53 Uruguay 0.7% compare
  3. 54 Sri Lanka 0.7% compare
  4. 56 Mexico 0.7% compare
  5. 57 Panama 0.7% compare
  6. 58 Belize 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 25-64 in Brazil?
Wage employment in services, aged 25-64 in Brazil was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 25-64 recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2011.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 25-64 recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1990.
How does Brazil rank for wage employment in services, aged 25-64?
Brazil ranks 55th out of 90 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in services, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in services, aged 25-64 (% of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in services, aged 25-64 (% of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector)
Unit
% of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,259 data points, 1970–2021
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