Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
LabourWB WDIwb_wdi:SL.SRV.EMPL.ZS•% of total employment•1991 → 2025•187 countries
Series quick facts
High-level context for this country series.
LabourWB WDI
Coverage
187
Frequency
yearly
Range
1991 \u2192 2025
Latest
2025
Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2025)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 37.71%
37.71% – 49.24%
49.24% – 55.16%
55.16% – 64.51%
64.51% – 71.51%
71.51% – 78.24%
> 78.24%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
187 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Countries
187
Median
59.5%
Mean
58.5%
25th pctl
46.5%
75th pctl
73%
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Compare trends
Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
DjiboutiLuxembourgMacao SAR, China
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| DjiboutiDJI | 92.17% | 2025 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 91.48% | 2025 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 88.63% | 2025 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 85.91% | 2025 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 85.8% | 2025 | |
| Channel IslandsCHI | 85.29% | 2025 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 84.54% | 2025 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 84.44% | 2025 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | 84.14% | 2025 | |
| IsraelISR | 84.09% | 2025 | |
| French PolynesiaPYF | 83.75% | 2025 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 83.23% | 2025 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 82.58% | 2025 | |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR | 81.86% | 2025 | |
| CyprusCYP | 81.58% | 2025 | |
| SwedenSWE | 81.41% | 2025 | |
| MaltaMLT | 81.39% | 2025 | |
| JordanJOR | 80.76% | 2025 | |
| CanadaCAN | 80.15% | 2025 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 79.77% | 2025 | |
| NorwayNOR | 79.66% | 2025 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 79.57% | 2025 | |
| United StatesUSA | 79.56% | 2025 | |
| GuamGUM | 79.18% | 2025 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 78.53% | 2025 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 78.41% | 2025 | |
| FranceFRA | 78.33% | 2025 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 78.17% | 2025 | |
| IcelandISL | 78.15% | 2025 | |
| IrelandIRL | 77.93% | 2025 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 77.58% | 2025 | |
| New CaledoniaNCL | 77.57% | 2025 | |
| SpainESP | 76.77% | 2025 | |
| LebanonLBN | 76.36% | 2023 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 76.32% | 2025 | |
| FinlandFIN | 75.67% | 2025 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 74.67% | 2025 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 74.64% | 2025 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 74.43% | 2025 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 74.37% | 2025 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 74.02% | 2025 | |
| JapanJPN | 73.96% | 2025 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 73.83% | 2025 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 73.5% | 2025 | |
| UruguayURY | 73.15% | 2025 | |
| GreeceGRC | 73.01% | 2025 | |
| GermanyDEU | 72.95% | 2025 | |
| PortugalPRT | 72.67% | 2025 | |
| AustriaAUT | 72.59% | 2025 | |
| ChileCHL | 72.43% | 2025 | |
| BrazilBRA | 72.16% | 2025 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 71.81% | 2025 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 71.77% | 2025 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 71.51% | 2025 | |
| LatviaLVA | 71.5% | 2025 | |
| LibyaLBY | 71.38% | 2025 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 71.32% | 2025 | |
| EstoniaEST | 71.05% | 2025 | |
| ItalyITA | 70.23% | 2025 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 70.03% | 2025 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 69.79% | 2025 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 69.44% | 2025 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 69.31% | 2025 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 69.06% | 2025 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 68.93% | 2025 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 68.79% | 2025 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 68.52% | 2025 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 67.97% | 2025 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 67.69% | 2025 | |
| CubaCUB | 67.56% | 2025 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 67.43% | 2025 | |
| PanamaPAN | 66.95% | 2025 | |
| SurinameSUR | 66.92% | 2025 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 66.2% | 2025 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 65.84% | 2025 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 65.42% | 2025 | |
| HungaryHUN | 65.35% | 2025 | |
| IraqIRQ | 65.3% | 2025 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 65.08% | 2025 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 64.86% | 2025 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 64.37% | 2025 | |
| BahrainBHR | 64.26% | 2025 | |
| MexicoMEX | 64.08% | 2025 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 63.78% | 2022 | |
