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Countries by employment in services

Djibouti had the highest employment in services of 186 countries in 2015, at 93.3%. Burundi had the lowest, at 10.1%. The median was 57.9% and the figure for the World was 48.1%. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest93.3Djibouti
Lowest10.1Burundi
Median57.9186 countries
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Map of countries, 2015

United Arab Emirates: 66.1 %Afghanistan: 33.7 %Albania: 39.9 %Armenia: 48.8 %Angola: 40.3 %Argentina: 69.7 %Austria: 69.7 %Australia: 77.3 %Azerbaijan: 49.6 %Bosnia and Herzegovina: 51.5 %Bangladesh: 36 %Belgium: 77.4 %Burkina Faso: 27.9 %Bulgaria: 62.9 %Burundi: 10.1 %Benin: 40.5 %Brunei: 81.3 %Bolivia: 48.7 %Brazil: 67.8 %Bahamas: 84.6 %Bhutan: 32.4 %Botswana: 67.2 %Belarus: 58.1 %Belize: 66.5 %Canada: 78.3 %Democratic Republic of the Congo: 31.3 %Central African Republic: 20.4 %Republic of the Congo: 42.3 %Switzerland: 75.9 %Côte d’Ivoire: 40.9 %Chile: 69 %Cameroon: 39.1 %China: 42.4 %Colombia: 64.8 %Costa Rica: 65.7 %Cuba: 64.6 %Cape Verde: 64 %Cyprus: 79.8 %Czechia: 59 %Germany: 71 %Djibouti: 93.3 %Denmark: 78.1 %Dominican Republic: 71.2 %Algeria: 60 %Ecuador: 54.4 %Estonia: 64.7 %Egypt: 48.7 %Eritrea: 29.8 %Spain: 75.7 %Ethiopia: 24.2 %Finland: 74.5 %Fiji: 47.4 %France: 76.9 %Gabon: 53.6 %United Kingdom: 80.2 %Georgia: 42.6 %Ghana: 39.2 %Gambia: 53 %Guinea: 34.7 %Equatorial Guinea: 33.4 %Greece: 72.4 %Guatemala: 49.2 %Guinea-Bissau: 27.6 %Guyana: 57.9 %Hong Kong: 86.1 %Honduras: 55.2 %Croatia: 64.2 %Haiti: 44 %Hungary: 64.8 %Indonesia: 45.1 %Ireland: 76.6 %Israel: 81.4 %India: 30.8 %Iraq: 64.7 %Iran: 49.7 %Iceland: 77.9 %Italy: 69.6 %Jamaica: 67.3 %Jordan: 75.4 %Japan: 71.3 %Kenya: 37.1 %Kyrgyzstan: 53.7 %Cambodia: 32.6 %North Korea: 22.6 %South Korea: 69.5 %Kuwait: 72.9 %Kazakhstan: 61.4 %Laos: 20.8 %Lebanon: 74.2 %Sri Lanka: 45.6 %Liberia: 50.5 %Lesotho: 37.4 %Lithuania: 65.9 %Luxembourg: 86.3 %Latvia: 68.4 %Libya: 69.8 %Morocco: 41.8 %Moldova: 29.9 %Montenegro: 74.8 %Madagascar: 16.1 %North Macedonia: 51.7 %Mali: 29.5 %Myanmar: 31.5 %Mongolia: 45.8 %Mauritania: 49.9 %Mauritius: 67.9 %Malawi: 27.2 %Mexico: 62.4 %Malaysia: 60 %Mozambique: 20.1 %Namibia: 58.6 %New Caledonia: 73 %Niger: 18 %Nigeria: 46 %Nicaragua: 51.3 %Netherlands: 81.3 %Norway: 78 %Nepal: 44.6 %New Zealand: 71.9 %Oman: 57.3 %Panama: 66.1 %Peru: 57.9 %French Polynesia: 82.4 %Papua New Guinea: 62.6 %Philippines: 55.1 %Pakistan: 35 %Poland: 57.9 %Puerto Rico: 82.6 %Palestine: 64.6 %Portugal: 71.9 %Paraguay: 60.6 %Qatar: 44.6 %Romania: 52.2 %Serbia: 50.6 %Russia: 66.2 %Rwanda: 