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Employment in services

The share of workers employed in trade, transport, finance, IT and the public sector.

Unit: % of employment Period: 1991–2025 Source: ILOSTAT (ILO)
Source: ILO · About the indicator
Average: 58.5% Countries: 187

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 2021 to 2025.

Employment in services, 2021–2025

Top-20 · % of employment

Employment in services, 2021–20257580859095DjiboutiDjibouti: 92.2%92.2LuxembourgLuxembourg: 91.5%91.5MacaoMacao: 88.6%88.6SingaporeSingapore: 85.9%85.9Hong KongHong Kong: 85.8%85.8Channel IslandsChannel Islands: 85.3%85.3NetherlandsNetherlands: 84.5%84.5BahamasBahamas: 84.4%84.4Puerto RicoPuerto Rico: 84.1%84.1IsraelIsrael: 84.1%84.1French PolynesiaFrench Polynesia: 83.7%83.7United KingdomUnited Kingdom: 83.2%83.2BarbadosBarbados: 82.6%82.6United States Virgin Is…United States Virgin Islands: 81.9%81.9CyprusCyprus: 81.6%81.6SwedenSweden: 81.4%81.4MaltaMalta: 81.4%81.4JordanJordan: 80.8%80.8CanadaCanada: 80.1%80.1BelgiumBelgium: 79.8%79.8

The scale does not start at zero — the values lie in a narrow range, and starting from zero the bars would be indistinguishable. The axis ticks are labeled.

