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Countries by employment in services

Djibouti had the highest employment in services of 186 countries in 2021, at 92.6%. Burundi had the lowest, at 11.3%. The median was 58.1% and the figure for the World was 49.6%. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest92.6Djibouti
Lowest11.3Burundi
Median58.1186 countries
World49.6History

Map of countries, 2021

United Arab Emirates: 67.5 %Afghanistan: 30.2 %Albania: 44.4 %Armenia: 52.9 %Angola: 37.6 %Argentina: 71.8 %Austria: 70.6 %Australia: 78 %Azerbaijan: 48.8 %Bosnia and Herzegovina: 50.9 %Bangladesh: 38.2 %Belgium: 79.2 %Burkina Faso: 30.2 %Bulgaria: 63.6 %Burundi: 11.3 %Benin: 38.5 %Brunei: 75 %Bolivia: 51.9 %Brazil: 69.8 %Bahamas: 84.2 %Bhutan: 34.5 %Botswana: 66.5 %Belarus: 58.6 %Belize: 66.6 %Canada: 79.3 %Democratic Republic of the Congo: 30.7 %Central African Republic: 20.2 %Republic of the Congo: 42.5 %Switzerland: 77.5 %Côte d’Ivoire: 39.4 %Chile: 70.4 %Cameroon: 41.6 %China: 45.6 %Colombia: 64.9 %Costa Rica: 67.2 %Cuba: 66.4 %Cape Verde: 67.2 %Cyprus: 79.2 %Czechia: 60.6 %Germany: 71.4 %Djibouti: 92.6 %Denmark: 78.6 %Dominican Republic: 71.7 %Algeria: 58.2 %Ecuador: 51 %Estonia: 68.3 %Egypt: 52.4 %Eritrea: 30.1 %Spain: 75.3 %Ethiopia: 30.2 %Finland: 74.2 %Fiji: 49.2 %France: 78 %Gabon: 53 %United Kingdom: 82.2 %Georgia: 46.4 %Ghana: 49.7 %Gambia: 52 %Guinea: 36.2 %Equatorial Guinea: 34.2 %Greece: 73.4 %Guatemala: 48.8 %Guinea-Bissau: 26.3 %Guyana: 60.6 %Hong Kong: 86.2 %Honduras: 52.3 %Croatia: 64.8 %Haiti: 43.9 %Hungary: 64.2 %Indonesia: 49.3 %Ireland: 76.1 %Israel: 83.3 %India: 31.5 %Iraq: 64.8 %Iran: 50.4 %Iceland: 77 %Italy: 69.3 %Jamaica: 67.2 %Jordan: 78.3 %Japan: 73.1 %Kenya: 37.4 %Kyrgyzstan: 56 %Cambodia: 36.5 %North Korea: 22.2 %South Korea: 70 %Kuwait: 72.7 %Kazakhstan: 67.3 %Laos: 23 %Lebanon: 75.4 %Sri Lanka: 46.7 %Liberia: 48.1 %Lesotho: 34.9 %Lithuania: 68.4 %Luxembourg: 88.8 %Latvia: 70.2 %Libya: 70.7 %Morocco: 45.8 %Moldova: 31.2 %Montenegro: 76.7 %Madagascar: 19.3 %North Macedonia: 58.1 %Mali: 24.6 %Myanmar: 35 %Mongolia: 48.5 %Mauritania: 50.4 %Mauritius: 72.5 %Malawi: 27.4 %Mexico: 62.2 %Malaysia: 63.8 %Mozambique: 20 %Namibia: 60.3 %New Caledonia: 75.9 %Niger: 16.3 %Nigeria: 47.1 %Nicaragua: 51.5 %Netherlands: 83.8 %Norway: 78.7 %Nepal: 44.6 %New Zealand: 73.9 %Oman: 53.5 %Panama: 67.5 %Peru: 57.4 %French Polynesia: 83.3 %Papua New Guinea: 54.8 %Philippines: 56.8 %Pakistan: 37.5 %Poland: 60.2 %Puerto Rico: 83.3 %Palestine: 64.1 %Portugal: 72.6 %Paraguay: 60.8 %Qatar: 57.8 %Romania: 55.3 %Serbia: 53 %Russia: 67.6 %Rwanda: 