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Countries by employment in services

Djibouti had the highest employment in services of 181 countries in 2024, at 92.3%. Burundi had the lowest, at 11.5%. The median was 59.2% and the figure for the World was 50.3%. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest92.3Djibouti
Lowest11.5Burundi
Median59.2181 countries
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Map of countries, 2024

United Arab Emirates: 67.9 %Afghanistan: 29.5 %Albania: 46.8 %Armenia: 51.6 %Angola: 40.7 %Argentina: 71.6 %Austria: 72.3 %Australia: 78.4 %Azerbaijan: 49.9 %Bosnia and Herzegovina: 52.2 %Bangladesh: 37.4 %Belgium: 79.5 %Burkina Faso: 31.2 %Bulgaria: 67 %Burundi: 11.5 %Benin: 40.7 %Brunei: 78.3 %Bolivia: 55.1 %Brazil: 72 %Bahamas: 84.4 %Bhutan: 41.3 %Botswana: 66.1 %Belarus: 59.2 %Belize: 68.2 %Canada: 79.9 %Democratic Republic of the Congo: 33.1 %Central African Republic: 20.5 %Republic of the Congo: 43.7 %Switzerland: 77.9 %Côte d’Ivoire: 39.7 %Chile: 72.1 %Cameroon: 43 %China: 46.2 %Colombia: 65.7 %Costa Rica: 69.6 %Cuba: 67.2 %Cape Verde: 67.5 %Cyprus: 81.5 %Czechia: 61.9 %Germany: 72.6 %Djibouti: 92.3 %Denmark: 79.3 %Dominican Republic: 73.7 %Algeria: 58.2 %Ecuador: 50.8 %Estonia: 70.5 %Egypt: 52.8 %Eritrea: 31.3 %Spain: 76.4 %Ethiopia: 32.6 %Finland: 75.5 %Fiji: 51.3 %France: 78.1 %Gabon: 52.2 %United Kingdom: 83 %Georgia: 48.9 %Ghana: 46.9 %Gambia: 53 %Guinea: 37.7 %Equatorial Guinea: 34.8 %Greece: 72.7 %Guatemala: 48 %Guinea-Bissau: 28.6 %Guyana: 57 %Hong Kong: 85.7 %Honduras: 55.6 %Croatia: 68.9 %Haiti: 44.4 %Hungary: 64.9 %Indonesia: 49.8 %Ireland: 77.6 %Israel: 83.9 %India: 32.3 %Iraq: 65.1 %Iran: 51.3 %Iceland: 77.9 %Italy: 69.9 %Jamaica: 68.6 %Jordan: 80.5 %Japan: 73.8 %Kenya: 41.2 %Kyrgyzstan: 57.5 %Cambodia: 37.4 %North Korea: 23.2 %South Korea: 71.1 %Kuwait: 73.4 %Kazakhstan: 68.5 %Laos: 23.7 %Sri Lanka: 47.6 %Liberia: 49.8 %Lesotho: 35.8 %Lithuania: 69.2 %Luxembourg: 91.3 %Latvia: 71.1 %Libya: 71.4 %Morocco: 48.1 %Moldova: 36.6 %Montenegro: 77.4 %Madagascar: 20.6 %North Macedonia: 60.6 %Mali: 27.8 %Myanmar: 36.5 %Mongolia: 49.8 %Mauritania: 52.3 %Mauritius: 74.1 %Malawi: 27.4 %Mexico: 63.7 %Malaysia: 64.6 %Mozambique: 20.5 %Namibia: 60.9 %New Caledonia: 77.1 %Niger: 17.3 %Nigeria: 49.1 %Nicaragua: 52.4 %Netherlands: 84.2 %Norway: 79.4 %Nepal: 45.5 %New Zealand: 74.4 %Oman: 54.4 %Panama: 66.6 %Peru: 59.8 %French Polynesia: 83.6 %Papua New Guinea: 54.8 %Philippines: 59.3 %Pakistan: 38.3 %Poland: 63.3 %Puerto Rico: 83.9 %Portugal: 72.4 %Paraguay: 64.9 %Qatar: 60.1 %Romania: 56.1 %Serbia: 54.3 %Russia: 68.8 %Rwanda: 45.4 %Saudi Arabia: 74.4 %Solomon Islands: 49.6 %Sweden: 81.2 %Singapore: 85.7 %Slovenia: 64.2 %Slovakia: 62.8 %Sierra Leone: 43.6 %Senegal: 47.1 %Somalia: 52 %Suriname: 66.8 %El Salvador: 62.7 %Syria: 58.1 %Eswatini: 59 %Chad: 19.6 %Togo: 43.6 %Thailand: 48.8 %Tajikistan: 38.6 %Timor-Leste: 49.8 %Turkmenistan: 49.1 %Tunisia: 54 %Türkiye: 58.1 %Trinidad and Tobago: 71.1 %Tanzania: 26.9 %Uganda: 27.4 %United States: 79.4 %Uruguay: 72.9 %Uzbekistan: 50 %Venezuela: 73.9 %Vietnam: 39.8 %Vanuatu: 45.1 %Samoa: 56.9 %Yemen: 56.8 %South Africa: 73.8 %Zambia: 34.7 %Zimbabwe: 33.4 %
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%, 2024. 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, 2024

Djibouti: 92.3 %Djibouti92.3Luxembourg: 91.3 %Luxembourg91.3Macao: 88.5 %Macao88.5Singapore: 85.7 %Singapore85.7Hong Kong: 85.7 %Hong Kong85.7Bahamas: 84.4 %Bahamas84.4Netherlands: 84.2 %Netherlands84.2Israel: 83.9 %Israel83.9Puerto Rico: 83.9 %Puerto Rico83.9French Polynesia: 83.6 %French Polynesia83.6United Kingdom: 83 %United Kingdom83Barbados: 82.5 %Barbados82.5U.S. Virgin Islands: 81.6 %U.S. Virgin Islands81.6Cyprus: 81.5 %Cyprus81.5Sweden: 81.2 %Sweden81.2Malta: 81.2 %Malta81.2Jordan: 80.5 %Jordan80.5Canada: 79.9 %Canada79.9Belgium: 79.5 %Belgium79.5United States: 79.4 %United States79.4Norway: 79.4 %Norway79.4Denmark: 79.3 %Denmark79.3Guam: 79 %Guam79Australia: 78.4 %Australia78.4Brunei: 78.3 %Brunei78.3France: 78.1 %France78.1Iceland: 77.9 %Iceland77.9Switzerland: 77.9 %Switzerland77.9Ireland: 77.6 %Ireland77.6Montenegro: 77.4 %Montenegro77.4New Caledonia: 77.1 %New Caledonia77.1Spain: 76.4 %Spain76.4Saint Lucia: 76.1 %Saint Lucia76.1Finland: 75.5 %Finland75.5New Zealand: 74.4 %New Zealand74.4Saudi Arabia: 74.4 %Saudi Arabia74.4Mauritius: 74.1 %Mauritius74.1Venezuela: 73.9 %Venezuela73.9Japan: 73.8 %Japan73.8South Africa: 73.8 %South Africa73.8Djibouti: 92.3 %Djibouti92.3Luxembourg: 91.3 %Luxembourg91.3Macao: 88.5 %Macao88.5Singapore: 85.7 %Singapore85.7Hong Kong: 85.7 %Hong Kong85.7Bahamas: 84.4 %Bahamas84.4Netherlands: 84.2 %Netherlands84.2Israel: 83.9 %Israel83.9Puerto Rico: 83.9 %Puerto Rico83.9French Polynesia: 83.6 %French Polynesia83.6United Kingdom: 83 %United Kingdom83Barbados: 82.5 %Barbados82.5U.S. Virgin Islands: 81.6 %U.S. Virgin Islands81.6Cyprus: 81.5 %Cyprus81.5Sweden: 81.2 %Sweden81.2Malta: 81.2 %Malta81.2Jordan: 80.5 %Jordan80.5Canada: 79.9 %Canada79.9Belgium: 79.5 %Belgium79.5United States: 79.4 %United States79.4Norway: 79.4 %Norway79.4Denmark: 79.3 %Denmark79.3Guam: 79 %Guam79Australia: 78.4 %Australia78.4Brunei: 78.3 %Brunei78.3France: 78.1 %France78.1Iceland: 77.9 %Iceland77.9Switzerland: 77.9 %Switzerland77.9Ireland: 77.6 %Ireland77.6Montenegro: 77.4 %Montenegro77.4New Caledonia: 77.1 %New Caledonia77.1Spain: 76.4 %Spain76.4Saint Lucia: 76.1 %Saint Lucia76.1Finland: 75.5 %Finland75.5New Zealand: 74.4 %New Zealand74.4Saudi Arabia: 74.4 %Saudi Arabia74.4Mauritius: 74.1 %Mauritius74.1Venezuela: 73.9 %Venezuela73.9Japan: 73.8 %Japan73.8South Africa: 73.8 %South Africa73.8
%. Source: World Bank (modelled estimate), Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) (SL.SRV.EMPL.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCountries2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Djibouti92.3-0.2 pts
2Luxembourg91.3+1.2 pts
3Macao88.5+0.2 pts
4Singapore85.7-0.3 pts
5Hong Kong85.7-0.1 pts
6Bahamas84.4+0.1 pts
7Netherlands84.2+0.4 pts
8Israel83.9+0.2 pts
9Puerto Rico83.9+0.3 pts
10French Polynesia83.6+0.2 pts
11United Kingdom83-0.2 pts
12Barbados82.5+0.1 pts
13U.S. Virgin Islands81.6+0.3 pts
14Cyprus81.50 pts
15Sweden81.2+0.2 pts
16Malta81.2+0.3 pts
17Jordan80.5+0.2 pts
18Canada79.9+0.4 pts
19Belgium79.5+0.7 pts
20United States79.4+0.3 pts
21Norway79.4+0.5 pts
22Denmark79.3+0.6 pts
23Guam79+0.2 pts
24Australia78.4+0.2 pts
25Brunei78.30 pts
26France78.1-0.2 pts
27Iceland77.9-0.1 pts
28Switzerland77.90 pts
29Ireland77.6-0.5 pts
30Montenegro77.4+0.3 pts
31New Caledonia77.1+0.8 pts
32Spain76.4-0 pts
33Saint Lucia76.1+1.1 pts
34Finland75.5+0.4 pts
35New Zealand74.4+0.6 pts
36Saudi Arabia74.4+0.2 pts
37Mauritius74.1+0.4 pts
38Venezuela73.9+0.4 pts
39Japan73.8+0.5 pts
40South Africa73.8-0.2 pts
41Dominican Republic73.7+0.3 pts
42Kuwait73.4+0.5 pts
43Uruguay72.9+0.3 pts
44Greece72.7+0.1 pts
45Germany72.6+0.2 pts
46Portugal72.4+1 pts
47Austria72.3+1.2 pts
48Chile72.1+0.4 pts
49Brazil72+0.4 pts
50Argentina71.6+0.4 pts
51Maldives71.4+0.4 pts
52Libya71.4+0.3 pts
53South Korea71.1+0.5 pts
54Trinidad and Tobago71.1+0.6 pts
55Latvia71.1+0.3 pts
56Estonia70.5+0.4 pts
57Italy69.9+0.1 pts
58Costa Rica69.6+3.2 pts
59Saint Vincent and the Grenadines69.6+0.2 pts
60Lithuania69.20 pts
61Croatia68.9+1 pts
62Russia68.8+0.2 pts
63Jamaica68.6+0.4 pts
64Kazakhstan68.5+0.3 pts
65Belize68.2+0.4 pts
66United Arab Emirates67.9+0.2 pts
67Cape Verde67.5+0.2 pts
68Cuba67.2+0.4 pts
69Bulgaria67+2.9 pts
70Suriname66.8+0.1 pts
71Panama66.6-1.2 pts
72Botswana66.1-0.1 pts
73Colombia65.7+0.1 pts
74São Tomé and Príncipe65.2+0.3 pts
75Iraq65.10 pts
76Hungary64.9+0.4 pts
77Paraguay64.9+0.1 pts
78Malaysia64.6+0.3 pts
79Slovenia64.2+0.3 pts
80Bahrain64.1+0.1 pts
81Mexico63.7+0.7 pts
82Poland63.3+1.3 pts
83Slovakia62.8+0.6 pts
84El Salvador62.7+0.2 pts
