Employment in Services (%) by Country
As of 2025, Djibouti leads globally in employment in services (%) at 92.2%, followed by Luxembourg, Macao, Singapore. At the lower end, Burundi, Niger, Chad rank among the lowest. The global median is 59.5% (Belarus). This indicator falls under the "Labor" category and is sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators. Data is available for 188 countries.
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| # | Country | Employment in Services (%) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Djibouti | 92.2% | 2025 |
| 2 |  Luxembourg | 91.5% | 2025 |
| 3 |  Macao | 88.6% | 2025 |
| 4 |  Singapore | 85.9% | 2025 |
| 5 |  Hong Kong | 85.8% | 2025 |
| 6 | Channel Islands | 85.3% | 2025 |
| 7 |  Netherlands | 84.5% | 2025 |
| 8 |  Bahamas | 84.4% | 2025 |
| 9 |  Puerto Rico | 84.1% | 2025 |
| 10 |  Israel | 84.1% | 2025 |
| 11 |  French Polynesia | 83.7% | 2025 |
| 12 |  United Kingdom | 83.2% | 2025 |
| 13 |  Barbados | 82.6% | 2025 |
| 14 |  U.S. Virgin Islands | 81.9% | 2025 |
| 15 |  Cyprus | 81.6% | 2025 |
| 16 |  Sweden | 81.4% | 2025 |
| 17 |  Malta | 81.4% | 2025 |
| 18 |  Jordan | 80.8% | 2025 |
| 19 |  Canada | 80.1% | 2025 |
| 20 |  Belgium | 79.8% | 2025 |
| 21 |  Norway | 79.7% | 2025 |
| 22 |  Denmark | 79.6% | 2025 |
| 23 |  United States | 79.6% | 2025 |
| 24 |  Guam | 79.2% | 2025 |
| 25 |  Australia | 78.5% | 2025 |
| 26 |  Brunei | 78.4% | 2025 |
| 27 |  France | 78.3% | 2025 |
| 28 |  Switzerland | 78.2% | 2025 |
| 29 |  Iceland | 78.1% | 2025 |
| 30 |  Ireland | 77.9% | 2025 |
| 31 |  Montenegro | 77.6% | 2025 |
| 32 |  New Caledonia | 77.6% | 2025 |
| 33 |  Spain | 76.8% | 2025 |
| 34 |  Lebanon | 76.4% | 2023 |
| 35 |  St. Lucia | 76.3% | 2025 |
| 36 |  Finland | 75.7% | 2025 |
| 37 |  Mauritius | 74.7% | 2025 |
| 38 |  New Zealand | 74.6% | 2025 |
| 39 |  Saudi Arabia | 74.4% | 2025 |
| 40 |  Venezuela | 74.4% | 2025 |
| 41 |  Dominican Republic | 74.0% | 2025 |
| 42 |  Japan | 74.0% | 2025 |
| 43 |  South Africa | 73.8% | 2025 |
| 44 |  Kuwait | 73.5% | 2025 |
| 45 |  Uruguay | 73.2% | 2025 |
| 46 |  Greece | 73.0% | 2025 |
| 47 |  Germany | 73.0% | 2025 |
| 48 |  Portugal | 72.7% | 2025 |
| 49 |  Austria | 72.6% | 2025 |
| 50 |  Chile | 72.4% | 2025 |
| 51 |  Brazil | 72.2% | 2025 |
| 52 |  Argentina | 71.8% | 2025 |
| 53 |  Maldives | 71.8% | 2025 |
| 54 |  South Korea | 71.5% | 2025 |
| 55 |  Latvia | 71.5% | 2025 |
| 56 |  Libya | 71.4% | 2025 |
| 57 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 71.3% | 2025 |
| 58 |  Estonia | 71.0% | 2025 |
| 59 |  Italy | 70.2% | 2025 |
| 60 |  Costa Rica | 70.0% | 2025 |
| 61 |  St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 69.8% | 2025 |
