Wage employment in services, aged 25-64 in Namibia

Namibia: Wage employment in services, aged 25-64 was 1.0% in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)
1.0%
Change on year
up 24.4%
World rank
1st
of 90 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2015
All-time low
0.8%
in 2012
Years of data
6
1993–2015

Wage employment in services, aged 25-64 in Namibia, 1993–2015

00.20.40.60.811993200420151993: 0.869 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2009: 0.798 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2012: 0.767 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2013: 0.787 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2014: 0.804 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2015: 1 % 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 2015, wage employment in services, aged 25-64 in Namibia stood at 1.0%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.4% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 25-64 in Namibia peaked at 1.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2012.

Namibia ranks 1st of 90 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Wage employment in services, aged 25-64 (% of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector) in Namibia, 1993 to 2015.
Year % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector Change
1993 0.9%
2009 0.8% -8.2%
2012 0.8% -3.8%
2013 0.8% +2.6%
2014 0.8% +2.1%
2015 1.0% +24.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 1.0% 4

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 2 Mongolia 1.0% compare
  2. 3 Ukraine 1.0% compare
  3. 4 Malawi 1.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 25-64 in Namibia?
Wage employment in services, aged 25-64 in Namibia was 1.0% in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 25-64 recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2015.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 25-64 recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2012.
How does Namibia rank for wage employment in services, aged 25-64?
Namibia ranks 1st out of 90 countries with data for 2015.
Is wage employment in services, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Namibia 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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