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Countries by employment in services

Djibouti had the highest employment in services of 183 countries in 2023, at 92.4%. Burundi had the lowest, at 11.3%. The median was 58.9% and the figure for the World was 49.9%. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest92.4Djibouti
Lowest11.3Burundi
Median58.9183 countries
World49.9History

Map of countries, 2023

United Arab Emirates: 67.7 %Afghanistan: 29.5 %Albania: 46.3 %Armenia: 51.5 %Angola: 40.5 %Argentina: 71.2 %Austria: 71.2 %Australia: 78.2 %Azerbaijan: 49.5 %Bosnia and Herzegovina: 51.8 %Bangladesh: 37 %Belgium: 78.8 %Burkina Faso: 30.7 %Bulgaria: 64.2 %Burundi: 11.3 %Benin: 39.8 %Brunei: 78.3 %Bolivia: 54.8 %Brazil: 71.6 %Bahamas: 84.3 %Bhutan: 40.9 %Botswana: 66.2 %Belarus: 58.9 %Belize: 67.8 %Canada: 79.5 %Democratic Republic of the Congo: 32.5 %Central African Republic: 20.6 %Republic of the Congo: 43.3 %Switzerland: 77.8 %Côte d’Ivoire: 39.1 %Chile: 71.7 %Cameroon: 42.5 %China: 45.8 %Colombia: 65.6 %Costa Rica: 66.4 %Cuba: 66.8 %Cape Verde: 67.4 %Cyprus: 81.4 %Czechia: 60.6 %Germany: 72.4 %Djibouti: 92.4 %Denmark: 78.7 %Dominican Republic: 73.4 %Algeria: 58.2 %Ecuador: 52.5 %Estonia: 70 %Egypt: 52.5 %Eritrea: 31 %Spain: 76.5 %Ethiopia: 31.5 %Finland: 75 %Fiji: 50.7 %France: 78.2 %Gabon: 52.4 %United Kingdom: 83.2 %Georgia: 48.3 %Ghana: 46.4 %Gambia: 52.3 %Guinea: 37 %Equatorial Guinea: 34.4 %Greece: 72.6 %Guatemala: 47.7 %Guinea-Bissau: 28.1 %Guyana: 58.5 %Hong Kong: 85.8 %Honduras: 55.2 %Croatia: 67.9 %Haiti: 44.2 %Hungary: 64.5 %Indonesia: 49.3 %Ireland: 78.1 %Israel: 83.8 %India: 31.5 %Iraq: 65 %Iran: 50.9 %Iceland: 78 %Italy: 69.8 %Jamaica: 68.2 %Jordan: 80.4 %Japan: 73.3 %Kenya: 40.7 %Kyrgyzstan: 57.2 %Cambodia: 37.1 %North Korea: 22.9 %South Korea: 70.7 %Kuwait: 72.8 %Kazakhstan: 68.2 %Laos: 23.4 %Lebanon: 76.4 %Sri Lanka: 47.3 %Liberia: 49.2 %Lesotho: 35.5 %Lithuania: 69.1 %Luxembourg: 90.1 %Latvia: 70.8 %Libya: 71.1 %Morocco: 47.6 %Moldova: 35.6 %Montenegro: 77.1 %Madagascar: 20.3 %North Macedonia: 61.2 %Mali: 27.5 %Myanmar: 36 %Mongolia: 49 %Mauritania: 51.8 %Mauritius: 73.8 %Malawi: 27.4 %Mexico: 63 %Malaysia: 64.3 %Mozambique: 20.5 %Namibia: 60.7 %New Caledonia: 76.3 %Niger: 16.6 %Nigeria: 48.5 %Nicaragua: 52.1 %Netherlands: 83.9 %Norway: 78.9 %Nepal: 45.2 %New Zealand: 73.9 %Oman: 54.1 %Panama: 67.8 %Peru: 59.7 %French Polynesia: 83.5 %Papua New Guinea: 54.4 %Philippines: 59 %Pakistan: 38.1 %Poland: 62 %Puerto Rico: 83.6 %Portugal: 71.4 %Paraguay: 64.8 %Qatar: 59.3 %Romania: 54.9 %Serbia: 53.9 %Russia: 68.6 %Rwanda: 33.9 %Saudi Arabia: 74.2 %Solomon Islands: 49.2 %Sweden: 