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Countries by employment in services, 2025

Djibouti had the highest employment in services of 181 countries in 2025, at 92.2%. Burundi had the lowest, at 11.6%. The median was 59.5% and the figure for the World was 50.6%. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest92.2Djibouti
Lowest11.6Burundi
Median59.5181 countries
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Map of countries, 2025

United Arab Emirates: 68 %Afghanistan: 29.5 %Albania: 47.2 %Armenia: 51.7 %Angola: 40.9 %Argentina: 71.8 %Austria: 72.6 %Australia: 78.5 %Azerbaijan: 50.2 %Bosnia and Herzegovina: 52.7 %Bangladesh: 37.7 %Belgium: 79.8 %Burkina Faso: 31.6 %Bulgaria: 67.4 %Burundi: 11.6 %Benin: 41.4 %Brunei: 78.4 %Bolivia: 55.5 %Brazil: 72.2 %Bahamas: 84.4 %Bhutan: 41.8 %Botswana: 66.2 %Belarus: 59.5 %Belize: 68.5 %Canada: 80.1 %Democratic Republic of the Congo: 33.5 %Central African Republic: 20.5 %Republic of the Congo: 44.2 %Switzerland: 78.2 %Côte d’Ivoire: 40.3 %Chile: 72.4 %Cameroon: 43.5 %China: 46.5 %Colombia: 65.8 %Costa Rica: 70 %Cuba: 67.6 %Cape Verde: 67.7 %Cyprus: 81.6 %Czechia: 62.4 %Germany: 73 %Djibouti: 92.2 %Denmark: 79.6 %Dominican Republic: 74 %Algeria: 58.3 %Ecuador: 50.9 %Estonia: 71 %Egypt: 53.1 %Eritrea: 31.8 %Spain: 76.8 %Ethiopia: 33.4 %Finland: 75.7 %Fiji: 51.7 %France: 78.3 %Gabon: 52.3 %United Kingdom: 83.2 %Georgia: 49.5 %Ghana: 47.2 %Gambia: 53.6 %Guinea: 38.5 %Equatorial Guinea: 34.7 %Greece: 73 %Guatemala: 48.2 %Guinea-Bissau: 29.2 %Guyana: 56.7 %Hong Kong: 85.8 %Honduras: 55.9 %Croatia: 69.3 %Haiti: 44.6 %Hungary: 65.4 %Indonesia: 50.2 %Ireland: 77.9 %Israel: 84.1 %India: 32.6 %Iraq: 65.3 %Iran: 51.7 %Iceland: 78.1 %Italy: 70.2 %Jamaica: 68.9 %Jordan: 80.8 %Japan: 74 %Kenya: 41.7 %Kyrgyzstan: 57.7 %Cambodia: 37.7 %North Korea: 23.5 %South Korea: 71.5 %Kuwait: 73.5 %Kazakhstan: 68.8 %Laos: 24 %Sri Lanka: 47.8 %Liberia: 50.5 %Lesotho: 36.1 %Lithuania: 69.4 %Luxembourg: 91.5 %Latvia: 71.5 %Libya: 71.4 %Morocco: 48.3 %Moldova: 36.9 %Montenegro: 77.6 %Madagascar: 20.9 %North Macedonia: 60.9 %Mali: 28.4 %Myanmar: 36.9 %Mongolia: 49.9 %Mauritania: 52.8 %Mauritius: 74.7 %Malawi: 27.7 %Mexico: 64.1 %Malaysia: 64.9 %Mozambique: 20.6 %Namibia: 61.1 %New Caledonia: 77.6 %Niger: 17.7 %Nigeria: 49.5 %Nicaragua: 52.6 %Netherlands: 84.5 %Norway: 79.7 %Nepal: 45.8 %New Zealand: 74.6 %Oman: 54.6 %Panama: 67 %Peru: 60.1 %French Polynesia: 83.7 %Papua New Guinea: 55.3 %Philippines: 59.5 %Pakistan: 38.5 %Poland: 63.8 %Puerto Rico: 84.1 %Portugal: 72.7 %Paraguay: 65.1 %Qatar: 60.4 %Romania: 56.5 %Serbia: 54.9 %Russia: 69.1 %Rwanda: 46.5 %Saudi Arabia: 74.4 %Solomon Islands: 50 %Sweden: 81.4 %Singapore: 85.9 %Slovenia: 64.4 %Slovakia: 63.3 %Sierra Leone: 44 %Senegal: 47.9 %Somalia: 52.2 %Suriname: 66.9 %El Salvador: 63 %Syria: 58.5 %Eswatini: 58.7 %Chad: 19.8 %Togo: 44.2 %Thailand: 49.2 %Tajikistan: 39.1 %Timor-Leste: 50.2 %Turkmenistan: 49.5 %Tunisia: 54.3 %Türkiye: 58.5 %Trinidad and Tobago: 71.3 %Tanzania: 27.3 %Uganda: 27.9 %United States: 79.6 %Uruguay: 73.2 %Uzbekistan: 50.2 %Venezuela: 74.4 %Vietnam: 40.1 %Vanuatu: 45.4 %Samoa: 57.2 %Yemen: 57.3 %South Africa: 73.8 %Zambia: 35.2 %Zimbabwe: 34.2 %
