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Countries by employment in services

Djibouti had the highest employment in services of 186 countries in 2014, at 93.4%. Burundi had the lowest, at 10.3%. The median was 57.5% and the figure for the World was 47.3%. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest93.4Djibouti
Lowest10.3Burundi
Median57.5186 countries
World47.3History

Map of countries, 2014

United Arab Emirates: 66.3 %Afghanistan: 32.2 %Albania: 39.7 %Armenia: 48.4 %Angola: 40.3 %Argentina: 69 %Austria: 69.4 %Australia: 76.2 %Azerbaijan: 48.9 %Bosnia and Herzegovina: 51.8 %Bangladesh: 35.1 %Belgium: 77.4 %Burkina Faso: 27.3 %Bulgaria: 63.1 %Burundi: 10.3 %Benin: 41.1 %Brunei: 80.7 %Bolivia: 47.5 %Brazil: 67.1 %Bahamas: 84.2 %Bhutan: 32.5 %Botswana: 67.3 %Belarus: 57.4 %Belize: 65.4 %Canada: 78 %Democratic Republic of the Congo: 30.6 %Central African Republic: 19.6 %Republic of the Congo: 41.7 %Switzerland: 75.4 %Côte d’Ivoire: 42 %Chile: 69 %Cameroon: 38.3 %China: 40.6 %Colombia: 64.4 %Costa Rica: 68.3 %Cuba: 64.2 %Cape Verde: 63.7 %Cyprus: 79.1 %Czechia: 59.2 %Germany: 70.5 %Djibouti: 93.4 %Denmark: 78.1 %Dominican Republic: 70.8 %Algeria: 59.6 %Ecuador: 55 %Estonia: 66 %Egypt: 47.6 %Eritrea: 32 %Spain: 76.5 %Ethiopia: 22.3 %Finland: 72.9 %Fiji: 46.4 %France: 76.6 %Gabon: 53.3 %United Kingdom: 79.8 %Georgia: 40.6 %Ghana: 38.7 %Gambia: 53 %Guinea: 34.2 %Equatorial Guinea: 33.5 %Greece: 71.8 %Guatemala: 49 %Guinea-Bissau: 27.4 %Guyana: 57.7 %Hong Kong: 85.8 %Honduras: 54.7 %Croatia: 63.8 %Haiti: 43.5 %Hungary: 64.8 %Indonesia: 44.5 %Ireland: 77.3 %Israel: 81.2 %India: 29.8 %Iraq: 64.5 %Iran: 48.7 %Iceland: 77 %Italy: 69.5 %Jamaica: 66.6 %Jordan: 74.7 %Japan: 71.1 %Kenya: 36.6 %Kyrgyzstan: 52.5 %Cambodia: 30.2 %North Korea: 22.3 %South Korea: 69 %Kuwait: 73 %Kazakhstan: 58.1 %Laos: 19.6 %Lebanon: 73.7 %Sri Lanka: 45.5 %Liberia: 50.2 %Lesotho: 38 %Lithuania: 66.1 %Luxembourg: 87.3 %Latvia: 68.6 %Libya: 69.3 %Morocco: 41.3 %Moldova: 30.6 %Montenegro: 76.8 %Madagascar: 18.2 %North Macedonia: 51.2 %Mali: 25.3 %Myanmar: 31 %Mongolia: 45.9 %Mauritania: 49.3 %Mauritius: 67.1 %Malawi: 26.9 %Mexico: 62.4 %Malaysia: 59.7 %Mozambique: 19.8 %Namibia: 55.8 %New Caledonia: 72.9 %Niger: 18.2 %Nigeria: 45.4 %Nicaragua: 51 %Netherlands: 81.7 %Norway: 77.2 %Nepal: 44.2 %New Zealand: 72.9 %Oman: 57.1 %Panama: 63.7 %Peru: 58.5 %French Polynesia: 82.1 %Papua New Guinea: 63.5 %Philippines: 54.1 %Pakistan: 34.9 %Poland: 57.4 %Puerto Rico: 82.3 %Palestine: 63.6 %Portugal: 71.6 %Paraguay: 58.8 %Qatar: 45.8 %Romania: 49.1 %Serbia: 49.8 %Russia: 65.9 %Rwanda: 31 %Saudi Arabia: 69.4 %Solomon Islands: 49.3 %Sudan: 45.2 %Sweden: 79.4 %Singapore: 82.3 %Slovenia: 63.2 %Slovakia: 60 %Sierra Leone: 36.3 %Senegal: 51.9 %Somalia: 51.6 %Suriname: 67.2 %South Sudan: 35 %El Salvador: 60.3 %Syria: 57.8 %Eswatini: 61.3 %Chad: 19.4 %Togo: 45.7 %Thailand: 43 %Tajikistan: 35.3 %Timor-Leste: 41.4 %Turkmenistan: 44.8 %Tunisia: 51.7 %Türkiye: 49.9 %Trinidad and Tobago: 67.8 %Tanzania: 25.3 %Ukraine: 59.3 %Uganda: 21.3 %United States: 78.4 %Uruguay: 70.7 %Uzbekistan: 49.5 %Venezuela: 71.8 %Vietnam: 32.2 %Vanuatu: 38.6 %Samoa: 55.3 %Yemen: 56.3 %South Africa: 72 %Zambia: 28.6 %Zimbabwe: 25.4 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Djibouti: 93.4 %Djibouti93.4Luxembourg: 87.3 %Luxembourg87.3Hong Kong: 85.8 %Hong Kong85.8Macao: 85.2 %Macao85.2Bahamas: 84.2 %Bahamas84.2Singapore: 82.3 %Singapore82.3Puerto Rico: 82.3 %Puerto Rico82.3French Polynesia: 82.1 %French Polynesia82.1Netherlands: 81.7 %Netherlands81.7Israel: 81.2 %Israel81.2Brunei: 80.7 %Brunei80.7United Kingdom: 79.8 %United Kingdom79.8Sweden: 79.4 %Sweden79.4Cyprus: 79.1 %Cyprus79.1U.S. Virgin Islands: 78.6 %U.S. Virgin Islands78.6United States: 78.4 %United States78.4Denmark: 78.1 %Denmark78.1Canada: 78 %Canada78Malta: 78 %Malta78Guam: 77.5 %Guam77.5Barbados: 77.5 %Barbados77.5Belgium: 77.4 %Belgium77.4Ireland: 77.3 %Ireland77.3Norway: 77.2 %Norway77.2Iceland: 77 %Iceland77Montenegro: 76.8 %Montenegro76.8France: 76.6 %France76.6Spain: 76.5 %Spain76.5Australia: 76.2 %Australia76.2Switzerland: 75.4 %Switzerland75.4Jordan: 74.7 %Jordan74.7Lebanon: 73.7 %Lebanon73.7Kuwait: 73 %Kuwait73New Zealand: 72.9 %New Zealand72.9Finland: 72.9 %Finland72.9New Caledonia: 72.9 %New Caledonia72.9Saint Lucia: 72.4 %Saint Lucia72.4South Africa: 72 %South Africa72Venezuela: 71.8 %Venezuela71.8Greece: 71.8 %Greece71.8Djibouti: 93.4 %Djibouti93.4Luxembourg: 87.3 %Luxembourg87.3Hong Kong: 85.8 %Hong Kong85.8Macao: 85.2 %Macao85.2Bahamas: 84.2 %Bahamas84.2Singapore: 82.3 %Singapore82.3Puerto Rico: 82.3 %Puerto Rico82.3French Polynesia: 82.1 %French Polynesia82.1Netherlands: 81.7 %Netherlands81.7Israel: 81.2 %Israel81.2Brunei: 80.7 %Brunei80.7United Kingdom: 79.8 %United Kingdom79.8Sweden: 79.4 %Sweden79.4Cyprus: 79.1 %Cyprus79.1U.S. Virgin Islands: 78.6 %U.S. Virgin Islands78.6United States: 78.4 %United States78.4Denmark: 78.1 %Denmark78.1Canada: 78 %Canada78Malta: 78 %Malta78Guam: 77.5 %Guam77.5Barbados: 77.5 %Barbados77.5Belgium: 77.4 %Belgium77.4Ireland: 77.3 %Ireland77.3Norway: 77.2 %Norway77.2Iceland: 77 %Iceland77Montenegro: 