80.9 %Singapore: 86.1 %Slovenia: 63.9 %Slovakia: 62.2 %Sierra Leone: 43.2 %Senegal: 46.3 %Somalia: 51.8 %Suriname: 66.6 %South Sudan: 34.6 %El Salvador: 62.5 %Syria: 57.7 %Eswatini: 58.7 %Chad: 19.4 %Togo: 43 %Thailand: 47.9 %Tajikistan: 38.1 %Timor-Leste: 48.5 %Turkmenistan: 48.7 %Tunisia: 53.8 %Türkiye: 57.8 %Trinidad and Tobago: 70.6 %Tanzania: 26.8 %Uganda: 26.9 %United States: 79.1 %Uruguay: 72.6 %Uzbekistan: 49.7 %Venezuela: 73.5 %Vietnam: 39.5 %Vanuatu: 44.8 %Samoa: 56.6 %Yemen: 56.4 %South Africa: 73.9 %Zambia: 34.1 %Zimbabwe: 33.2 %
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%, 2023. 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, 2023

Djibouti: 92.4 %Djibouti92.4Luxembourg: 90.1 %Luxembourg90.1Macao: 88.3 %Macao88.3Singapore: 86.1 %Singapore86.1Hong Kong: 85.8 %Hong Kong85.8Bahamas: 84.3 %Bahamas84.3Netherlands: 83.9 %Netherlands83.9Israel: 83.8 %Israel83.8Puerto Rico: 83.6 %Puerto Rico83.6French Polynesia: 83.5 %French Polynesia83.5United Kingdom: 83.2 %United Kingdom83.2Barbados: 82.4 %Barbados82.4Cyprus: 81.4 %Cyprus81.4U.S. Virgin Islands: 81.2 %U.S. Virgin Islands81.2Sweden: 80.9 %Sweden80.9Malta: 80.9 %Malta80.9Jordan: 80.4 %Jordan80.4Canada: 79.5 %Canada79.5United States: 79.1 %United States79.1Norway: 78.9 %Norway78.9Guam: 78.9 %Guam78.9Belgium: 78.8 %Belgium78.8Denmark: 78.7 %Denmark78.7Brunei: 78.3 %Brunei78.3France: 78.2 %France78.2Australia: 78.2 %Australia78.2Ireland: 78.1 %Ireland78.1Iceland: 78 %Iceland78Switzerland: 77.8 %Switzerland77.8Montenegro: 77.1 %Montenegro77.1Spain: 76.5 %Spain76.5Lebanon: 76.4 %Lebanon76.4New Caledonia: 76.3 %New Caledonia76.3Finland: 75 %Finland75Saint Lucia: 75 %Saint Lucia75Saudi Arabia: 74.2 %Saudi Arabia74.2South Africa: 73.9 %South Africa73.9New Zealand: 73.9 %New Zealand73.9Mauritius: 73.8 %Mauritius73.8Venezuela: 73.5 %Venezuela73.5Djibouti: 92.4 %Djibouti92.4Luxembourg: 90.1 %Luxembourg90.1Macao: 88.3 %Macao88.3Singapore: 86.1 %Singapore86.1Hong Kong: 85.8 %Hong Kong85.8Bahamas: 84.3 %Bahamas84.3Netherlands: 83.9 %Netherlands83.9Israel: 83.8 %Israel83.8Puerto Rico: 83.6 %Puerto Rico83.6French Polynesia: 83.5 %French Polynesia83.5United Kingdom: 83.2 %United Kingdom83.2Barbados: 82.4 %Barbados82.4Cyprus: 81.4 %Cyprus81.4U.S. Virgin Islands: 81.2 %U.S. Virgin Islands81.2Sweden: 80.9 %Sweden80.9Malta: 80.9 %Malta80.9Jordan: 80.4 %Jordan80.4Canada: 79.5 %Canada79.5United States: 79.1 %United States79.1Norway: 78.9 %Norway78.9Guam: 78.9 %Guam78.9Belgium: 78.8 %Belgium78.8Denmark: 78.7 %Denmark78.7Brunei: 78.3 %Brunei78.3France: 78.2 %France78.2Australia: 78.2 %Australia78.2Ireland: 78.1 %Ireland78.1Iceland: 78 %Iceland78Switzerland: 77.8 %Switzerland77.8Montenegro: 77.1 %Montenegro77.1Spain: 76.5 %Spain76.5Lebanon: 76.4 %Lebanon76.4New Caledonia: 76.3 %New Caledonia76.3Finland: 75 %Finland75Saint Lucia: 75 %Saint Lucia75Saudi Arabia: 74.2 %Saudi Arabia74.2South Africa: 73.9 %South Africa73.9New Zealand: 73.9 %New Zealand73.9Mauritius: 73.8 %Mauritius73.8Venezuela: 73.5 %Venezuela73.5
