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Employment in services — Palestine

Employment in services in Palestine in 2022 — 63.8%. Ranked 82 in the world out of 186. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 6.3 pp.

2022 63.8% −0.3 pp vs 2021
World rank 82of 186
Period maximum 66%2019
Period minimum 57.5%1991

Trend over time

1991–2022 · % of employment

Employment in services — Palestine, 1991–20225557.56062.56567.51991199519992003200720112015201920221991: 57.5%1992: 57.8%1993: 58.1%1994: 58.2%1995: 58.5%1996: 58.8%1997: 59.1%1998: 59.1%1999: 59.1%2000: 60.3%2001: 61.2%2002: 62.1%2003: 59.8%2004: 60.6%2005: 60.4%2006: 60.9%2007: 61.4%2008: 64.7%2009: 65.5%2010: 65.2%2011: 63.9%2012: 63.7%2013: 63.4%2014: 63.6%2015: 64.6%2016: 64.6%2017: 64.8%2018: 64.8%2019: 66%2020: 65.2%2021: 64.1%2022: 63.8%
Change over the period: +6.3 pp Annual average: 0.2 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Palestine 63.8%
World 49.5%
Middle East & North Africa 51.3%
Western Asia computed 63.6%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 37.8%
Employment in services — Palestine, by year Palestine All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 63.8 −0.3 pp
2021 64.1 −1.1 pp
2020 65.2 −0.8 pp
2019 66 +1.2 pp
2018 64.8 +0 pp
2017 64.8 +0.2 pp
2016 64.6 −0 pp
2015 64.6 +1.1 pp
2014 63.6 +0.1 pp
2013 63.4 −0.2 pp
2012 63.7 −0.2 pp
2011 63.9 −1.3 pp
2010 65.2 −0.3 pp
2009 65.5 +0.8 pp
2008 64.7 +3.3 pp
2007 61.4 +0.6 pp
2006 60.9 +0.4 pp
2005 60.4 −0.2 pp
2004 60.6 +0.8 pp
2003 59.8 −2.3 pp
2002 62.1 +0.9 pp
2001 61.2 +0.9 pp
2000 60.3 +1.2 pp
1999 59.1 +0 pp
1998 59.1 −0 pp
1997 59.1 +0.3 pp
1996 58.8 +0.3 pp
1995 58.5 +0.3 pp
1994 58.2 +0.1 pp
1993 58.1 +0.3 pp
1992 57.8 +0.3 pp
1991 57.5 —

Western Asia, 2022

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

IL Israel 83.5 CY Cyprus 80.5 SA Saudi Arabia 80.2 JO Jordan 78.4 LB Lebanon 76.9 KW Kuwait 72.5 AE United Arab Emirates 67.7 IQ Iraq 64.5 BH Bahrain 63.9 PS Palestine 63.8 QA Qatar 59.2 SY Syria 57.2 TR Türkiye 56.6 YE Yemen 56 OM Oman 53.8 AM Armenia 49.5 AZ Azerbaijan 48.8 GE Georgia 48.1
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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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The unemployment rate at ages 15–24 — almost always two to three times the overall rate.

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