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Countries by employment in services

Djibouti had the highest employment in services of 185 countries in 2022, at 92.6%. Burundi had the lowest, at 11.2%. The median was 59% and the figure for the World was 49.5%. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest92.6Djibouti
Lowest11.2Burundi
Median59185 countries
World49.5History

Map of countries, 2022

United Arab Emirates: 67.7 %Afghanistan: 29.4 %Albania: 44 %Armenia: 49.5 %Angola: 40.5 %Argentina: 71.3 %Austria: 70.1 %Australia: 78.6 %Azerbaijan: 48.8 %Bosnia and Herzegovina: 51.3 %Bangladesh: 38.4 %Belgium: 78.5 %Burkina Faso: 30.4 %Bulgaria: 63.2 %Burundi: 11.2 %Benin: 39 %Brunei: 77 %Bolivia: 54.7 %Brazil: 70.8 %Bahamas: 84.2 %Bhutan: 40.8 %Botswana: 66.7 %Belarus: 59 %Belize: 67.2 %Canada: 79.3 %Democratic Republic of the Congo: 31.6 %Central African Republic: 20.4 %Republic of the Congo: 42.8 %Switzerland: 77.7 %Côte d’Ivoire: 38.4 %Chile: 70.8 %Cameroon: 42.1 %China: 45 %Colombia: 65 %Costa Rica: 67.6 %Cuba: 66.8 %Cape Verde: 67.2 %Cyprus: 80.5 %Czechia: 60.4 %Germany: 72 %Djibouti: 92.6 %Denmark: 78.8 %Dominican Republic: 72.8 %Algeria: 58.1 %Ecuador: 51.1 %Estonia: 68.8 %Egypt: 52.4 %Eritrea: 30.6 %Spain: 75.5 %Ethiopia: 30.7 %Finland: 75.2 %Fiji: 50 %France: 78.1 %Gabon: 52.7 %United Kingdom: 82.5 %Georgia: 48.1 %Ghana: 46 %Gambia: 52.3 %Guinea: 36.6 %Equatorial Guinea: 34.3 %Greece: 73.3 %Guatemala: 50.8 %Guinea-Bissau: 27.7 %Guyana: 59.4 %Hong Kong: 85.8 %Honduras: 54.4 %Croatia: 66.5 %Haiti: 43.9 %Hungary: 64.4 %Indonesia: 48.8 %Ireland: 76.8 %Israel: 83.5 %India: 31 %Iraq: 64.5 %Iran: 50.5 %Iceland: 78 %Italy: 69.3 %Jamaica: 67.7 %Jordan: 78.4 %Japan: 73.3 %Kenya: 40.2 %Kyrgyzstan: 56.5 %Cambodia: 36.8 %North Korea: 22.5 %South Korea: 70.1 %Kuwait: 72.5 %Kazakhstan: 67.8 %Laos: 23.3 %Lebanon: 76.9 %Sri Lanka: 47 %Liberia: 48.6 %Lesotho: 35.2 %Lithuania: 68.8 %Luxembourg: 89.7 %Latvia: 70.2 %Libya: 71.1 %Morocco: 47.5 %Moldova: 31.9 %Montenegro: 76.7 %Madagascar: 20.1 %North Macedonia: 60.1 %Mali: 27.2 %Myanmar: 35.2 %Mongolia: 48.3 %Mauritania: 51 %Mauritius: 71.7 %Malawi: 27.3 %Mexico: 62.4 %Malaysia: 63.9 %Mozambique: 20.1 %Namibia: 60.5 %New Caledonia: 76.1 %Niger: 16.9 %Nigeria: 47.9 %Nicaragua: 51.7 %Netherlands: 83.9 %Norway: 78.7 %Nepal: 45.1 %New Zealand: 73.2 %Oman: 53.8 %Panama: 67.9 %Peru: 57.6 %French Polynesia: 83.4 %Papua New Guinea: 53.8 %Philippines: 58.7 %Pakistan: 37.9 %Poland: 60.5 %Puerto Rico: 83.4 %Palestine: 63.8 %Portugal: 72 %Paraguay: 63.8 %Qatar: 59.2 %Romania: 55.9 %Serbia: 53.3 %Russia: 