%. Source: World Bank (modelled estimate), Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) (SL.SRV.EMPL.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCountries2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Djibouti92.4-0.1 pts
2Luxembourg90.1+0.3 pts
3Macao88.3+0.4 pts
4Singapore86.1+0.7 pts
5Hong Kong85.8-0 pts
6Bahamas84.3+0.1 pts
7Netherlands83.9-0 pts
8Israel83.8+0.3 pts
9Puerto Rico83.6+0.2 pts
10French Polynesia83.5+0.1 pts
11United Kingdom83.2+0.7 pts
12Barbados82.4+1.4 pts
13Cyprus81.4+0.9 pts
14U.S. Virgin Islands81.2+0.3 pts
15Sweden80.90 pts
16Malta80.9-1.1 pts
17Jordan80.4+2 pts
18Canada79.5+0.2 pts
19United States79.1-0 pts
20Norway78.9+0.2 pts
21Guam78.9+0.1 pts
22Belgium78.8+0.3 pts
23Denmark78.7-0.1 pts
24Brunei78.3+1.3 pts
25France78.2+0.1 pts
26Australia78.2-0.4 pts
27Ireland78.1+1.3 pts
28Iceland780 pts
29Switzerland77.8+0.1 pts
30Montenegro77.1+0.4 pts
31Spain76.5+1 pts
32Lebanon76.4-0.5 pts
33New Caledonia76.3+0.2 pts
34Finland75-0.2 pts
35Saint Lucia75+2.5 pts
36Saudi Arabia74.2-6 pts
37South Africa73.9+0.6 pts
38New Zealand73.9+0.6 pts
39Mauritius73.8+2 pts
40Venezuela73.5+0.4 pts
41Dominican Republic73.4+0.7 pts
42Japan73.30 pts
43Kuwait72.8+0.4 pts
44Uruguay72.6-0.7 pts
45Greece72.6-0.7 pts
46Germany72.4+0.4 pts
47Chile71.7+0.9 pts
48Brazil71.6+0.8 pts
49Portugal71.4-0.6 pts
50Argentina71.2-0.1 pts
51Austria71.2+1.1 pts
52Libya71.10 pts
53Maldives71+0.4 pts
54Latvia70.8+0.6 pts
55South Korea70.7+0.6 pts
56Trinidad and Tobago70.6-0.7 pts
57Estonia70+1.2 pts
58Italy69.8+0.4 pts
59Saint Vincent and the Grenadines69.4+0.1 pts
60Lithuania69.1+0.3 pts
61Russia68.6+0.7 pts
62Jamaica68.2+0.5 pts
63Kazakhstan68.2+0.4 pts
64Croatia67.9+1.4 pts
65Panama67.8-0.1 pts
66Belize67.8+0.6 pts
67United Arab Emirates67.70 pts
68Cape Verde67.4+0.2 pts
69Cuba66.8-0 pts
70Suriname66.6+0.3 pts
71Costa Rica66.4-1.2 pts
72Botswana66.2-0.5 pts
73Colombia65.6+0.6 pts
74Iraq65+0.5 pts
75São Tomé and Príncipe64.9+0.3 pts
76Paraguay64.8+1 pts
77Hungary64.5+0.2 pts
78Malaysia64.3+0.3 pts
79Bulgaria64.2+0.9 pts
80Bahrain64+0.1 pts
81Slovenia63.9-1.7 pts
82Mexico63+0.6 pts
83El Salvador62.5+0.9 pts
84Slovakia62.2+0.6 pts
85Poland62+1.5 pts
86North Macedonia61.2+1.1 pts
87Namibia60.7+0.2 pts
88Czechia60.6+0.2 pts
89Peru59.7+2 pts
90Qatar59.3+0.1 pts