Employment in services — 2021–2025 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 DJ Djibouti 92.2 2025 1
2 LU Luxembourg 91.5 2025 2
3 MO Macao 88.6 2025 3
4 SG Singapore 85.9 2025 4
5 HK Hong Kong 85.8 2025 5
6 JE Channel Islands 85.3 2025 6
7 NL Netherlands 84.5 2025 7
8 BS Bahamas 84.4 2025 8
9 PR Puerto Rico 84.1 2025 9
10 IL Israel 84.1 2025 10
11 PF French Polynesia 83.7 2025 11
12 GB United Kingdom 83.2 2025 12
13 BB Barbados 82.6 2025 13
14 VI United States Virgin Islands 81.9 2025 14
15 CY Cyprus 81.6 2025 15
16 SE Sweden 81.4 2025 16
17 MT Malta 81.4 2025 17
18 JO Jordan 80.8 2025 18
19 CA Canada 80.1 2025 19
20 BE Belgium 79.8 2025 20
21 NO Norway 79.7 2025 21
22 DK Denmark 79.6 2025 22
23 US United States 79.6 2025 23
24 GU Guam 79.2 2025 24
25 AU Australia 78.5 2025 25
26 BN Brunei Darussalam 78.4 2025 26
27 FR France 78.3 2025 27
28 CH Switzerland 78.2 2025 28
29 IS Iceland 78.1 2025 29
30 IE Ireland 77.9 2025 30
31 ME Montenegro 77.6 2025 31
32 NC New Caledonia 77.6 2025 32
33 ES Spain 76.8 2025 33
34 LB Lebanon 76.4 2023 34
35 LC Saint Lucia 76.3 2025 35
36 FI Finland 75.7 2025 36
37 MU Mauritius 74.7 2025 37
38 NZ New Zealand 74.6 2025 38
39 SA Saudi Arabia 74.4 2025 39
40 VE Venezuela 74.4 2025 40
41 DO Dominican Republic 74 2025 41
42 JP Japan 74 2025 42
43 ZA South Africa 73.8 2025 43
44 KW Kuwait 73.5 2025 44
45 UY Uruguay 73.2 2025 45
46 GR Greece 73 2025 46
47 DE Germany 73 2025 47
48 PT Portugal 72.7 2025 48
49 AT Austria 72.6 2025 49
50 CL Chile 72.4 2025 50
51 BR Brazil 72.2 2025 51
52 AR Argentina 71.8 2025 52
53 MV Maldives 71.8 2025 53
54 KR South Korea 71.5 2025 54
55 LV Latvia 71.5 2025 55
56 LY Libya 71.4 2025 56
57 TT Trinidad and Tobago 71.3 2025 57
58 EE Estonia 71 2025 58
59 IT Italy 70.2 2025 59
60 CR Costa Rica 70 2025 60
61 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 69.8 2025 61
62 LT Lithuania 69.4 2025 62
63 HR Croatia 69.3 2025 63
64 RU Russia 69.1 2025 64
65 JM Jamaica 68.9 2025 65
66 KZ Kazakhstan 68.8 2025 66
67 BZ Belize 68.5 2025 67
68 AE United Arab Emirates 68 2025 68
69 CV Cabo Verde 67.7 2025 69
70 CU Cuba 67.6 2025 70
71 BG Bulgaria 67.4 2025 71
72 PA Panama 67 2025 72
73 SR Suriname 66.9 2025 73
74 BW Botswana 66.2 2025 74
75 CO Colombia 65.8 2025 75
76 ST Sao Tome and Principe 65.4 2025 76
77 HU Hungary 65.4 2025 77
78 IQ Iraq 65.3 2025 78
79 PY Paraguay 65.1 2025 79
80 MY Malaysia 64.9 2025 80
81 SI Slovenia 64.4 2025 81
82 BH Bahrain 64.3 2025 82
83 MX Mexico 64.1 2025 83
84 PS Palestine 63.8 2022 84
85 PL Poland 63.8 2025 85
86 SK Slovakia 63.3 2025 86
87 SV El Salvador 63 2025 87
88 CZ Czechia 62.4 2025 88
89 NA Namibia 61.1 2025 89
90 MK North Macedonia 60.9 2025 90
91 UA Ukraine 60.7 2021 91
92 QA Qatar 60.4 2025 92
93 PE Peru 60.1 2025 93
94 PH Philippines 59.5 2025 94
95 BY Belarus 59.5 2025 95
96 SZ Eswatini 58.7 2025 96
97 SY Syria 58.5 2025 97
98 TR Türkiye 58.5 2025 98
99 DZ Algeria 58.3 2025 99
100 KG Kyrgyzstan 57.7 2025 100
101 YE Yemen 57.3 2025 101
102 WS Samoa 57.2 2025 102
103 GY Guyana 56.7 2025 103
104 RO Romania 56.5 2025 104
105 HN Honduras 55.9 2025 105
106 BO Bolivia 55.5 2025 106
107 PG Papua New Guinea 55.3 2025 107
108 RS Serbia 54.9 2025 108
109 OM Oman 54.6 2025 109
110 TN Tunisia 54.3 2025 110
111 GM Gambia 53.6 2025 111
112 EG Egypt 53.1 2025 112
113 TO Tonga 53 2025 113
114 MR Mauritania 52.8 2025 114
115 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 52.7 2025 115
116 NI Nicaragua 52.6 2025 116
117 GA Gabon 52.3 2025 117
118 SO Somalia 52.2 2025 118
119 AM Armenia 51.7 2025 119
120 FJ Fiji 51.7 2025 120
121 IR Iran 51.7 2025 121
122 KM Comoros 51.6 2025 122
123 EC Ecuador 50.9 2025 123
124 LR Liberia 50.5 2025 124
125 AZ Azerbaijan 50.2 2025 125
126 UZ Uzbekistan 50.2 2025 126
127 TL Timor-Leste 50.2 2025 127
128 ID Indonesia 50.2 2025 128
129 SB Solomon Islands 50 2025 129
130 MN Mongolia 49.9 2025 130
131 TM Turkmenistan 49.5 2025 131
132 GE Georgia 49.5 2025 132
133 NG Nigeria 49.5 2025 133
134 TH Thailand 49.2 2025 134
135 MA Morocco 48.3 2025 135
136 GT Guatemala 48.2 2025 136
137 SN Senegal 47.9 2025 137
138 LK Sri Lanka 47.8 2025 138
139 AL Albania 47.2 2025 139
140 GH Ghana 47.2 2025 140
141 RW Rwanda 46.5 2025 141
142 CN China 46.5 2025 142
143 SD Sudan 46.2 2022 143
144 NP Nepal 45.8 2025 144
145 VU Vanuatu 45.4 2025 145
146 HT Haiti 44.6 2025 146
147 TG Togo 44.2 2025 147
148 CG Republic of the Congo 44.2 2025 148
149 SL Sierra Leone 44 2025 149
150 CM Cameroon 43.5 2025 150
151 BT Bhutan 41.8 2025 151
152 KE Kenya 41.7 2025 152
153 BJ Benin 41.4 2025 153
154 AO Angola 40.9 2025 154
155 CI Côte d'Ivoire 40.3 2025 155
156 VN Vietnam 40.1 2025 156
157 TJ Tajikistan 39.1 2025 157
158 PK Pakistan 38.5 2025 158
159 GN Guinea 38.5 2025 159
160 KH Cambodia 37.7 2025 160
161 BD Bangladesh 37.7 2025 161
162 MD Moldova 36.9 2025 162
163 MM Myanmar 36.9 2025 163
164 LS Lesotho 36.1 2025 164
165 ZM Zambia 35.2 2025 165
166 GQ Equatorial Guinea 34.7 2025 166
167 SS South Sudan 34.6 2023 167
168 ZW Zimbabwe 34.2 2025 168
169 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 33.5 2025 169
170 ET Ethiopia 33.4 2025 170
171 IN India 32.6 2025 171
172 ER Eritrea 31.8 2025 172
173 BF Burkina Faso 31.6 2025 173
174 AF Afghanistan 29.5 2025 174
175 GW Guinea-Bissau 29.2 2025 175
176 ML Mali 28.4 2025 176
177 UG Uganda 27.9 2025 177
178 MW Malawi 27.7 2025 178
179 TZ Tanzania 27.3 2025 179
180 LA Laos 24 2025 180
181 KP North Korea 23.5 2025 181
182 MG Madagascar 20.9 2025 182
183 MZ Mozambique 20.6 2025 183
184 CF Central African Republic 20.5 2025 184
185 TD Chad 19.8 2025 185
186 NE Niger 17.7 2025 186
187 BI Burundi 11.6 2025 187
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Maximum 92.2%
Median 59.5%
Minimum 11.6%
World 50.6%

About the indicator

The share of total employment in the service sector: trade, transport, communications, finance, business services, public administration, education, health care. In high-income countries it exceeds 70–80%; the rise of this share is the main line of structural change in labor markets over the past half century.

Updates
annually
Unit of measurement
% of employment
Observation period
1991–2025
License
CC BY 4.0
Dataset
ILOSTAT

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