67.9 %Rwanda: 30.2 %Saudi Arabia: 80.2 %Solomon Islands: 48.9 %Sudan: 46.2 %Sweden: 80.9 %Singapore: 85.3 %Slovenia: 65.5 %Slovakia: 61.6 %Sierra Leone: 42.6 %Senegal: 45.9 %Somalia: 51.4 %Suriname: 66.3 %South Sudan: 34.3 %El Salvador: 61.6 %Syria: 57.2 %Eswatini: 63.8 %Chad: 19.1 %Togo: 42.1 %Thailand: 47.3 %Tajikistan: 37.7 %Timor-Leste: 47.6 %Turkmenistan: 48.1 %Tunisia: 54.4 %Türkiye: 56.6 %Trinidad and Tobago: 71.3 %Tanzania: 26.4 %Uganda: 26.5 %United States: 79.1 %Uruguay: 73.3 %Uzbekistan: 49.5 %Venezuela: 73.1 %Vietnam: 35.9 %Vanuatu: 44.6 %Samoa: 56.4 %Yemen: 56 %South Africa: 73.4 %Zambia: 34.2 %Zimbabwe: 34.4 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Djibouti: 92.6 %Djibouti92.6Luxembourg: 89.7 %Luxembourg89.7Macao: 87.9 %Macao87.9Hong Kong: 85.8 %Hong Kong85.8Singapore: 85.3 %Singapore85.3Bahamas: 84.2 %Bahamas84.2Netherlands: 83.9 %Netherlands83.9Israel: 83.5 %Israel83.5Puerto Rico: 83.4 %Puerto Rico83.4French Polynesia: 83.4 %French Polynesia83.4United Kingdom: 82.5 %United Kingdom82.5Malta: 82 %Malta82Barbados: 81 %Barbados81Sweden: 80.9 %Sweden80.9U.S. Virgin Islands: 80.9 %U.S. Virgin Islands80.9Cyprus: 80.5 %Cyprus80.5Saudi Arabia: 80.2 %Saudi Arabia80.2Canada: 79.3 %Canada79.3United States: 79.1 %United States79.1Denmark: 78.8 %Denmark78.8Guam: 78.7 %Guam78.7Norway: 78.7 %Norway78.7Australia: 78.6 %Australia78.6Belgium: 78.5 %Belgium78.5Jordan: 78.4 %Jordan78.4France: 78.1 %France78.1Iceland: 78 %Iceland78Switzerland: 77.7 %Switzerland77.7Brunei: 77 %Brunei77Lebanon: 76.9 %Lebanon76.9Ireland: 76.8 %Ireland76.8Montenegro: 76.7 %Montenegro76.7New Caledonia: 76.1 %New Caledonia76.1Spain: 75.5 %Spain75.5Finland: 75.2 %Finland75.2South Africa: 73.4 %South Africa73.4Uruguay: 73.3 %Uruguay73.3Greece: 73.3 %Greece73.3Japan: 73.3 %Japan73.3New Zealand: 73.2 %New Zealand73.2Djibouti: 92.6 %Djibouti92.6Luxembourg: 89.7 %Luxembourg89.7Macao: 87.9 %Macao87.9Hong Kong: 85.8 %Hong Kong85.8Singapore: 85.3 %Singapore85.3Bahamas: 84.2 %Bahamas84.2Netherlands: 83.9 %Netherlands83.9Israel: 83.5 %Israel83.5Puerto Rico: 83.4 %Puerto Rico83.4French Polynesia: 83.4 %French Polynesia83.4United Kingdom: 82.5 %United Kingdom82.5Malta: 82 %Malta82Barbados: 81 %Barbados81Sweden: 80.9 %Sweden80.9U.S. Virgin Islands: 80.9 %U.S. Virgin Islands80.9Cyprus: 80.5 %Cyprus80.5Saudi Arabia: 80.2 %Saudi Arabia80.2Canada: 79.3 %Canada79.3United States: 79.1 %United States79.1Denmark: 78.8 %Denmark78.8Guam: 78.7 %Guam78.7Norway: 78.7 %Norway78.7Australia: 78.6 %Australia78.6Belgium: 78.5 %Belgium78.5Jordan: 78.4 %Jordan78.4France: 78.1 %France78.1Iceland: 78 %Iceland78Switzerland: 77.7 %Switzerland77.7Brunei: 77 %Brunei77Lebanon: 76.9 %Lebanon76.9Ireland: 76.8 %Ireland76.8Montenegro: 76.7 %Montenegro76.7New Caledonia: 76.1 %New Caledonia76.1Spain: 75.5 %Spain75.5Finland: 75.2 %Finland75.2South Africa: 73.4 %South Africa73.4Uruguay: 73.3 %Uruguay73.3Greece: 73.3 %Greece73.3Japan: 73.3 %Japan73.3New Zealand: 73.2 %New Zealand73.2
%. Source: World Bank (modelled estimate), Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) (SL.SRV.EMPL.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCountries2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Djibouti92.6-0.1 pts
2Luxembourg89.7+0.9 pts
3Macao87.9+0.4 pts
4Hong Kong85.8-0.4 pts
5Singapore85.3-0.1 pts
6Bahamas84.20 pts
7Netherlands83.9+0.1 pts
8Israel83.5+0.3 pts
9Puerto Rico83.4+0.1 pts
10French Polynesia83.4+0.1 pts
11United Kingdom82.5+0.4 pts
12Malta82+1.2 pts
13Barbados81+0.7 pts
14Sweden80.9+1 pts
15U.S. Virgin Islands80.9+0.4 pts
16Cyprus80.5+1.2 pts
17Saudi Arabia80.2+2.4 pts
18Canada79.30 pts
19United States79.1-0.1 pts
20Denmark78.8+0.2 pts
21Guam78.70 pts
22Norway78.7-0.1 pts
23Australia78.6+0.6 pts
24Belgium78.5-0.7 pts
25Jordan78.4+0.1 pts
26France78.1+0.2 pts
27Iceland78+1 pts
28Switzerland77.7+0.2 pts
29Brunei77+2 pts
30Lebanon76.9+1.5 pts
31Ireland76.8+0.7 pts
32Montenegro76.7-0 pts
33New Caledonia76.1+0.1 pts
34Spain75.5+0.3 pts
35Finland75.2+1 pts
36South Africa73.4-0.3 pts
37Uruguay73.3+0.2 pts
38Greece73.3-0.1 pts
39Japan73.3+0.1 pts
40New Zealand73.2-0.7 pts
41Venezuela73.1+0.5 pts
42Dominican Republic72.8+1 pts
43Kuwait72.5-0.2 pts
44Saint Lucia72.5-0.4 pts
45Portugal72-0.5 pts
46Germany72+0.5 pts
47Mauritius71.7-0.8 pts
48Argentina71.3-0.4 pts
49Trinidad and Tobago71.3+1 pts
50Libya71.1+0.3 pts
51Chile70.8+0.4 pts
52Brazil70.8+1 pts
53Maldives70.7+0.4 pts
54Latvia70.20 pts
55South Korea70.1+0.1 pts
56Austria70.1-0.5 pts
57Italy69.30 pts
58Saint Vincent and the Grenadines69.3-0.1 pts
59Lithuania68.8+0.4 pts
60Estonia68.8+0.5 pts
61Panama67.9+0.4 pts
62Russia67.9+0.3 pts
63Kazakhstan67.8+0.5 pts
64Jamaica67.7+0.5 pts
65United Arab Emirates67.7+0.2 pts
66Costa Rica67.6+0.4 pts
67Cape Verde67.2-0 pts
68Belize67.2+0.5 pts
69Cuba66.8+0.4 pts
70Botswana66.7+0.2 pts
71Croatia66.5+1.7 pts
72Suriname66.3-0 pts
73Slovenia65.5-0.4 pts
74Colombia65+0.1 pts
75São Tomé and Príncipe64.6+0.3 pts
76Iraq64.5-0.3 pts
77Hungary64.4+0.1 pts
78Malaysia63.9+0.1 pts
79Bahrain63.9-0 pts
80Paraguay63.8+3.1 pts
81Palestine63.8-0.3 pts
82Eswatini63.8-5 pts
83Bulgaria63.2-0.4 pts
84Mexico62.4+0.2 pts
85Slovakia61.6+1.3 pts