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%, 2025. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: World Bank (modelled estimate), Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) (SL.SRV.EMPL.ZS). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

Top 40 countries, 2025

Djibouti: 92.2 %Djibouti92.2Luxembourg: 91.5 %Luxembourg91.5Macao: 88.6 %Macao88.6Singapore: 85.9 %Singapore85.9Hong Kong: 85.8 %Hong Kong85.8Netherlands: 84.5 %Netherlands84.5Bahamas: 84.4 %Bahamas84.4Puerto Rico: 84.1 %Puerto Rico84.1Israel: 84.1 %Israel84.1French Polynesia: 83.7 %French Polynesia83.7United Kingdom: 83.2 %United Kingdom83.2Barbados: 82.6 %Barbados82.6U.S. Virgin Islands: 81.9 %U.S. Virgin Islands81.9Cyprus: 81.6 %Cyprus81.6Sweden: 81.4 %Sweden81.4Malta: 81.4 %Malta81.4Jordan: 80.8 %Jordan80.8Canada: 80.1 %Canada80.1Belgium: 79.8 %Belgium79.8Norway: 79.7 %Norway79.7Denmark: 79.6 %Denmark79.6United States: 79.6 %United States79.6Guam: 79.2 %Guam79.2Australia: 78.5 %Australia78.5Brunei: 78.4 %Brunei78.4France: 78.3 %France78.3Switzerland: 78.2 %Switzerland78.2Iceland: 78.1 %Iceland78.1Ireland: 77.9 %Ireland77.9Montenegro: 77.6 %Montenegro77.6New Caledonia: 77.6 %New Caledonia77.6Spain: 76.8 %Spain76.8Saint Lucia: 76.3 %Saint Lucia76.3Finland: 75.7 %Finland75.7Mauritius: 74.7 %Mauritius74.7New Zealand: 74.6 %New Zealand74.6Saudi Arabia: 74.4 %Saudi Arabia74.4Venezuela: 74.4 %Venezuela74.4Dominican Republic: 74 %Dominican Republic74Japan: 74 %Japan74Djibouti: 92.2 %Djibouti92.2Luxembourg: 91.5 %Luxembourg91.5Macao: 88.6 %Macao88.6Singapore: 85.9 %Singapore85.9Hong Kong: 85.8 %Hong Kong85.8Netherlands: 84.5 %Netherlands84.5Bahamas: 84.4 %Bahamas84.4Puerto Rico: 84.1 %Puerto Rico84.1Israel: 84.1 %Israel84.1French Polynesia: 83.7 %French Polynesia83.7United Kingdom: 83.2 %United Kingdom83.2Barbados: 82.6 %Barbados82.6U.S. Virgin Islands: 81.9 %U.S. Virgin Islands81.9Cyprus: 81.6 %Cyprus81.6Sweden: 81.4 %Sweden81.4Malta: 81.4 %Malta81.4Jordan: 80.8 %Jordan80.8Canada: 80.1 %Canada80.1Belgium: 79.8 %Belgium79.8Norway: 79.7 %Norway79.7Denmark: 79.6 %Denmark79.6United States: 79.6 %United States79.6Guam: 79.2 %Guam79.2Australia: 78.5 %Australia78.5Brunei: 78.4 %Brunei78.4France: 78.3 %France78.3Switzerland: 78.2 %Switzerland78.2Iceland: 78.1 %Iceland78.1Ireland: 77.9 %Ireland77.9Montenegro: 77.6 %Montenegro77.6New Caledonia: 77.6 %New Caledonia77.6Spain: 76.8 %Spain76.8Saint Lucia: 76.3 %Saint Lucia76.3Finland: 75.7 %Finland75.7Mauritius: 74.7 %Mauritius74.7New Zealand: 74.6 %New Zealand74.6Saudi Arabia: 74.4 %Saudi Arabia74.4Venezuela: 74.4 %Venezuela74.4Dominican Republic: 74 %Dominican Republic74Japan: 74 %Japan74