76.8 %Montenegro76.8France: 76.6 %France76.6Spain: 76.5 %Spain76.5Australia: 76.2 %Australia76.2Switzerland: 75.4 %Switzerland75.4Jordan: 74.7 %Jordan74.7Lebanon: 73.7 %Lebanon73.7Kuwait: 73 %Kuwait73New Zealand: 72.9 %New Zealand72.9Finland: 72.9 %Finland72.9New Caledonia: 72.9 %New Caledonia72.9Saint Lucia: 72.4 %Saint Lucia72.4South Africa: 72 %South Africa72Venezuela: 71.8 %Venezuela71.8Greece: 71.8 %Greece71.8
%. Source: World Bank (modelled estimate), Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) (SL.SRV.EMPL.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCountries2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Djibouti93.4-0.1 pts
2Luxembourg87.3+1 pts
3Hong Kong85.8-0 pts
4Macao85.2-0.2 pts
5Bahamas84.2+0.2 pts
6Singapore82.3+2.1 pts
7Puerto Rico82.3+0.3 pts
8French Polynesia82.1+0.2 pts
9Netherlands81.7+0.5 pts
10Israel81.2+0.2 pts
11Brunei80.7+0.2 pts
12United Kingdom79.8-0.3 pts
13Sweden79.4+0.6 pts
14Cyprus79.1-0.3 pts
15U.S. Virgin Islands78.6+0.4 pts
16United States78.4-0.1 pts
17Denmark78.1+0.4 pts
18Canada78+0.2 pts
19Malta78+0.9 pts
20Guam77.5+0.2 pts
21Barbados77.5+0.3 pts
22Belgium77.4+0.5 pts
23Ireland77.3+0.3 pts
24Norway77.2-0.3 pts
25Iceland77+0.1 pts
26Montenegro76.8-0.9 pts
27France76.6+1 pts
28Spain76.5+1 pts
29Australia76.2+0.2 pts
30Switzerland75.4+0.6 pts
31Jordan74.7+0.6 pts
32Lebanon73.7+0.5 pts
33Kuwait73+0.1 pts
34New Zealand72.9-0.4 pts
35Finland72.9-0.7 pts
36New Caledonia72.9+0.2 pts
37Saint Lucia72.4+0.4 pts
38South Africa72+0.4 pts
39Venezuela71.8+0.6 pts
40Greece71.8+0.6 pts
41Maldives71.6+0.4 pts
42Portugal71.6+1 pts
43Japan71.1+0.1 pts
44Dominican Republic70.8-0.8 pts
45Uruguay70.7+0.7 pts
46Germany70.5-0.3 pts
47Italy69.5+0.1 pts
48Austria69.4-0.1 pts
49Saudi Arabia69.4+0.1 pts
50Libya69.3+0.8 pts
51Chile69+0.6 pts
52Argentina69-0.3 pts
53South Korea69+0.2 pts
54Latvia68.6+0.6 pts
55Costa Rica68.3-2.7 pts
56Saint Vincent and the Grenadines68.2+0.5 pts
57Trinidad and Tobago67.8+0.4 pts
58Botswana67.3+0.4 pts
59Suriname67.2-0.1 pts
60Mauritius67.1+0.5 pts
61Brazil67.1+0.8 pts
62Jamaica66.6+0.1 pts
63United Arab Emirates66.3+0.1 pts
64Lithuania66.1+0.1 pts
65Estonia66+0.5 pts
66Russia65.9+0.5 pts
67Belize65.4+0.3 pts
68Hungary64.8-0.5 pts
69Iraq64.5+0.2 pts
70Colombia64.4+0.4 pts
71Cuba64.20 pts
72São Tomé and Príncipe64.1+0.2 pts
73Croatia63.8+1.4 pts
74Panama63.7+0.8 pts
75Bahrain63.7-0.1 pts
76Cape Verde63.7+0.2 pts
77Palestine63.6+0.1 pts
78Papua New Guinea63.5-1 pts
79Slovenia63.2-1 pts
80Bulgaria63.1+0.1 pts
81Mexico62.4-0.5 pts
82Eswatini61.3+0.5 pts