85Czechia61.9+1.3 pts
86Namibia60.9+0.2 pts
87North Macedonia60.6-0.6 pts
88Qatar60.1+0.8 pts
89Peru59.8+0.1 pts
90Philippines59.3+0.3 pts
91Belarus59.2+0.3 pts
92Eswatini59+0.4 pts
93Algeria58.20 pts
94Syria58.1+0.4 pts
95Türkiye58.1+0.3 pts
96Kyrgyzstan57.5+0.3 pts
97Guyana57-1.5 pts
98Samoa56.9+0.2 pts
99Yemen56.8+0.4 pts
100Romania56.1+1.2 pts
101Honduras55.6+0.4 pts
102Bolivia55.1+0.3 pts
103Papua New Guinea54.8+0.4 pts
104Oman54.4+0.3 pts
105Serbia54.3+0.4 pts
106Tunisia54+0.2 pts
107Gambia53+0.7 pts
108Egypt52.8+0.3 pts
109Tonga52.5+0.3 pts
110Nicaragua52.4+0.3 pts
111Mauritania52.3+0.5 pts
112Bosnia and Herzegovina52.2+0.4 pts
113Gabon52.2-0.2 pts
114Somalia52+0.2 pts
115Armenia51.6+0.2 pts
116Iran51.3+0.4 pts
117Fiji51.3+0.6 pts
118Comoros51.2+0.5 pts
119Ecuador50.8-1.8 pts
120Uzbekistan50+0.2 pts
121Azerbaijan49.9+0.4 pts
122Liberia49.8+0.6 pts
123Timor-Leste49.8+1.3 pts
124Mongolia49.8+0.8 pts
125Indonesia49.8+0.5 pts
126Solomon Islands49.6+0.4 pts
127Turkmenistan49.1+0.4 pts
128Nigeria49.1+0.6 pts
129Georgia48.9+0.6 pts
130Thailand48.8+0.9 pts
131Morocco48.1+0.4 pts
132Guatemala48+0.3 pts
133Sri Lanka47.6+0.3 pts
134Senegal47.1+0.8 pts
135Ghana46.9+0.6 pts
136Albania46.8+0.5 pts
137China46.2+0.4 pts
138Nepal45.5+0.3 pts
139Rwanda45.4+11.5 pts
140Vanuatu45.1+0.3 pts
141Haiti44.4+0.2 pts
142Republic of the Congo43.7+0.5 pts
143Togo43.6+0.6 pts
144Sierra Leone43.6+0.3 pts
145Cameroon43+0.5 pts
146Bhutan41.3+0.3 pts
147Kenya41.2+0.5 pts
148Angola40.7+0.2 pts
149Benin40.7+0.8 pts
150Vietnam39.8+0.3 pts
151Côte d’Ivoire39.7+0.6 pts
152Tajikistan38.6+0.5 pts
153Pakistan38.3+0.2 pts
154Guinea37.7+0.7 pts
155Cambodia37.4+0.3 pts
156Bangladesh37.4+0.4 pts
157Moldova36.6+1 pts
158Myanmar36.5+0.5 pts
159Lesotho35.8+0.3 pts
160Equatorial Guinea34.8+0.3 pts
161Zambia34.7+0.6 pts
162Zimbabwe33.4+0.2 pts
163Democratic Republic of the Congo33.1+0.6 pts
164Ethiopia32.6+1.1 pts
165India32.3+0.8 pts
166Eritrea31.3+0.3 pts
167Burkina Faso31.2+0.4 pts
168Afghanistan29.50 pts
169Guinea-Bissau28.6+0.5 pts
170Mali27.8+0.3 pts
171Malawi27.4+0.1 pts
172Uganda27.4+0.4 pts
173Tanzania26.9+0.1 pts
174Laos23.7+0.3 pts
175North Korea23.2+0.3 pts
176Madagascar20.6+0.3 pts
177Central African Republic20.5-0.1 pts
178Mozambique20.5-0 pts
179Chad19.6+0.1 pts
180Niger17.3+0.7 pts
181Burundi11.5+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. 5 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2024 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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Burundi, with 11.5% in 2024.

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