Employment in services — all countries

Employment in services — Italy

Employment in services in Italy in 2025 — 70.2%. Ranked 58 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 13.5 pp.

2025 70.2% +0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 58of 182
Period maximum 70.2%2019
Period minimum 56.8%1991

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in services — Italy, 1991–2025556065707519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 56.8%1992: 57.4%1993: 58.8%1994: 59.3%1995: 59.8%1996: 60.5%1997: 61.5%1998: 61.5%1999: 62.2%2000: 63%2001: 63.1%2002: 63.5%2003: 63.5%2004: 65%2005: 65.1%2006: 65.7%2007: 65.9%2008: 66.5%2009: 67.1%2010: 67.6%2011: 68%2012: 68.7%2013: 69.4%2014: 69.5%2015: 69.6%2016: 70%2017: 70.2%2018: 70.2%2019: 70.2%2020: 69.6%2021: 69.3%2022: 69.3%2023: 69.8%2024: 69.9%2025: 70.2%
Change over the period: +13.5 pp Annual average: 0.4 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Italy 70.2%
World 50.6%
Southern Europe computed 71.3%
High-income countries computed 75.2%
Employment in services — Italy, by year Italy All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 70.2 +0.3 pp
2024 69.9 +0.1 pp
2023 69.8 +0.4 pp
2022 69.3 +0 pp
2021 69.3 −0.3 pp
2020 69.6 −0.7 pp
2019 70.2 +0.1 pp
2018 70.2 −0 pp
2017 70.2 +0.2 pp
2016 70 +0.3 pp
2015 69.6 +0.2 pp
2014 69.5 +0.1 pp
2013 69.4 +0.6 pp
2012 68.7 +0.7 pp
2011 68 +0.4 pp
2010 67.6 +0.6 pp
2009 67.1 +0.6 pp
2008 66.5 +0.6 pp
2007 65.9 +0.2 pp
2006 65.7 +0.6 pp
2005 65.1 +0.1 pp
2004 65 +1.5 pp
2003 63.5 +0 pp
2002 63.5 +0.4 pp
2001 63.1 +0.1 pp
2000 63 +0.8 pp
1999 62.2 +0.7 pp
1998 61.5 +0 pp
1997 61.5 +1 pp
1996 60.5 +0.8 pp
1995 59.8 +0.4 pp
1994 59.3 +0.5 pp
1993 58.8 +1.4 pp
1992 57.4 +0.6 pp
1991 56.8

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.