32.2 %Saudi Arabia: 69.5 %Solomon Islands: 49.9 %Sudan: 45.6 %Sweden: 79.7 %Singapore: 82.6 %Slovenia: 64.8 %Slovakia: 60 %Sierra Leone: 36.6 %Senegal: 53.7 %Somalia: 53.2 %Suriname: 66.9 %South Sudan: 35.7 %El Salvador: 59.7 %Syria: 57.7 %Eswatini: 61.8 %Chad: 19.7 %Togo: 46.2 %Thailand: 43.9 %Tajikistan: 36 %Timor-Leste: 42.2 %Turkmenistan: 45.6 %Tunisia: 52.1 %Türkiye: 51.2 %Trinidad and Tobago: 68.2 %Tanzania: 25.7 %Ukraine: 60.2 %Uganda: 21.4 %United States: 78.4 %Uruguay: 71.6 %Uzbekistan: 49.5 %Venezuela: 72.2 %Vietnam: 33.2 %Vanuatu: 40.2 %Samoa: 55.6 %Yemen: 56.6 %South Africa: 70.6 %Zambia: 28.9 %Zimbabwe: 25.6 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Djibouti: 93.3 %Djibouti93.3Luxembourg: 86.3 %Luxembourg86.3Hong Kong: 86.1 %Hong Kong86.1Macao: 85 %Macao85Bahamas: 84.6 %Bahamas84.6Puerto Rico: 82.6 %Puerto Rico82.6Singapore: 82.6 %Singapore82.6French Polynesia: 82.4 %French Polynesia82.4Israel: 81.4 %Israel81.4Brunei: 81.3 %Brunei81.3Netherlands: 81.3 %Netherlands81.3United Kingdom: 80.2 %United Kingdom80.2Cyprus: 79.8 %Cyprus79.8Sweden: 79.7 %Sweden79.7U.S. Virgin Islands: 79 %U.S. Virgin Islands79Malta: 78.6 %Malta78.6United States: 78.4 %United States78.4Canada: 78.3 %Canada78.3Denmark: 78.1 %Denmark78.1Norway: 78 %Norway78Iceland: 77.9 %Iceland77.9Barbados: 77.7 %Barbados77.7Guam: 77.7 %Guam77.7Belgium: 77.4 %Belgium77.4Australia: 77.3 %Australia77.3France: 76.9 %France76.9Ireland: 76.6 %Ireland76.6Switzerland: 75.9 %Switzerland75.9Spain: 75.7 %Spain75.7Jordan: 75.4 %Jordan75.4Montenegro: 74.8 %Montenegro74.8Finland: 74.5 %Finland74.5Lebanon: 74.2 %Lebanon74.2New Caledonia: 73 %New Caledonia73Kuwait: 72.9 %Kuwait72.9Saint Lucia: 72.6 %Saint Lucia72.6Greece: 72.4 %Greece72.4Venezuela: 72.2 %Venezuela72.2New Zealand: 71.9 %New Zealand71.9Portugal: 71.9 %Portugal71.9Djibouti: 93.3 %Djibouti93.3Luxembourg: 86.3 %Luxembourg86.3Hong Kong: 86.1 %Hong Kong86.1Macao: 85 %Macao85Bahamas: 84.6 %Bahamas84.6Puerto Rico: 82.6 %Puerto Rico82.6Singapore: 82.6 %Singapore82.6French Polynesia: 82.4 %French Polynesia82.4Israel: 81.4 %Israel81.4Brunei: 81.3 %Brunei81.3Netherlands: 81.3 %Netherlands81.3United Kingdom: 80.2 %United Kingdom80.2Cyprus: 79.8 %Cyprus79.8Sweden: 79.7 %Sweden79.7U.S. Virgin Islands: 79 %U.S. Virgin Islands79Malta: 78.6 %Malta78.6United States: 78.4 %United States78.4Canada: 78.3 %Canada78.3Denmark: 78.1 %Denmark78.1Norway: 78 %Norway78Iceland: 77.9 %Iceland77.9Barbados: 77.7 %Barbados77.7Guam: 77.7 %Guam77.7Belgium: 77.4 %Belgium77.4Australia: 77.3 %Australia77.3France: 76.9 %France76.9Ireland: 76.6 %Ireland76.6Switzerland: 75.9 %Switzerland75.9Spain: 75.7 %Spain75.7Jordan: 75.4 %Jordan75.4Montenegro: 74.8 %Montenegro74.8Finland: 74.5 %Finland74.5Lebanon: 74.2 %Lebanon74.2New Caledonia: 73 %New Caledonia73Kuwait: 72.9 %Kuwait72.9Saint Lucia: 72.6 %Saint Lucia72.6Greece: 72.4 %Greece72.4Venezuela: 72.2 %Venezuela72.2New Zealand: 71.9 %New Zealand71.9Portugal: 71.9 %Portugal71.9