%. Source: World Bank (modelled estimate), Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) (SL.SRV.EMPL.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCountries2025 (%)Change on 2024
1Djibouti92.2-0.1 pts
2Luxembourg91.5+0.2 pts
3Macao88.6+0.1 pts
4Singapore85.9+0.2 pts
5Hong Kong85.8+0.1 pts
6Netherlands84.5+0.3 pts
7Bahamas84.4+0.1 pts
8Puerto Rico84.1+0.3 pts
9Israel84.1+0.2 pts
10French Polynesia83.7+0.1 pts
11United Kingdom83.2+0.2 pts
12Barbados82.6+0.1 pts
13U.S. Virgin Islands81.9+0.3 pts
14Cyprus81.6+0.1 pts
15Sweden81.4+0.2 pts
16Malta81.4+0.2 pts
17Jordan80.8+0.2 pts
18Canada80.1+0.2 pts
19Belgium79.8+0.3 pts
20Norway79.7+0.3 pts
21Denmark79.6+0.2 pts
22United States79.6+0.2 pts
23Guam79.2+0.1 pts
24Australia78.5+0.1 pts
25Brunei78.4+0.1 pts
26France78.3+0.3 pts
27Switzerland78.2+0.3 pts
28Iceland78.1+0.3 pts
29Ireland77.9+0.3 pts
30Montenegro77.6+0.2 pts
31New Caledonia77.6+0.5 pts
32Spain76.8+0.3 pts
33Saint Lucia76.3+0.2 pts
34Finland75.7+0.2 pts
35Mauritius74.7+0.5 pts
36New Zealand74.6+0.2 pts
37Saudi Arabia74.4+0.1 pts
38Venezuela74.4+0.5 pts
39Dominican Republic74+0.3 pts
40Japan74+0.2 pts
41South Africa73.8+0.1 pts
42Kuwait73.5+0.1 pts
43Uruguay73.2+0.2 pts
44Greece73+0.4 pts
45Germany73+0.3 pts
46Portugal72.7+0.3 pts
47Austria72.6+0.2 pts
48Chile72.4+0.3 pts
49Brazil72.2+0.2 pts
50Argentina71.8+0.2 pts
51Maldives71.8+0.3 pts
52South Korea71.5+0.4 pts
53Latvia71.5+0.4 pts
54Libya71.4-0 pts
55Trinidad and Tobago71.3+0.2 pts
56Estonia71+0.6 pts
57Italy70.2+0.3 pts
58Costa Rica70+0.4 pts
59Saint Vincent and the Grenadines69.8+0.2 pts
60Lithuania69.4+0.3 pts
61Croatia69.3+0.5 pts
62Russia69.1+0.3 pts
63Jamaica68.9+0.3 pts
64Kazakhstan68.8+0.3 pts
65Belize68.5+0.3 pts
66United Arab Emirates680 pts
67Cape Verde67.7+0.1 pts
68Cuba67.6+0.4 pts
69Bulgaria67.4+0.4 pts
70Panama67+0.3 pts
71Suriname66.9+0.1 pts
72Botswana66.2+0.1 pts
73Colombia65.8+0.1 pts
74São Tomé and Príncipe65.4+0.2 pts
75Hungary65.4+0.4 pts
76Iraq65.3+0.2 pts
77Paraguay65.1+0.2 pts
78Malaysia64.9+0.3 pts
79Slovenia64.4+0.2 pts
80Bahrain64.3+0.2 pts
81Mexico64.1+0.4 pts
82Poland63.8+0.5 pts
83Slovakia63.3+0.5 pts
84El Salvador63+0.4 pts
85Czechia62.4+0.5 pts
86Namibia61.1+0.2 pts
87North Macedonia60.9+0.3 pts
88Qatar60.4+0.2 pts
89Peru60.1+0.3 pts
90Philippines59.5+0.2 pts
91Belarus59.5+0.3 pts
92Eswatini58.7-0.3 pts
93Syria58.5+0.4 pts
94Türkiye58.5+0.4 pts
95Algeria58.30 pts
96Kyrgyzstan57.7+0.2 pts
97Yemen57.3+0.4 pts
98Samoa57.2+0.3 pts
99Guyana56.7-0.3 pts
100Romania56.5+0.4 pts
101Honduras55.9+0.4 pts
102Bolivia55.5+0.4 pts
103Papua New Guinea55.3+0.4 pts
104Serbia54.9+0.6 pts
105Oman54.6+0.2 pts
106Tunisia54.3+0.2 pts
107Gambia53.6+0.6 pts
108Egypt53.1+0.3 pts
109Tonga53+0.6 pts
110Mauritania52.8+0.6 pts
