Employment in services — all countries

Employment in services — Spain

Employment in services in Spain in 2025 — 76.8%. Ranked 33 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 19.4 pp.

2025 76.8% +0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 33of 182
Period maximum 76.8%2025
Period minimum 57.3%1991

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in services — Spain, 1991–202555606570758019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 57.3%1992: 58.6%1993: 59.2%1994: 60.3%1995: 60.8%1996: 62.2%1997: 62%1998: 61.8%1999: 62.1%2000: 62.5%2001: 62%2002: 63%2003: 63.6%2004: 64.3%2005: 65.1%2006: 65.9%2007: 66.5%2008: 68.5%2009: 71.5%2010: 72.7%2011: 74.7%2012: 75.1%2013: 75.5%2014: 76.5%2015: 75.7%2016: 76.1%2017: 75.7%2018: 75.7%2019: 75.4%2020: 75.3%2021: 75.3%2022: 75.5%2023: 76.5%2024: 76.4%2025: 76.8%
Change over the period: +19.4 pp Annual average: 0.57 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Spain 76.8%
World 50.6%
Southern Europe computed 71.3%
High-income countries computed 75.2%
Employment in services — Spain, by year Spain All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 76.8 +0.3 pp
2024 76.4 −0 pp
2023 76.5 +1 pp
2022 75.5 +0.3 pp
2021 75.3 −0 pp
2020 75.3 −0.1 pp
2019 75.4 −0.2 pp
2018 75.7 +0 pp
2017 75.7 −0.5 pp
2016 76.1 +0.4 pp
2015 75.7 −0.8 pp
2014 76.5 +1 pp
2013 75.5 +0.4 pp
2012 75.1 +0.4 pp
2011 74.7 +2 pp
2010 72.7 +1.2 pp
2009 71.5 +3 pp
2008 68.5 +1.9 pp
2007 66.5 +0.7 pp
2006 65.9 +0.7 pp
2005 65.1 +0.8 pp
2004 64.3 +0.7 pp
2003 63.6 +0.6 pp
2002 63 +1 pp
2001 62 −0.5 pp
2000 62.5 +0.4 pp
1999 62.1 +0.3 pp
1998 61.8 −0.3 pp
1997 62 −0.1 pp
1996 62.2 +1.4 pp
1995 60.8 +0.6 pp
1994 60.3 +1 pp
1993 59.2 +0.7 pp
1992 58.6 +1.2 pp
1991 57.3

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.