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Employment in services — Republic of the Congo

Employment in services in the Republic of the Congo in 2025 — 44.2%. Ranked 144 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 13.2 pp.

2025 44.2% +0.4 pp vs 2024
World rank 144of 182
Period maximum 44.2%2025
Period minimum 31%1991

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in services — Republic of the Congo, 1991–20253035404519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 31%1992: 31.4%1993: 31.9%1994: 31.7%1995: 32%1996: 32.5%1997: 32.7%1998: 33.2%1999: 33.3%2000: 33.6%2001: 34.2%2002: 34.7%2003: 35.3%2004: 35.7%2005: 36.6%2006: 37.4%2007: 38.1%2008: 38.3%2009: 39.2%2010: 39.5%2011: 40%2012: 40.6%2013: 41%2014: 41.7%2015: 42.3%2016: 42.9%2017: 42.9%2018: 43%2019: 43.5%2020: 42.5%2021: 42.5%2022: 42.8%2023: 43.3%2024: 43.7%2025: 44.2%
Change over the period: +13.2 pp Annual average: 0.39 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Republic of the Congo

Republic of the Congo 44.2%
World 50.6%
Sub-Saharan Africa 38.5%
Middle Africa computed 35.5%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 39%
Employment in services — Republic of the Congo, by year Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 44.2 +0.4 pp
2024 43.7 +0.5 pp
2023 43.3 +0.5 pp
2022 42.8 +0.3 pp
2021 42.5 +0 pp
2020 42.5 −1 pp
2019 43.5 +0.5 pp
2018 43 +0.1 pp
2017 42.9 +0 pp
2016 42.9 +0.6 pp
2015 42.3 +0.6 pp
2014 41.7 +0.7 pp
2013 41 +0.4 pp
2012 40.6 +0.6 pp
2011 40 +0.5 pp
2010 39.5 +0.3 pp
2009 39.2 +0.8 pp
2008 38.3 +0.2 pp
2007 38.1 +0.7 pp
2006 37.4 +0.8 pp
2005 36.6 +0.9 pp
2004 35.7 +0.4 pp
2003 35.3 +0.5 pp
2002 34.7 +0.5 pp
2001 34.2 +0.6 pp
2000 33.6 +0.3 pp
1999 33.3 +0.1 pp
1998 33.2 +0.5 pp
1997 32.7 +0.2 pp
1996 32.5 +0.4 pp
1995 32 +0.3 pp
1994 31.7 −0.1 pp
1993 31.9 +0.5 pp
1992 31.4 +0.4 pp
1991 31 —

Middle Africa, 2025

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

ST Sao Tome and Principe 65.4 GA Gabon 52.3 CG Republic of the Congo 44.2 CM Cameroon 43.5 AO Angola 40.9 GQ Equatorial Guinea 34.7 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 33.5 CF Central African Republic 20.5 TD Chad 19.8
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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 mining, manufacturing, utilities and construction.

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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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