29.4 %Saudi Arabia: 77.8 %Solomon Islands: 48.4 %Sudan: 45.7 %Sweden: 79.9 %Singapore: 85.4 %Slovenia: 65.9 %Slovakia: 60.3 %Sierra Leone: 42.2 %Senegal: 48.7 %Somalia: 51.4 %Suriname: 66.3 %South Sudan: 34.2 %El Salvador: 61.2 %Syria: 56.6 %Eswatini: 68.7 %Chad: 19.3 %Togo: 40.7 %Thailand: 45.8 %Tajikistan: 37.3 %Timor-Leste: 50.6 %Turkmenistan: 47.8 %Tunisia: 53.2 %Türkiye: 55.3 %Trinidad and Tobago: 70.3 %Tanzania: 26.1 %Ukraine: 60.7 %Uganda: 26.2 %United States: 79.2 %Uruguay: 73.2 %Uzbekistan: 49.3 %Venezuela: 72.6 %Vietnam: 37.8 %Vanuatu: 44.1 %Samoa: 56 %Yemen: 55.6 %South Africa: 73.7 %Zambia: 32 %Zimbabwe: 32.9 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Djibouti: 92.6 %Djibouti92.6Luxembourg: 88.8 %Luxembourg88.8Macao: 87.5 %Macao87.5Hong Kong: 86.2 %Hong Kong86.2Singapore: 85.4 %Singapore85.4Bahamas: 84.2 %Bahamas84.2Netherlands: 83.8 %Netherlands83.8French Polynesia: 83.3 %French Polynesia83.3Puerto Rico: 83.3 %Puerto Rico83.3Israel: 83.3 %Israel83.3United Kingdom: 82.2 %United Kingdom82.2Malta: 80.9 %Malta80.9U.S. Virgin Islands: 80.6 %U.S. Virgin Islands80.6Barbados: 80.3 %Barbados80.3Sweden: 79.9 %Sweden79.9Canada: 79.3 %Canada79.3Cyprus: 79.2 %Cyprus79.2United States: 79.2 %United States79.2Belgium: 79.2 %Belgium79.2Norway: 78.7 %Norway78.7Guam: 78.7 %Guam78.7Denmark: 78.6 %Denmark78.6Jordan: 78.3 %Jordan78.3Australia: 78 %Australia78France: 78 %France78Saudi Arabia: 77.8 %Saudi Arabia77.8Switzerland: 77.5 %Switzerland77.5Iceland: 77 %Iceland77Montenegro: 76.7 %Montenegro76.7Ireland: 76.1 %Ireland76.1New Caledonia: 75.9 %New Caledonia75.9Lebanon: 75.4 %Lebanon75.4Spain: 75.3 %Spain75.3Brunei: 75 %Brunei75Finland: 74.2 %Finland74.2New Zealand: 73.9 %New Zealand73.9South Africa: 73.7 %South Africa73.7Greece: 73.4 %Greece73.4Uruguay: 73.2 %Uruguay73.2Japan: 73.1 %Japan73.1Djibouti: 92.6 %Djibouti92.6Luxembourg: 88.8 %Luxembourg88.8Macao: 87.5 %Macao87.5Hong Kong: 86.2 %Hong Kong86.2Singapore: 85.4 %Singapore85.4Bahamas: 84.2 %Bahamas84.2Netherlands: 83.8 %Netherlands83.8French Polynesia: 83.3 %French Polynesia83.3Puerto Rico: 83.3 %Puerto Rico83.3Israel: 83.3 %Israel83.3United Kingdom: 82.2 %United Kingdom82.2Malta: 80.9 %Malta80.9U.S. Virgin Islands: 80.6 %U.S. Virgin Islands80.6Barbados: 80.3 %Barbados80.3Sweden: 79.9 %Sweden79.9Canada: 79.3 %Canada79.3Cyprus: 79.2 %Cyprus79.2United States: 79.2 %United States79.2Belgium: 79.2 %Belgium79.2Norway: 78.7 %Norway78.7Guam: 78.7 %Guam78.7Denmark: 78.6 %Denmark78.6Jordan: 78.3 %Jordan78.3Australia: 78 %Australia78France: 78 %France78Saudi Arabia: 77.8 %Saudi Arabia77.8Switzerland: 77.5 %Switzerland77.5Iceland: 77 %Iceland77Montenegro: 76.7 %Montenegro76.7Ireland: 76.1 %Ireland76.1New Caledonia: 75.9 %New Caledonia75.9Lebanon: 75.4 %Lebanon75.4Spain: 75.3 %Spain75.3Brunei: 75 %Brunei75Finland: 74.2 %Finland74.2New Zealand: 73.9 %New Zealand73.9South Africa: 73.7 %South Africa73.7Greece: 73.4 %Greece73.4Uruguay: 73.2 %Uruguay73.2Japan: 73.1 %Japan73.1