111Bosnia and Herzegovina52.7+0.4 pts
112Nicaragua52.6+0.2 pts
113Gabon52.3+0.1 pts
114Somalia52.2+0.2 pts
115Armenia51.7+0.1 pts
116Fiji51.7+0.4 pts
117Iran51.7+0.4 pts
118Comoros51.6+0.5 pts
119Ecuador50.9+0.2 pts
120Liberia50.5+0.7 pts
121Azerbaijan50.2+0.4 pts
122Uzbekistan50.2+0.2 pts
123Timor-Leste50.2+0.3 pts
124Indonesia50.2+0.4 pts
125Solomon Islands50+0.3 pts
126Mongolia49.9+0.1 pts
127Turkmenistan49.5+0.4 pts
128Georgia49.5+0.6 pts
129Nigeria49.5+0.4 pts
130Thailand49.2+0.4 pts
131Morocco48.3+0.2 pts
132Guatemala48.2+0.2 pts
133Senegal47.9+0.8 pts
134Sri Lanka47.8+0.2 pts
135Albania47.2+0.5 pts
136Ghana47.2+0.2 pts
137Rwanda46.5+1.2 pts
138China46.5+0.4 pts
139Nepal45.8+0.3 pts
140Vanuatu45.4+0.3 pts
141Haiti44.6+0.2 pts
142Togo44.2+0.6 pts
143Republic of the Congo44.2+0.4 pts
144Sierra Leone44+0.5 pts
145Cameroon43.5+0.5 pts
146Bhutan41.8+0.5 pts
147Kenya41.7+0.6 pts
148Benin41.4+0.8 pts
149Angola40.9+0.2 pts
150Côte d’Ivoire40.3+0.6 pts
151Vietnam40.1+0.3 pts
152Tajikistan39.1+0.5 pts
153Pakistan38.5+0.2 pts
154Guinea38.5+0.8 pts
155Cambodia37.7+0.3 pts
156Bangladesh37.7+0.3 pts
157Moldova36.9+0.4 pts
158Myanmar36.9+0.4 pts
159Lesotho36.1+0.3 pts
160Zambia35.2+0.5 pts
161Equatorial Guinea34.7-0 pts
162Zimbabwe34.2+0.8 pts
163Democratic Republic of the Congo33.5+0.4 pts
164Ethiopia33.4+0.8 pts
165India32.6+0.3 pts
166Eritrea31.8+0.4 pts
167Burkina Faso31.6+0.4 pts
168Afghanistan29.5-0 pts
169Guinea-Bissau29.2+0.6 pts
170Mali28.4+0.6 pts
171Uganda27.9+0.5 pts
172Malawi27.7+0.2 pts
173Tanzania27.3+0.5 pts
174Laos24+0.3 pts
175North Korea23.5+0.3 pts
176Madagascar20.9+0.3 pts
177Mozambique20.6+0.1 pts
178Central African Republic20.50 pts
179Chad19.8+0.2 pts
180Niger17.7+0.4 pts
181Burundi11.60 pts

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People employed in services (ISIC Rev. 4 sections G to U), including trade, transport, hotels and restaurants, finance, public administration, education and health, as a percentage of total employment. ILO modelled estimates, ages 15 and over.

ILO modelled estimates: model outputs that fill years without a survey, not survey results. The latest year is a nowcast and is revised as surveys arrive. Sectors follow ISIC; where a country counts the armed forces, they are in services.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the countries are compared on one definition. 5 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2025 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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World Bank, World Development Indicators, modelled estimate. Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) (SL.SRV.EMPL.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.SRV.EMPL.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-18. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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