%. Source: World Bank (modelled estimate), Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) (SL.SRV.EMPL.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCountries2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Djibouti93.3-0.1 pts
2Luxembourg86.3-1.1 pts
3Hong Kong86.1+0.3 pts
4Macao85-0.2 pts
5Bahamas84.6+0.4 pts
6Puerto Rico82.6+0.3 pts
7Singapore82.6+0.3 pts
8French Polynesia82.4+0.3 pts
9Israel81.4+0.2 pts
10Brunei81.3+0.6 pts
11Netherlands81.3-0.4 pts
12United Kingdom80.2+0.4 pts
13Cyprus79.8+0.7 pts
14Sweden79.7+0.3 pts
15U.S. Virgin Islands79+0.4 pts
16Malta78.6+0.5 pts
17United States78.40 pts
18Canada78.3+0.3 pts
19Denmark78.1-0.1 pts
20Norway78+0.8 pts
21Iceland77.9+0.9 pts
22Barbados77.7+0.3 pts
23Guam77.7+0.2 pts
24Belgium77.40 pts
25Australia77.3+1.1 pts
26France76.9+0.3 pts
27Ireland76.6-0.7 pts
28Switzerland75.9+0.5 pts
29Spain75.7-0.8 pts
30Jordan75.4+0.7 pts
31Montenegro74.8-1.9 pts
32Finland74.5+1.6 pts
33Lebanon74.2+0.5 pts
34New Caledonia73+0.1 pts
35Kuwait72.9-0.1 pts
36Saint Lucia72.6+0.2 pts
37Greece72.4+0.6 pts
38Venezuela72.2+0.4 pts
39New Zealand71.9-1 pts
40Portugal71.9+0.3 pts
41Maldives71.8+0.1 pts
42Uruguay71.6+0.9 pts
43Japan71.3+0.3 pts
44Dominican Republic71.2+0.4 pts
45Germany71+0.5 pts
46South Africa70.6-1.4 pts
47Libya69.8+0.5 pts
48Austria69.7+0.3 pts
49Argentina69.7+0.6 pts
50Italy69.6+0.2 pts
51Saudi Arabia69.5+0.1 pts
52South Korea69.5+0.5 pts
53Chile69-0.1 pts
54Latvia68.4-0.2 pts
55Saint Vincent and the Grenadines68.4+0.2 pts
56Trinidad and Tobago68.2+0.4 pts
57Mauritius67.9+0.8 pts
58Brazil67.8+0.7 pts
59Jamaica67.3+0.7 pts
60Botswana67.2-0.1 pts
61Suriname66.9-0.3 pts
62Belize66.5+1.1 pts
63Russia66.2+0.3 pts
64United Arab Emirates66.1-0.2 pts
65Panama66.1+2.4 pts
66Lithuania65.9-0.3 pts
67Costa Rica65.7-2.5 pts
68Colombia64.8+0.3 pts
69Hungary64.8-0.1 pts
70Slovenia64.8+1.6 pts
71Iraq64.7+0.3 pts
72Estonia64.7-1.3 pts
73Palestine64.6+1.1 pts
74Cuba64.6+0.4 pts
75São Tomé and Príncipe64.3+0.3 pts
76Croatia64.2+0.5 pts
77Cape Verde64+0.3 pts
78Bahrain63.8+0.1 pts
79Bulgaria62.9-0.2 pts
80Papua New Guinea62.6-0.9 pts
81Mexico62.40 pts
82Eswatini61.8+0.5 pts
83Kazakhstan61.4+3.3 pts
84Paraguay60.6+1.8 pts
85Ukraine60.2+0.9 pts
86Malaysia60+0.3 pts
87Algeria60+0.4 pts
88Slovakia600 pts
89El Salvador59.7-0.6 pts
90Czechia59-0.2 pts