| 62 |  Lithuania | 69.4% | 2025 |
| 63 |  Croatia | 69.3% | 2025 |
| 64 |  Russia | 69.1% | 2025 |
| 65 |  Jamaica | 68.9% | 2025 |
| 66 |  Kazakhstan | 68.8% | 2025 |
| 67 |  Belize | 68.5% | 2025 |
| 68 |  United Arab Emirates | 68.0% | 2025 |
| 69 |  Cabo Verde | 67.7% | 2025 |
| 70 |  Cuba | 67.6% | 2025 |
| 71 |  Bulgaria | 67.4% | 2025 |
| 72 |  Panama | 67.0% | 2025 |
| 73 |  Suriname | 66.9% | 2025 |
| 74 |  Botswana | 66.2% | 2025 |
| 75 |  Colombia | 65.8% | 2025 |
| 76 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 65.4% | 2025 |
| 77 |  Hungary | 65.4% | 2025 |
| 78 |  Iraq | 65.3% | 2025 |
| 79 |  Paraguay | 65.1% | 2025 |
| 80 |  Malaysia | 64.9% | 2025 |
| 81 |  Slovenia | 64.4% | 2025 |
| 82 |  Bahrain | 64.3% | 2025 |
| 83 |  Mexico | 64.1% | 2025 |
| 84 |  West Bank and Gaza | 63.8% | 2022 |
| 85 |  Poland | 63.8% | 2025 |
| 86 |  Slovakia | 63.3% | 2025 |
| 87 |  El Salvador | 63.0% | 2025 |
| 88 |  Czechia | 62.4% | 2025 |
| 89 |  Namibia | 61.1% | 2025 |
| 90 |  North Macedonia | 60.9% | 2025 |
| 91 |  Ukraine | 60.7% | 2021 |
| 92 |  Qatar | 60.4% | 2025 |
| 93 |  Peru | 60.1% | 2025 |
| 94 |  Philippines | 59.5% | 2025 |
| 95 |  Belarus | 59.5% | 2025 |
| 96 |  Eswatini | 58.7% | 2025 |
| 97 |  Syria | 58.5% | 2025 |
| 98 |  Türkiye | 58.5% | 2025 |
| 99 |  Algeria | 58.3% | 2025 |
| 100 |  Kyrgyzstan | 57.7% | 2025 |
| 101 |  Yemen | 57.3% | 2025 |
| 102 |  Samoa | 57.2% | 2025 |
| 103 |  Guyana | 56.7% | 2025 |
| 104 |  Romania | 56.5% | 2025 |
| 105 |  Honduras | 55.9% | 2025 |
| 106 |  Bolivia | 55.5% | 2025 |
| 107 |  Papua New Guinea | 55.3% | 2025 |
| 108 |  Serbia | 54.9% | 2025 |
| 109 |  Oman | 54.6% | 2025 |
| 110 |  Tunisia | 54.3% | 2025 |
| 111 |  The Gambia | 53.6% | 2025 |
| 112 |  Egypt | 53.1% | 2025 |
| 113 |  Tonga | 53.0% | 2025 |
| 114 |  Mauritania | 52.8% | 2025 |
| 115 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 52.7% | 2025 |
| 116 |  Nicaragua | 52.6% | 2025 |
| 117 |  Gabon | 52.3% | 2025 |
| 118 |  Somalia | 52.2% | 2025 |
| 119 |  Armenia | 51.7% | 2025 |
| 120 |  Fiji | 51.7% | 2025 |
| 121 |  Iran | 51.7% | 2025 |
| 122 |  Comoros | 51.6% | 2025 |
| 123 |  Ecuador | 50.9% | 2025 |
| 124 | World | 50.6% | 2025 |
| 125 |  Liberia | 50.5% | 2025 |
| 126 |  Azerbaijan | 50.2% | 2025 |
| 127 |  Uzbekistan | 50.2% | 2025 |
| 128 |  Timor-Leste | 50.2% | 2025 |
| 129 |  Indonesia | 50.2% | 2025 |
| 130 |  Solomon Islands | 50.0% | 2025 |
| 131 |  Mongolia | 49.9% | 2025 |
| 132 |  Turkmenistan | 49.5% | 2025 |
| 133 |  Georgia | 49.5% | 2025 |
| 134 |  Nigeria | 49.5% | 2025 |
| 135 |  Thailand | 49.2% | 2025 |
| 136 |  Morocco | 48.3% | 2025 |
| 137 |  Guatemala | 48.2% | 2025 |