83El Salvador60.3+0.3 pts
84Slovakia60-0.1 pts
85Malaysia59.7+0.3 pts
86Algeria59.6-0.1 pts
87Ukraine59.3+0.2 pts
88Czechia59.2-0.2 pts
89Paraguay58.8-0.9 pts
90Peru58.5+0.1 pts
91Kazakhstan58.1+2.1 pts
92Syria57.8+0.3 pts
93Guyana57.7+0.3 pts
94Poland57.4+0.5 pts
95Belarus57.4+0.8 pts
96Oman57.1+0.3 pts
97Yemen56.3+0.4 pts
98Namibia55.8+1.7 pts
99Samoa55.3+0.7 pts
100Ecuador55+0.5 pts
101Honduras54.7+2.1 pts
102Philippines54.1+0.2 pts
103Gabon53.3+0.4 pts
104Gambia53-0.6 pts
105Kyrgyzstan52.5-0.8 pts
106Senegal51.9+2.1 pts
107Bosnia and Herzegovina51.8+1.7 pts
108Tunisia51.7+0.3 pts
109Somalia51.6+1.3 pts
110North Macedonia51.2+0.3 pts
111Nicaragua51+0.3 pts
112Liberia50.2+0.2 pts
113Türkiye49.9+0.4 pts
114Serbia49.8+0.6 pts
115Uzbekistan49.5-0.4 pts
116Mauritania49.3+0.6 pts
117Solomon Islands49.3+0.2 pts
118Romania49.1+0.1 pts
119Guatemala49+0.3 pts
120Azerbaijan48.9+0.4 pts
121Iran48.7+0.8 pts
122Armenia48.4+0.1 pts
123Egypt47.6+0.1 pts
124Bolivia47.5-2.5 pts
125Fiji46.4-0.6 pts
126Mongolia45.9+1.6 pts
127Qatar45.8-1.1 pts
128Togo45.7+0.3 pts
129Sri Lanka45.5+1 pts
130Nigeria45.4+0.8 pts
131Sudan45.2+0.3 pts
132Turkmenistan44.8+0.7 pts
133Indonesia44.5+0.3 pts
134Nepal44.2+0.6 pts
135Haiti43.5+0.4 pts
136Comoros43+1.3 pts
137Thailand43+3.5 pts
138Tonga42.4-0.1 pts
139Côte d’Ivoire42-0.9 pts
140Republic of the Congo41.7+0.7 pts
141Timor-Leste41.4+0.6 pts
142Morocco41.3+1.1 pts
143Benin41.1+0.1 pts
144China40.6+2.1 pts
145Georgia40.6+1 pts
146Angola40.3-2.1 pts
147Albania39.7+1 pts
148Ghana38.7+0.5 pts
149Vanuatu38.6+1.2 pts
150Cameroon38.3+1.4 pts
151Lesotho38-0.4 pts
152Kenya36.6+0.5 pts
153Sierra Leone36.3+1.3 pts
154Tajikistan35.3+0.8 pts
155Bangladesh35.1+0.9 pts
156South Sudan35+0.5 pts
157Pakistan34.9+0.1 pts
158Guinea34.2+0.9 pts
159Equatorial Guinea33.5+0.1 pts
160Bhutan32.5-0.2 pts
161Afghanistan32.2+0.2 pts
162Vietnam32.2+0.2 pts
163Eritrea32+2.7 pts
164Rwanda31+0.6 pts
165Myanmar31+0.4 pts
166Moldova30.6-2.2 pts
167Democratic Republic of the Congo30.6+0.9 pts
168Cambodia30.2-1 pts
169India29.8+0.8 pts
170Zambia28.6+0.2 pts
171Guinea-Bissau27.4+0.1 pts
172Burkina Faso27.3+0.6 pts
173Malawi26.9+0.4 pts
174Zimbabwe25.4-0 pts
175Tanzania25.3+0.5 pts
176Mali25.3+0.5 pts
177North Korea22.3+0.3 pts
178Ethiopia22.3+1.7 pts
179Uganda21.3+1.7 pts
180Mozambique19.8+0.4 pts
181Laos19.6+1.1 pts
182Central African Republic19.6+0.2 pts
183Chad19.4+0.2 pts
184Niger18.2+0.1 pts
185Madagascar18.2-2.4 pts
186Burundi10.3+0.4 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.

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