Employment in services — all countries

Employment in services — Greece

Employment in services in Greece in 2025 — 73%. Ranked 45 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 18.7 pp.

2025 73% +0.4 pp vs 2024
World rank 45of 182
Period maximum 74.7%2020
Period minimum 54.3%1991

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in services — Greece, 1991–20255060708019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 54.3%1992: 54.9%1993: 55.6%1994: 56.3%1995: 57.1%1996: 56.9%1997: 57.6%1998: 58.9%1999: 59.3%2000: 60.1%2001: 61.2%2002: 62.1%2003: 62.7%2004: 65.7%2005: 65.8%2006: 66.5%2007: 66.4%2008: 67%2009: 67.6%2010: 68.4%2011: 70.4%2012: 71%2013: 71.2%2014: 71.8%2015: 72.4%2016: 72.7%2017: 72.8%2018: 72.7%2019: 73.5%2020: 74.7%2021: 73.4%2022: 73.3%2023: 72.6%2024: 72.7%2025: 73%
Change over the period: +18.7 pp Annual average: 0.55 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Greece 73%
World 50.6%
Southern Europe computed 71.3%
High-income countries computed 75.2%
Employment in services — Greece, by year Greece All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 73 +0.4 pp
2024 72.7 +0.1 pp
2023 72.6 −0.7 pp
2022 73.3 −0.1 pp
2021 73.4 −1.3 pp
2020 74.7 +1.2 pp
2019 73.5 +0.8 pp
2018 72.7 −0.1 pp
2017 72.8 +0.1 pp
2016 72.7 +0.3 pp
2015 72.4 +0.6 pp
2014 71.8 +0.6 pp
2013 71.2 +0.2 pp
2012 71 +0.6 pp
2011 70.4 +2 pp
2010 68.4 +0.8 pp
2009 67.6 +0.6 pp
2008 67 +0.5 pp
2007 66.4 −0 pp
2006 66.5 +0.7 pp
2005 65.8 +0.1 pp
2004 65.7 +3 pp
2003 62.7 +0.5 pp
2002 62.1 +0.9 pp
2001 61.2 +1.2 pp
2000 60.1 +0.7 pp
1999 59.3 +0.5 pp
1998 58.9 +1.2 pp
1997 57.6 +0.8 pp
1996 56.9 −0.3 pp
1995 57.1 +0.9 pp
1994 56.3 +0.7 pp
1993 55.6 +0.6 pp
1992 54.9 +0.6 pp
1991 54.3

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.