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Employment in services — Bhutan

Employment in services in Bhutan in 2025 — 41.8%. Ranked 147 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 14.3 pp.

2025 41.8% +0.5 pp vs 2024
World rank 147of 182
Period maximum 41.8%2025
Period minimum 27.4%1991

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in services — Bhutan, 1991–2025253035404519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 27.4%1992: 27.9%1993: 28.3%1994: 28.6%1995: 29%1996: 29.4%1997: 29.6%1998: 29.8%1999: 30.1%2000: 30.3%2001: 30.6%2002: 30.9%2003: 31.2%2004: 31.4%2005: 31.8%2006: 32.1%2007: 32.7%2008: 32.9%2009: 33.3%2010: 33.6%2011: 30.6%2012: 31.7%2013: 32.7%2014: 32.5%2015: 32.4%2016: 32.6%2017: 32.8%2018: 32.9%2019: 33.4%2020: 35.2%2021: 34.5%2022: 40.8%2023: 40.9%2024: 41.3%2025: 41.8%
Change over the period: +14.3 pp Annual average: 0.42 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bhutan

Bhutan 41.8%
World 50.6%
South Asia 33.4%
Southern Asia computed 34.6%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 39%
Employment in services — Bhutan, by year Bhutan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 41.8 +0.5 pp
2024 41.3 +0.3 pp
2023 40.9 +0.1 pp
2022 40.8 +6.3 pp
2021 34.5 −0.7 pp
2020 35.2 +1.8 pp
2019 33.4 +0.5 pp
2018 32.9 +0.1 pp
2017 32.8 +0.2 pp
2016 32.6 +0.3 pp
2015 32.4 −0.2 pp
2014 32.5 −0.2 pp
2013 32.7 +1 pp
2012 31.7 +1.1 pp
2011 30.6 −3 pp
2010 33.6 +0.3 pp
2009 33.3 +0.3 pp
2008 32.9 +0.3 pp
2007 32.7 +0.5 pp
2006 32.1 +0.4 pp
2005 31.8 +0.4 pp
2004 31.4 +0.2 pp
2003 31.2 +0.3 pp
2002 30.9 +0.3 pp
2001 30.6 +0.2 pp
2000 30.3 +0.2 pp
1999 30.1 +0.3 pp
1998 29.8 +0.2 pp
1997 29.6 +0.2 pp
1996 29.4 +0.3 pp
1995 29 +0.5 pp
1994 28.6 +0.3 pp
1993 28.3 +0.5 pp
1992 27.9 +0.4 pp
1991 27.4 —

Southern Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MV Maldives 71.8 IR Iran 51.7 LK Sri Lanka 47.8 NP Nepal 45.8 BT Bhutan 41.8 PK Pakistan 38.5 BD Bangladesh 37.7 IN India 32.6 AF Afghanistan 29.5
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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.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.

Other indicators for Bhutan

Economy Services share of GDP

The contribution of trade, transport, finance, IT and public administration to value added.

Bhutan by year Labor Employment in industry

The share of workers employed in mining, manufacturing, utilities and construction.

Bhutan by year Labor Employment in agriculture

The share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.

Bhutan by year Labor Unemployment rate (IMF)

Unemployment as estimated by the IMF — with a forecast, for countries with reliable labor market statistics.

Bhutan by year Labor Unemployment rate

The share of the labor force that is looking for work and available to start.

Bhutan by year Labor Youth unemployment

The unemployment rate at ages 15–24 — almost always two to three times the overall rate.

Bhutan by year
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