%. Source: World Bank (modelled estimate), Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) (SL.SRV.EMPL.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCountries2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Djibouti92.6-0.2 pts
2Luxembourg88.8-0.2 pts
3Macao87.5+0.1 pts
4Hong Kong86.2-0.2 pts
5Singapore85.4+0.4 pts
6Bahamas84.2-0.5 pts
7Netherlands83.8+1.5 pts
8French Polynesia83.3-0 pts
9Puerto Rico83.3+0.4 pts
10Israel83.3-0 pts
11United Kingdom82.2+0.4 pts
12Malta80.9+0.6 pts
13U.S. Virgin Islands80.6-0.4 pts
14Barbados80.3-0.3 pts
15Sweden79.9-0 pts
16Canada79.3+0.3 pts
17Cyprus79.2+1.5 pts
18United States79.2+0.3 pts
19Belgium79.2+0.9 pts
20Norway78.7+0.4 pts
21Guam78.7-0.3 pts
22Denmark78.6-0.4 pts
23Jordan78.3-0.8 pts
24Australia78-0 pts
25France78+0.3 pts
26Saudi Arabia77.8+3.9 pts
27Switzerland77.5+0.4 pts
28Iceland77-1 pts
29Montenegro76.7+2.6 pts
30Ireland76.1-0.6 pts
31New Caledonia75.9-0.2 pts
32Lebanon75.4-0.3 pts
33Spain75.3-0 pts
34Brunei75+0.1 pts
35Finland74.2-1 pts
36New Zealand73.9+0.3 pts
37South Africa73.7+0.3 pts
38Greece73.4-1.3 pts
39Uruguay73.2-0.3 pts
40Japan73.1+0.3 pts
41Saint Lucia72.9-2.7 pts
42Kuwait72.7-0.5 pts
43Venezuela72.6-0.1 pts
44Portugal72.6-0.1 pts
45Mauritius72.5+1.3 pts
46Argentina71.8+0.5 pts
47Dominican Republic71.7+0.2 pts
48Germany71.4-0.2 pts
49Libya70.7-0.1 pts
50Austria70.6-0.6 pts
51Chile70.4-0.4 pts
52Maldives70.3+0.2 pts
53Trinidad and Tobago70.3-0.2 pts
54Latvia70.2+0.4 pts
55South Korea70+0.1 pts
56Brazil69.8-0.7 pts
57Saint Vincent and the Grenadines69.4-0.1 pts
58Italy69.3-0.3 pts
59Eswatini68.7+1.1 pts
60Lithuania68.4-0.5 pts
61Estonia68.3+1.1 pts
62Russia67.6+0.1 pts
63Panama67.5+0.3 pts
64United Arab Emirates67.5-1.5 pts
65Kazakhstan67.3+0.4 pts
66Cape Verde67.2-0.1 pts
67Costa Rica67.2+1.8 pts
68Jamaica67.2-1.1 pts
69Belize66.60 pts
70Botswana66.5+0.9 pts
71Cuba66.4+0.1 pts
72Suriname66.3-0 pts
73Slovenia65.9+0.1 pts
74Colombia64.9+0.5 pts
75Iraq64.8-0.2 pts
76Croatia64.8-0.9 pts
77São Tomé and Príncipe64.4-0.2 pts
78Hungary64.2+0.9 pts
79Palestine64.1-1.1 pts
80Bahrain63.9-0.6 pts
81Malaysia63.8+0.4 pts
82Bulgaria63.6+1.1 pts
83Mexico62.2-0.3 pts
84El Salvador61.2+0.4 pts
85Paraguay60.8+1.2 pts
86Ukraine60.7-0.5 pts
