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Employment in services — Central African Republic

Employment in services in the Central African Republic in 2025 — 20.5%. Ranked 179 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 2 pp.

2025 20.5% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 179of 182
Period maximum 22%2012
Period minimum 17.2%1993

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in services — Central African Republic, 1991–2025161820222419911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 18.6%1992: 17.5%1993: 17.2%1994: 17.6%1995: 18.1%1996: 17.3%1997: 17.6%1998: 17.9%1999: 18.4%2000: 17.9%2001: 18.1%2002: 18.4%2003: 17.4%2004: 18%2005: 17.9%2006: 18.3%2007: 18.7%2008: 18.8%2009: 20%2010: 20.9%2011: 21.3%2012: 22%2013: 19.4%2014: 19.6%2015: 20.4%2016: 20.8%2017: 21.3%2018: 21.6%2019: 22%2020: 20.5%2021: 20.2%2022: 20.4%2023: 20.6%2024: 20.5%2025: 20.5%
Change over the period: +2 pp Annual average: 0.06 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Central African Republic

Central African Republic 20.5%
World 50.6%
Sub-Saharan Africa 38.5%
Middle Africa computed 35.5%
Low-income countries computed 31.1%
Employment in services — Central African Republic, by year Central African Republic All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 20.5 +0 pp
2024 20.5 −0.1 pp
2023 20.6 +0.2 pp
2022 20.4 +0.2 pp
2021 20.2 −0.3 pp
2020 20.5 −1.5 pp
2019 22 +0.4 pp
2018 21.6 +0.3 pp
2017 21.3 +0.5 pp
2016 20.8 +0.5 pp
2015 20.4 +0.7 pp
2014 19.6 +0.2 pp
2013 19.4 −2.6 pp
2012 22 +0.7 pp
2011 21.3 +0.4 pp
2010 20.9 +0.9 pp
2009 20 +1.2 pp
2008 18.8 +0.1 pp
2007 18.7 +0.4 pp
2006 18.3 +0.4 pp
2005 17.9 −0 pp
2004 18 +0.6 pp
2003 17.4 −1 pp
2002 18.4 +0.3 pp
2001 18.1 +0.3 pp
2000 17.9 −0.6 pp
1999 18.4 +0.5 pp
1998 17.9 +0.3 pp
1997 17.6 +0.3 pp
1996 17.3 −0.8 pp
1995 18.1 +0.5 pp
1994 17.6 +0.4 pp
1993 17.2 −0.3 pp
1992 17.5 −1.1 pp
1991 18.6 —

Middle Africa, 2025

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

ST Sao Tome and Principe 65.4 GA Gabon 52.3 CG Republic of the Congo 44.2 CM Cameroon 43.5 AO Angola 40.9 GQ Equatorial Guinea 34.7 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 33.5 CF Central African Republic 20.5 TD Chad 19.8
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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.

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Central African Republic by year Labor Employment in agriculture

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

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

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