91Namibia58.6+2.7 pts
92Belarus58.1+0.7 pts
93Poland57.9+0.5 pts
94Guyana57.9+0.2 pts
95Peru57.9-0.7 pts
96Syria57.7-0.1 pts
97Oman57.3+0.2 pts
98Yemen56.6+0.3 pts
99Samoa55.6+0.3 pts
100Honduras55.2+0.5 pts
101Philippines55.1+0.9 pts
102Ecuador54.4-0.6 pts
103Kyrgyzstan53.7+1.3 pts
104Senegal53.7+1.8 pts
105Gabon53.6+0.3 pts
106Somalia53.2+1.6 pts
107Gambia53-0 pts
108Romania52.2+3 pts
109Tunisia52.1+0.5 pts
110North Macedonia51.7+0.5 pts
111Bosnia and Herzegovina51.5-0.3 pts
112Nicaragua51.3+0.3 pts
113Türkiye51.2+1.3 pts
114Serbia50.6+0.7 pts
115Liberia50.5+0.3 pts
116Solomon Islands49.9+0.6 pts
117Mauritania49.9+0.5 pts
118Iran49.7+1 pts
119Azerbaijan49.6+0.6 pts
120Uzbekistan49.5+0.1 pts
121Guatemala49.2+0.2 pts
122Armenia48.8+0.3 pts
123Bolivia48.7+1.2 pts
124Egypt48.7+1.1 pts
125Fiji47.4+1 pts
126Togo46.2+0.5 pts
127Nigeria46+0.6 pts
128Mongolia45.8-0.1 pts
129Sudan45.6+0.4 pts
130Turkmenistan45.6+0.7 pts
131Sri Lanka45.60 pts
132Indonesia45.1+0.6 pts
133Qatar44.6-1.2 pts
134Nepal44.6+0.4 pts
135Haiti44+0.5 pts
136Thailand43.9+1 pts
137Comoros43.9+1 pts
138Georgia42.6+2.1 pts
139China42.4+1.8 pts
140Republic of the Congo42.3+0.6 pts
141Tonga42.3-0.1 pts
142Timor-Leste42.2+0.8 pts
143Morocco41.8+0.6 pts
144Côte d’Ivoire40.9-1.1 pts
145Benin40.5-0.6 pts
146Angola40.3-0 pts
147Vanuatu40.2+1.5 pts
148Albania39.9+0.2 pts
149Ghana39.2+0.5 pts
150Cameroon39.1+0.8 pts
151Lesotho37.4-0.6 pts
152Kenya37.1+0.4 pts
153Sierra Leone36.6+0.3 pts
154Tajikistan36+0.8 pts
155Bangladesh36+0.9 pts
156South Sudan35.7+0.6 pts
157Pakistan35+0.1 pts
158Guinea34.7+0.5 pts
159Afghanistan33.7+1.5 pts
160Equatorial Guinea33.4-0.1 pts
161Vietnam33.2+1 pts
162Cambodia32.6+2.4 pts
163Bhutan32.4-0.2 pts
164Rwanda32.2+1.1 pts
165Myanmar31.5+0.5 pts
166Democratic Republic of the Congo31.3+0.7 pts
167India30.8+0.9 pts
168Moldova29.9-0.7 pts
169Eritrea29.8-2.2 pts
170Mali29.5+4.2 pts
171Zambia28.9+0.3 pts
172Burkina Faso27.9+0.6 pts
173Guinea-Bissau27.6+0.1 pts
174Malawi27.2+0.2 pts
175Tanzania25.7+0.4 pts
176Zimbabwe25.6+0.3 pts
177Ethiopia24.2+1.9 pts
178North Korea22.6+0.3 pts
179Uganda21.4+0.2 pts
180Laos20.8+1.1 pts
181Central African Republic20.4+0.7 pts
182Mozambique20.1+0.4 pts
183Chad19.7+0.3 pts
184Niger18-0.2 pts
185Madagascar16.1-2.1 pts
186Burundi10.1-0.2 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. 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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Djibouti, with 93.3% in 2015, according to the World Bank.

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Burundi, with 10.1% in 2015.

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