| PolandPOL | 63.75% | 2025 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 63.31% | 2025 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 63.01% | 2025 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 62.4% | 2025 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 61.11% | 2025 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 60.87% | 2025 | |
| UkraineUKR | 60.67% | 2021 | |
| QatarQAT | 60.36% | 2025 | |
| PeruPER | 60.08% | 2025 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 59.55% | 2025 | |
| BelarusBLR | 59.46% | 2025 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 58.72% | 2025 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 58.5% | 2025 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 58.49% | 2025 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 58.25% | 2025 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 57.73% | 2025 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 57.25% | 2025 | |
| SamoaWSM | 57.18% | 2025 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 56.69% | 2025 | |
| RomaniaROU | 56.48% | 2025 | |
| HondurasHND | 55.94% | 2025 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 55.49% | 2025 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 55.27% | 2025 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 54.9% | 2025 | |
| OmanOMN | 54.62% | 2025 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 54.26% | 2025 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 53.64% | 2025 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 53.12% | 2025 | |
| TongaTON | 53.05% | 2025 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 52.83% | 2025 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 52.69% | 2025 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 52.65% | 2025 | |
| GabonGAB | 52.28% | 2025 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 52.22% | 2025 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 51.73% | 2025 | |
| FijiFJI | 51.71% | 2025 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 51.67% | 2025 | |
| ComorosCOM | 51.65% | 2025 | |
| EcuadorECU | 50.93% | 2025 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 50.53% | 2025 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 50.24% | 2025 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 50.19% | 2025 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 50.18% | 2025 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 50.17% | 2025 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 49.95% | 2025 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 49.91% | 2025 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 49.5% | 2025 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 49.48% | 2025 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 49.46% | 2025 | |
| ThailandTHA | 49.21% | 2025 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 48.27% | 2025 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 48.23% | 2025 | |
| SenegalSEN | 47.92% | 2025 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 47.84% | 2025 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 47.24% | 2025 | |
| GhanaGHA | 47.17% | 2025 | |
| RwandaRWA | 46.54% | 2025 | |
| ChinaCHN | 46.53% | 2025 | |
| SudanSDN | 46.24% | 2022 | |
| NepalNPL | 45.81% | 2025 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 45.43% | 2025 | |
| HaitiHTI | 44.59% | 2025 | |
| TogoTGO | 44.25% | 2025 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 44.17% | 2025 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 44.04% | 2025 | |
| CameroonCMR | 43.53% | 2025 | |
| BhutanBTN | 41.75% | 2025 | |
| KenyaKEN | 41.73% | 2025 | |
| BeninBEN | 41.44% | 2025 | |
| AngolaAGO | 40.85% | 2025 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 40.3% | 2025 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 40.13% | 2025 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 39.07% | 2025 | |
| PakistanPAK | 38.51% | 2025 | |
| GuineaGIN | 38.49% | 2025 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 37.72% | 2025 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 37.71% | 2025 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 36.94% | 2025 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 36.89% | 2025 | |
| LesothoLSO | 36.09% | 2025 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 35.19% | 2025 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 34.75% | 2025 | |
| South SudanSSD | 34.57% | 2023 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 34.16% | 2025 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 33.45% | 2025 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 33.41% | 2025 | |
| IndiaIND | 32.56% | 2025 | |
| EritreaERI | 31.78% | 2025 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 31.56% | 2025 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 29.47% | 2025 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 29.21% | 2025 | |
| MaliMLI | 28.4% | 2025 | |
| UgandaUGA | 27.85% | 2025 | |
| MalawiMWI | 27.68% | 2025 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 27.32% | 2025 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 23.99% | 2025 | |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK | 23.51% | 2025 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 20.89% | 2025 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 20.55% | 2025 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 20.55% | 2025 | |
| ChadTCD | 19.76% | 2025 | |
| NigerNER | 17.74% | 2025 | |
| BurundiBDI | 11.56% | 2025 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)