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Employment in services — Lebanon

Employment in services in Lebanon in 2023 — 76.4%. Ranked 33 in the world out of 184. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 8.4 pp.

2023 76.4% −0.5 pp vs 2022
World rank 33of 184
Period maximum 76.9%2022
Period minimum 67.6%1992

Trend over time

1991–2023 · % of employment

Employment in services — Lebanon, 1991–202367.57072.57577.51991199519992003200720112015201920231991: 67.9%1992: 67.6%1993: 67.6%1994: 67.9%1995: 68.1%1996: 68.6%1997: 69.2%1998: 69.5%1999: 70%2000: 70.5%2001: 70.8%2002: 71.1%2003: 71.4%2004: 71.5%2005: 71.9%2006: 72.2%2007: 72.2%2008: 72.3%2009: 72.2%2010: 72.5%2011: 72.7%2012: 72.9%2013: 73.2%2014: 73.7%2015: 74.2%2016: 74.4%2017: 74.7%2018: 75.2%2019: 75.9%2020: 75.7%2021: 75.4%2022: 76.9%2023: 76.4%
Change over the period: +8.4 pp Annual average: 0.26 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Lebanon 76.4%
World 49.9%
Middle East & North Africa 51.2%
Western Asia computed 63.5%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 38.2%
Employment in services — Lebanon, by year Lebanon All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 76.4 −0.5 pp
2022 76.9 +1.5 pp
2021 75.4 −0.3 pp
2020 75.7 −0.2 pp
2019 75.9 +0.7 pp
2018 75.2 +0.5 pp
2017 74.7 +0.3 pp
2016 74.4 +0.2 pp
2015 74.2 +0.5 pp
2014 73.7 +0.5 pp
2013 73.2 +0.3 pp
2012 72.9 +0.2 pp
2011 72.7 +0.2 pp
2010 72.5 +0.3 pp
2009 72.2 −0.1 pp
2008 72.3 +0.1 pp
2007 72.2 +0 pp
2006 72.2 +0.4 pp
2005 71.9 +0.3 pp
2004 71.5 +0.2 pp
2003 71.4 +0.3 pp
2002 71.1 +0.3 pp
2001 70.8 +0.3 pp
2000 70.5 +0.4 pp
1999 70 +0.6 pp
1998 69.5 +0.3 pp
1997 69.2 +0.6 pp
1996 68.6 +0.5 pp
1995 68.1 +0.2 pp
1994 67.9 +0.2 pp
1993 67.6 +0 pp
1992 67.6 −0.3 pp
1991 67.9 —

Western Asia, 2023

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

IL Israel 83.8 CY Cyprus 81.4 JO Jordan 80.4 LB Lebanon 76.4 SA Saudi Arabia 74.2 KW Kuwait 72.8 AE United Arab Emirates 67.7 IQ Iraq 65 BH Bahrain 64 QA Qatar 59.3 TR Türkiye 57.8 SY Syria 57.7 YE Yemen 56.4 OM Oman 54.1 AM Armenia 51.5 AZ Azerbaijan 49.5 GE Georgia 48.3
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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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