Employment in services — all countries

Employment in services — Israel

Employment in services in Israel in 2025 — 84.1%. Ranked 10 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 12.7 pp.

2025 84.1% +0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 10of 182
Period maximum 84.1%2025
Period minimum 71.1%1993

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in services — Israel, 1991–20257075808519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 71.4%1992: 71.6%1993: 71.1%1994: 71.6%1995: 71.9%1996: 72.5%1997: 73.4%1998: 75%1999: 76.1%2000: 76.9%2001: 77.7%2002: 78.5%2003: 78.6%2004: 78.7%2005: 79.2%2006: 79.5%2007: 79.3%2008: 79.4%2009: 80.7%2010: 80.8%2011: 81.2%2012: 81.4%2013: 81%2014: 81.2%2015: 81.4%2016: 81.5%2017: 81.6%2018: 82%2019: 82.7%2020: 83.3%2021: 83.3%2022: 83.5%2023: 83.8%2024: 83.9%2025: 84.1%
Change over the period: +12.7 pp Annual average: 0.37 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Israel 84.1%
World 50.6%
Western Asia computed 63.9%
High-income countries computed 75.2%
Employment in services — Israel, by year Israel All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 84.1 +0.2 pp
2024 83.9 +0.2 pp
2023 83.8 +0.3 pp
2022 83.5 +0.3 pp
2021 83.3 −0 pp
2020 83.3 +0.6 pp
2019 82.7 +0.7 pp
2018 82 +0.4 pp
2017 81.6 +0.1 pp
2016 81.5 +0.1 pp
2015 81.4 +0.2 pp
2014 81.2 +0.2 pp
2013 81 −0.4 pp
2012 81.4 +0.2 pp
2011 81.2 +0.3 pp
2010 80.8 +0.2 pp
2009 80.7 +1.3 pp
2008 79.4 +0 pp
2007 79.3 −0.2 pp
2006 79.5 +0.3 pp
2005 79.2 +0.5 pp
2004 78.7 +0.1 pp
2003 78.6 +0.2 pp
2002 78.5 +0.7 pp
2001 77.7 +0.8 pp
2000 76.9 +0.8 pp
1999 76.1 +1 pp
1998 75 +1.7 pp
1997 73.4 +0.9 pp
1996 72.5 +0.6 pp
1995 71.9 +0.3 pp
1994 71.6 +0.5 pp
1993 71.1 −0.5 pp
1992 71.6 +0.1 pp
1991 71.4

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.