| 138 |  Senegal | 47.9% | 2025 |
| 139 |  Sri Lanka | 47.8% | 2025 |
| 140 |  Albania | 47.2% | 2025 |
| 141 |  Ghana | 47.2% | 2025 |
| 142 |  Rwanda | 46.5% | 2025 |
| 143 |  China | 46.5% | 2025 |
| 144 |  Sudan | 46.2% | 2022 |
| 145 |  Nepal | 45.8% | 2025 |
| 146 |  Vanuatu | 45.4% | 2025 |
| 147 |  Haiti | 44.6% | 2025 |
| 148 |  Togo | 44.2% | 2025 |
| 149 |  Republic of the Congo | 44.2% | 2025 |
| 150 |  Sierra Leone | 44.0% | 2025 |
| 151 |  Cameroon | 43.5% | 2025 |
| 152 |  Bhutan | 41.8% | 2025 |
| 153 |  Kenya | 41.7% | 2025 |
| 154 |  Benin | 41.4% | 2025 |
| 155 |  Angola | 40.9% | 2025 |
| 156 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 40.3% | 2025 |
| 157 |  Vietnam | 40.1% | 2025 |
| 158 |  Tajikistan | 39.1% | 2025 |
| 159 |  Pakistan | 38.5% | 2025 |
| 160 |  Guinea | 38.5% | 2025 |
| 161 |  Cambodia | 37.7% | 2025 |
| 162 |  Bangladesh | 37.7% | 2025 |
| 163 |  Moldova | 36.9% | 2025 |
| 164 |  Myanmar | 36.9% | 2025 |
| 165 |  Lesotho | 36.1% | 2025 |
| 166 |  Zambia | 35.2% | 2025 |
| 167 |  Equatorial Guinea | 34.7% | 2025 |
| 168 |  South Sudan | 34.6% | 2023 |
| 169 |  Zimbabwe | 34.2% | 2025 |
| 170 |  DR Congo | 33.5% | 2025 |
| 171 |  Ethiopia | 33.4% | 2025 |
| 172 |  India | 32.6% | 2025 |
| 173 |  Eritrea | 31.8% | 2025 |
| 174 |  Burkina Faso | 31.6% | 2025 |
| 175 |  Afghanistan | 29.5% | 2025 |
| 176 |  Guinea-Bissau | 29.2% | 2025 |
| 177 |  Mali | 28.4% | 2025 |
| 178 |  Uganda | 27.9% | 2025 |
| 179 |  Malawi | 27.7% | 2025 |
| 180 |  Tanzania | 27.3% | 2025 |
| 181 |  Laos | 24.0% | 2025 |
| 182 |  North Korea | 23.5% | 2025 |
| 183 |  Madagascar | 20.9% | 2025 |
| 184 |  Mozambique | 20.6% | 2025 |
| 185 |  Central African Republic | 20.5% | 2025 |
| 186 |  Chad | 19.8% | 2025 |
| 187 |  Niger | 17.7% | 2025 |
| 188 |  Burundi | 11.6% | 2025 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Which country has the highest employment in services (%) in 2025?
Djibouti ranks #1 with employment in services (%) of 92.2% as of 2025, based on data from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Which country has the lowest employment in services (%)?
Burundi ranks last (#188) with 11.6% as of 2025.
What is the global median for employment in services (%)?
The median value is 59.5% (Belarus, ranked #95 out of 188 countries).
How many countries report data for employment in services (%)?
188 countries have available data for employment in services (%). Data is sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators and updated regularly.
What category does employment in services (%) belong to?
Employment in Services (%) is classified under the "Labor" category. Statistics of the World tracks 337 indicators across 27 categories.