Wage employment in services, aged 25-64 in Ecuador

Ecuador: Wage employment in services, aged 25-64 was 0.5% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
79th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2010
All-time low
0.5%
in 2021
Years of data
23
1994–2021

Wage employment in services, aged 25-64 in Ecuador, 1994–2021

00.20.40.61994200720211994: 0.527 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector1998: 0.51 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector1999: 0.528 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2000: 0.555 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2003: 0.57 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2004: 0.544 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2005: 0.572 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2006: 0.562 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2007: 0.554 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2008: 0.566 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2009: 0.568 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2010: 0.583 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2011: 0.548 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2012: 0.563 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2013: 0.582 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2014: 0.572 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2015: 0.577 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2016: 0.558 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2017: 0.552 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2018: 0.531 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2019: 0.527 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2020: 0.487 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2021: 0.479 % 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 Ecuador stood at 0.5%. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 25-64 in Ecuador peaked at 0.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2021.

That places Ecuador 79th out of 90 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Wage employment in services, aged 25-64 (% of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector) in Ecuador, 1994 to 2021.
Year % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector Change
1994 0.5%
1998 0.5% -3.3%
1999 0.5% +3.5%
2000 0.6% +5.2%
2003 0.6% +2.7%
2004 0.5% -4.6%
2005 0.6% +5.2%
2006 0.6% -1.7%
2007 0.6% -1.5%
2008 0.6% +2.2%
2009 0.6% +0.3%
2010 0.6% +2.7%
2011 0.5% -6.0%
2012 0.6% +2.7%
2013 0.6% +3.3%
2014 0.6% -1.7%
2015 0.6% +0.9%
2016 0.6% -3.4%
2017 0.6% -1.1%
2018 0.5% -3.8%
2019 0.5% -0.7%
2020 0.5% -7.5%
2021 0.5% -1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 3
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 8
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 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 Ecuador?
Wage employment in services, aged 25-64 in Ecuador was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 25-64 recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2010.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 25-64 recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2021.
How does Ecuador rank for wage employment in services, aged 25-64?
Ecuador ranks 79th out of 90 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in services, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Ecuador 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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