Wage employment in services, aged 25-64 in Colombia

Colombia: Wage employment in services, aged 25-64 was 0.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
78th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 1996
All-time low
0.5%
in 2011
Years of data
22
1996–2021

Wage employment in services, aged 25-64 in Colombia, 1996–2021

00.20.40.61996200820211996: 0.569 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector1999: 0.535 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2000: 0.518 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2001: 0.495 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2002: 0.497 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2003: 0.498 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2004: 0.498 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2005: 0.511 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2008: 0.491 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2009: 0.482 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2010: 0.475 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2011: 0.464 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2012: 0.475 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2013: 0.483 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2014: 0.495 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2015: 0.506 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2016: 0.506 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2017: 0.512 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2018: 0.513 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2019: 0.523 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2020: 0.497 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2021: 0.495 % 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 Colombia stood at 0.5%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 25-64 in Colombia peaked at 0.6% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2011.

That places Colombia 78th out of 90 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Wage employment in services, aged 25-64 (% of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector) in Colombia, 1996 to 2021.
Year % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector Change
1996 0.6%
1999 0.5% -5.9%
2000 0.5% -3.2%
2001 0.5% -4.5%
2002 0.5% +0.4%
2003 0.5% +0.3%
2004 0.5% -0.1%
2005 0.5% +2.7%
2008 0.5% -4.0%
2009 0.5% -1.6%
2010 0.5% -1.6%
2011 0.5% -2.2%
2012 0.5% +2.2%
2013 0.5% +1.7%
2014 0.5% +2.6%
2015 0.5% +2.1%
2016 0.5% +0.1%
2017 0.5% +1.1%
2018 0.5% +0.2%
2019 0.5% +2.0%
2020 0.5% -5.0%
2021 0.5% -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 2
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 8
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 10
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 25-64 in Colombia?
Wage employment in services, aged 25-64 in Colombia was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 25-64 recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1996.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 25-64 recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2011.
How does Colombia rank for wage employment in services, aged 25-64?
Colombia ranks 78th out of 90 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in services, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Colombia 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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