91Philippines59+0.3 pts
92Belarus58.9-0.1 pts
93Eswatini58.7-5.1 pts
94Guyana58.5-0.9 pts
95Algeria58.2+0.1 pts
96Türkiye57.8+1.1 pts
97Syria57.7+0.5 pts
98Kyrgyzstan57.2+0.8 pts
99Samoa56.6+0.3 pts
100Yemen56.4+0.4 pts
101Honduras55.2+0.8 pts
102Romania54.9-1 pts
103Bolivia54.8+0.1 pts
104Papua New Guinea54.4+0.6 pts
105Oman54.1+0.4 pts
106Serbia53.9+0.7 pts
107Tunisia53.8-0.6 pts
108Ecuador52.5+1.4 pts
109Egypt52.5+0.1 pts
110Gabon52.4-0.3 pts
111Gambia52.30 pts
112Tonga52.2+3 pts
113Nicaragua52.1+0.4 pts
114Bosnia and Herzegovina51.8+0.5 pts
115Somalia51.8+0.4 pts
116Mauritania51.8+0.7 pts
117Armenia51.5+1.9 pts
118Iran50.9+0.4 pts
119Fiji50.7+0.6 pts
120Comoros50.6+0.3 pts
121Uzbekistan49.7+0.2 pts
122Azerbaijan49.5+0.7 pts
123Indonesia49.3+0.4 pts
124Liberia49.2+0.7 pts
125Solomon Islands49.2+0.3 pts
126Mongolia49+0.7 pts
127Turkmenistan48.7+0.5 pts
128Timor-Leste48.5+0.9 pts
129Nigeria48.5+0.5 pts
130Georgia48.3+0.2 pts
131Thailand47.9+0.5 pts
132Guatemala47.7-3.2 pts
133Morocco47.6+0.2 pts
134Sri Lanka47.3+0.3 pts
135Ghana46.4+0.4 pts
136Albania46.3+2.3 pts
137Senegal46.3+0.4 pts
138China45.8+0.8 pts
139Nepal45.2+0.1 pts
140Vanuatu44.8+0.2 pts
141Haiti44.2+0.3 pts
142Republic of the Congo43.3+0.5 pts
143Sierra Leone43.2+0.6 pts
144Togo43+0.9 pts
145Cameroon42.5+0.5 pts
146Bhutan40.9+0.1 pts
147Kenya40.7+0.5 pts
148Angola40.50 pts
149Benin39.8+0.8 pts
150Vietnam39.5+3.7 pts
151Côte d’Ivoire39.1+0.7 pts
152Tajikistan38.1+0.5 pts
153Pakistan38.1+0.2 pts
154Cambodia37.1+0.4 pts
155Guinea37+0.4 pts
156Bangladesh37-1.4 pts
157Myanmar36+0.8 pts
158Moldova35.6+3.6 pts
159Lesotho35.5+0.2 pts
160South Sudan34.6+0.3 pts
161Equatorial Guinea34.4+0.1 pts
162Zambia34.1-0.1 pts
163Rwanda33.9+3.7 pts
164Zimbabwe33.2-1.2 pts
165Democratic Republic of the Congo32.5+0.9 pts
166Ethiopia31.5+0.8 pts
167India31.5+0.4 pts
168Eritrea31+0.4 pts
169Burkina Faso30.7+0.3 pts
170Afghanistan29.5+0.1 pts
171Guinea-Bissau28.1+0.4 pts
172Mali27.5+0.3 pts
173Malawi27.4+0.1 pts
174Uganda26.9+0.4 pts
175Tanzania26.8+0.4 pts
176Laos23.4+0.1 pts
177North Korea22.9+0.4 pts
178Central African Republic20.6+0.2 pts
179Mozambique20.5+0.4 pts
180Madagascar20.3+0.2 pts
181Chad19.4+0.3 pts
182Niger16.6-0.3 pts
183Burundi11.3+0.1 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. 3 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2023 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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Djibouti, with 92.4% in 2023, according to the World Bank.

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Burundi, with 11.3% in 2023.

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