86El Salvador61.6+0.4 pts
87Namibia60.5+0.1 pts
88Poland60.5+0.3 pts
89Czechia60.4-0.2 pts
90North Macedonia60.1+2 pts
91Guyana59.4-1.2 pts
92Qatar59.2+1.4 pts
93Belarus59+0.3 pts
94Philippines58.7+1.9 pts
95Algeria58.1-0.2 pts
96Peru57.6+0.3 pts
97Syria57.2+0.6 pts
98Türkiye56.6+1.4 pts
99Kyrgyzstan56.5+0.5 pts
100Samoa56.4+0.4 pts
101Yemen56+0.4 pts
102Romania55.9+0.6 pts
103Bolivia54.7+2.8 pts
104Tunisia54.4+1.2 pts
105Honduras54.4+2.1 pts
106Oman53.8+0.2 pts
107Papua New Guinea53.8-1 pts
108Serbia53.3+0.3 pts
109Gabon52.7-0.3 pts
110Egypt52.4+0.1 pts
111Gambia52.3+0.3 pts
112Nicaragua51.7+0.2 pts
113Somalia51.40 pts
114Bosnia and Herzegovina51.3+0.4 pts
115Ecuador51.1+0.1 pts
116Mauritania51+0.6 pts
117Guatemala50.8+2.1 pts
118Iran50.5+0.1 pts
119Comoros50.3+0.3 pts
120Fiji50+0.8 pts
121Armenia49.5-3.4 pts
122Uzbekistan49.5+0.2 pts
123Tonga49.2+3.4 pts
124Solomon Islands48.9+0.4 pts
125Indonesia48.8-0.4 pts
126Azerbaijan48.8-0 pts
127Liberia48.6+0.5 pts
128Mongolia48.3-0.2 pts
129Turkmenistan48.1+0.3 pts
130Georgia48.1+1.7 pts
131Nigeria47.9+0.8 pts
132Timor-Leste47.6-3 pts
133Morocco47.5+1.6 pts
134Thailand47.3+1.5 pts
135Sri Lanka47+0.3 pts
136Sudan46.2+0.5 pts
137Ghana46-3.7 pts
138Senegal45.9-2.8 pts
139Nepal45.1+0.4 pts
140China45-0.6 pts
141Vanuatu44.6+0.5 pts
142Albania44-0.4 pts
143Haiti43.90 pts
144Republic of the Congo42.8+0.3 pts
145Sierra Leone42.6+0.4 pts
146Togo42.1+1.3 pts
147Cameroon42.1+0.4 pts
148Bhutan40.8+6.3 pts
149Angola40.5+2.9 pts
150Kenya40.2+2.8 pts
151Benin39+0.5 pts
152Côte d’Ivoire38.4-0.9 pts
153Bangladesh38.4+0.1 pts
154Pakistan37.9+0.4 pts
155Tajikistan37.7+0.4 pts
156Cambodia36.8+0.3 pts
157Guinea36.6+0.5 pts
158Vietnam35.9-2 pts
159Lesotho35.2+0.3 pts
160Myanmar35.2+0.3 pts
161Zimbabwe34.4+1.5 pts
162Equatorial Guinea34.3+0.2 pts
163South Sudan34.30 pts
164Zambia34.2+2.2 pts
165Moldova31.9+0.8 pts
166Democratic Republic of the Congo31.6+0.8 pts
167India31-0.4 pts
168Ethiopia30.7+0.5 pts
169Eritrea30.6+0.5 pts
170Burkina Faso30.4+0.2 pts
171Rwanda30.2+0.8 pts
172Afghanistan29.4-0.7 pts
173Guinea-Bissau27.7+1.4 pts
174Malawi27.3-0.1 pts
175Mali27.2+2.6 pts
176Uganda26.5+0.3 pts
177Tanzania26.4+0.3 pts
178Laos23.3+0.2 pts
179North Korea22.5+0.3 pts
180Central African Republic20.4+0.2 pts
181Mozambique20.1+0.2 pts
182Madagascar20.1+0.7 pts
183Chad19.1-0.2 pts
184Niger16.9+0.5 pts
185Burundi11.2-0 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. 1 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2022 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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