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Employment in services — South Sudan

Employment in services in South Sudan in 2023 — 34.6%. Ranked 161 in the world out of 184. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 3 pp.

2023 34.6% +0.3 pp vs 2022
World rank 161of 184
Period maximum 36.3%2018
Period minimum 31.6%1991

Trend over time

1991–2023 · % of employment

Employment in services — South Sudan, 1991–202330323436381991199519992003200720112015201920231991: 31.6%1992: 31.8%1993: 32.1%1994: 32.2%1995: 32.4%1996: 32.6%1997: 32.8%1998: 33.1%1999: 33.2%2000: 33.4%2001: 33.5%2002: 33.6%2003: 33.8%2004: 33.9%2005: 34%2006: 34.1%2007: 34.2%2008: 34.2%2009: 34.4%2010: 34.3%2011: 34.2%2012: 34.3%2013: 34.5%2014: 35%2015: 35.7%2016: 35.8%2017: 36.2%2018: 36.3%2019: 36.1%2020: 35%2021: 34.2%2022: 34.3%2023: 34.6%
Change over the period: +3 pp Annual average: 0.09 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

South Sudan 34.6%
World 49.9%
Sub-Saharan Africa 37.5%
Eastern Africa computed 29.8%
Low-income countries computed 30%
Employment in services — South Sudan, by year South Sudan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 34.6 +0.3 pp
2022 34.3 +0 pp
2021 34.2 −0.8 pp
2020 35 −1.1 pp
2019 36.1 −0.2 pp
2018 36.3 +0.1 pp
2017 36.2 +0.4 pp
2016 35.8 +0.1 pp
2015 35.7 +0.6 pp
2014 35 +0.5 pp
2013 34.5 +0.2 pp
2012 34.3 +0.1 pp
2011 34.2 −0.1 pp
2010 34.3 −0.1 pp
2009 34.4 +0.1 pp
2008 34.2 +0.1 pp
2007 34.2 +0.1 pp
2006 34.1 +0.1 pp
2005 34 +0.1 pp
2004 33.9 +0.1 pp
2003 33.8 +0.1 pp
2002 33.6 +0.1 pp
2001 33.5 +0.1 pp
2000 33.4 +0.1 pp
1999 33.2 +0.2 pp
1998 33.1 +0.2 pp
1997 32.8 +0.3 pp
1996 32.6 +0.2 pp
1995 32.4 +0.2 pp
1994 32.2 +0.1 pp
1993 32.1 +0.2 pp
1992 31.8 +0.2 pp
1991 31.6 —

Eastern Africa, 2023

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

DJ Djibouti 92.4 MU Mauritius 73.8 SO Somalia 51.8 KM Comoros 50.6 KE Kenya 40.7 SS South Sudan 34.6 ZM Zambia 34.1 RW Rwanda 33.9 ZW Zimbabwe 33.2 ET Ethiopia 31.5 ER Eritrea 31 MW Malawi 27.4 UG Uganda 26.9 TZ Tanzania 26.8 MZ Mozambique 20.5 MG Madagascar 20.3 BI Burundi 11.3
Full table for all countries

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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South Sudan by year Labor Employment in agriculture

The share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.

South Sudan by year Labor Unemployment rate

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

South Sudan by year Labor Youth unemployment

The unemployment rate at ages 15–24 — almost always two to three times the overall rate.

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