87Czechia60.6+0.5 pts
88Guyana60.6+0.7 pts
89Namibia60.3-0 pts
90Slovakia60.3+0.1 pts
91Poland60.2+1.5 pts
92Belarus58.6+0.1 pts
93Algeria58.2-0.1 pts
94North Macedonia58.1+0.6 pts
95Qatar57.8+1.5 pts
96Peru57.4+4.6 pts
97Philippines56.80 pts
98Syria56.6-0.4 pts
99Kyrgyzstan56-0.3 pts
100Samoa56-0.1 pts
101Yemen55.6-0.5 pts
102Romania55.3+0.1 pts
103Türkiye55.3+0.3 pts
104Papua New Guinea54.8-1.6 pts
105Oman53.5-7.5 pts
106Tunisia53.2+0.8 pts
107Serbia53+0.5 pts
108Gabon53-0 pts
109Armenia52.9+0.7 pts
110Egypt52.4+1.2 pts
111Honduras52.3-0.5 pts
112Gambia52-0.6 pts
113Bolivia51.9-0 pts
114Nicaragua51.5-0 pts
115Somalia51.4-0.7 pts
116Ecuador51-1.3 pts
117Bosnia and Herzegovina50.9-2.8 pts
118Timor-Leste50.6+1.8 pts
119Mauritania50.4-0.2 pts
120Iran50.4+0.6 pts
121Comoros50.1+0.9 pts
122Ghana49.7+2.3 pts
123Uzbekistan49.3-0.1 pts
124Indonesia49.3+0.2 pts
125Fiji49.2+0.1 pts
126Azerbaijan48.8-0.2 pts
127Guatemala48.8-0.3 pts
128Senegal48.7-3.3 pts
129Mongolia48.5-2.2 pts
130Solomon Islands48.4-0.6 pts
131Liberia48.1-0.4 pts
132Turkmenistan47.8+0.2 pts
133Nigeria47.1+0.4 pts
134Sri Lanka46.7+0.8 pts
135Georgia46.4+0.9 pts
136Morocco45.8+0.4 pts
137Tonga45.8+1.3 pts
138Thailand45.8-0.2 pts
139Sudan45.7-0.7 pts
140China45.6+0.3 pts
141Nepal44.6-0.2 pts
142Albania44.4+1.2 pts
143Vanuatu44.1-0.6 pts
144Haiti43.9-0.3 pts
145Republic of the Congo42.50 pts
146Sierra Leone42.2-0.2 pts
147Cameroon41.6+0.2 pts
148Togo40.7+0.5 pts
149Côte d’Ivoire39.4-1.6 pts
150Benin38.5-0.2 pts
151Bangladesh38.2-0.2 pts
152Vietnam37.8+1.5 pts
153Angola37.6-0.6 pts
154Pakistan37.5+0.6 pts
155Kenya37.4-0.1 pts
156Tajikistan37.3-0.3 pts
157Cambodia36.5-1.5 pts
158Guinea36.2-0 pts
159Myanmar350 pts
160Lesotho34.9-0.3 pts
161Bhutan34.5-0.7 pts
162South Sudan34.2-0.8 pts
163Equatorial Guinea34.2+0.4 pts
164Zimbabwe32.9+3.8 pts
165Zambia32-0.2 pts
166India31.5-0.2 pts
167Moldova31.2-0.7 pts
168Democratic Republic of the Congo30.7-0.2 pts
169Ethiopia30.2+0.5 pts
170Burkina Faso30.2-0.2 pts
171Afghanistan30.2-5.4 pts
172Eritrea30.1-0.3 pts
173Rwanda29.4-3.2 pts
174Malawi27.4-0.3 pts
175Guinea-Bissau26.3+0.7 pts
176Uganda26.2-1.7 pts
177Tanzania26.1-0.1 pts
178Mali24.6+1.9 pts
179Laos23-0 pts
180North Korea22.2-0.2 pts
181Central African Republic20.2-0.3 pts
182Mozambique20-0.1 pts
183Madagascar19.3+0.4 pts
184Chad19.3-0.2 pts
185Niger16.30 pts
186Burundi11.3-0.3 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 92.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.

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Burundi, with 11.3% in 2021.

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