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Employment in services — Oman

Employment in services in Oman in 2025 — 54.6%. Ranked 106 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 28.2 pp.

2025 54.6% +0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 106of 182
Period maximum 85%1996
Period minimum 49.4%2018

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in services — Oman, 1991–202540506070809019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 82.8%1992: 82.9%1993: 83%1994: 83.7%1995: 84.4%1996: 85%1997: 84.4%1998: 83.8%1999: 83.3%2000: 82.4%2001: 80.9%2002: 79.3%2003: 77.6%2004: 75.6%2005: 73.2%2006: 70.6%2007: 68%2008: 65.2%2009: 62.2%2010: 58%2011: 57.7%2012: 56.8%2013: 56.8%2014: 57.1%2015: 57.3%2016: 54.2%2017: 52%2018: 49.4%2019: 55.1%2020: 61%2021: 53.5%2022: 53.8%2023: 54.1%2024: 54.4%2025: 54.6%
Change over the period: −28.2 pp Annual average: -0.83 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Oman 54.6%
World 50.6%
Middle East & North Africa 51.7%
Western Asia computed 63.9%
High-income countries computed 75.2%
Employment in services — Oman, by year Oman All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 54.6 +0.2 pp
2024 54.4 +0.3 pp
2023 54.1 +0.4 pp
2022 53.8 +0.2 pp
2021 53.5 −7.5 pp
2020 61 +5.9 pp
2019 55.1 +5.7 pp
2018 49.4 −2.6 pp
2017 52 −2.2 pp
2016 54.2 −3.1 pp
2015 57.3 +0.2 pp
2014 57.1 +0.3 pp
2013 56.8 −0 pp
2012 56.8 −0.9 pp
2011 57.7 −0.3 pp
2010 58 −4.2 pp
2009 62.2 −3 pp
2008 65.2 −2.8 pp
2007 68 −2.7 pp
2006 70.6 −2.6 pp
2005 73.2 −2.4 pp
2004 75.6 −1.9 pp
2003 77.6 −1.7 pp
2002 79.3 −1.6 pp
2001 80.9 −1.5 pp
2000 82.4 −0.9 pp
1999 83.3 −0.5 pp
1998 83.8 −0.6 pp
1997 84.4 −0.7 pp
1996 85 +0.6 pp
1995 84.4 +0.7 pp
1994 83.7 +0.7 pp
1993 83 +0.1 pp
1992 82.9 +0.1 pp
1991 82.8 —

Western Asia, 2025

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

IL Israel 84.1 CY Cyprus 81.6 JO Jordan 80.8 SA Saudi Arabia 74.4 KW Kuwait 73.5 AE United Arab Emirates 68 IQ Iraq 65.3 BH Bahrain 64.3 QA Qatar 60.4 SY Syria 58.5 TR Türkiye 58.5 YE Yemen 57.3 OM Oman 54.6 AM Armenia 51.7 AZ Azerbaijan 50.2 GE Georgia 49.5
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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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The share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.

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The share of the labor force that is looking for work and available to start.

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