Employment in services — all countries

Employment in services — Germany

Employment in services in Germany in 2025 — 73%. Ranked 46 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 15 pp.

2025 73% +0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 46of 182
Period maximum 73%2025
Period minimum 57.9%1991

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in services — Germany, 1991–2025556065707519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 57.9%1992: 58.4%1993: 59.2%1994: 60.3%1995: 60.8%1996: 61.8%1997: 62.4%1998: 62.8%1999: 63.3%2000: 63.8%2001: 64.6%2002: 65.1%2003: 66.2%2004: 66.4%2005: 67.8%2006: 67.6%2007: 67.3%2008: 69%2009: 69.5%2010: 69.6%2011: 70.6%2012: 70.2%2013: 70.8%2014: 70.5%2015: 71%2016: 71.4%2017: 71.3%2018: 71.4%2019: 71.7%2020: 71.7%2021: 71.4%2022: 72%2023: 72.4%2024: 72.6%2025: 73%
Change over the period: +15 pp Annual average: 0.44 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Germany 73%
World 50.6%
Western Europe computed 76.5%
High-income countries computed 75.2%
Employment in services — Germany, by year Germany All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 73 +0.3 pp
2024 72.6 +0.2 pp
2023 72.4 +0.4 pp
2022 72 +0.5 pp
2021 71.4 −0.2 pp
2020 71.7 −0 pp
2019 71.7 +0.3 pp
2018 71.4 +0.1 pp
2017 71.3 −0 pp
2016 71.4 +0.4 pp
2015 71 +0.5 pp
2014 70.5 −0.3 pp
2013 70.8 +0.6 pp
2012 70.2 −0.4 pp
2011 70.6 +1 pp
2010 69.6 +0.1 pp
2009 69.5 +0.5 pp
2008 69 +1.7 pp
2007 67.3 −0.3 pp
2006 67.6 −0.2 pp
2005 67.8 +1.4 pp
2004 66.4 +0.2 pp
2003 66.2 +1.1 pp
2002 65.1 +0.5 pp
2001 64.6 +0.8 pp
2000 63.8 +0.5 pp
1999 63.3 +0.5 pp
1998 62.8 +0.4 pp
1997 62.4 +0.6 pp
1996 61.8 +1 pp
1995 60.8 +0.6 pp
1994 60.3 +1.1 pp
1993 59.2 +0.7 pp
1992 58.4 +0.5 pp
1991 57.9

Western Europe, 2025

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

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.