economic2015

Share of services in employment

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2015; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data44 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
57.7%
Median: 61.8%
Countries Covered
44
with available data
Highest
Hong Kong
88.2%
Lowest
Ethiopia
16.6%
Top 5 Countries
1Hong Kong88.2%
2United States of America83.7%
3Netherlands80.8%
4United Kingdom79.1%
5Belgium78.6%
By Region
Europe73.7%(10 countries)
North America72.0%(2 countries)
South America65.7%(5 countries)
Asia56.4%(11 countries)
Other46.3%(9 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (16.6%)High (88.2%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 57.7%)

Europe (10)
North America (2)
South America (5)
Asia (11)
Other (9)
Africa (7)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2015; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Hong Kong88.2%
2United States of America83.7%
3Netherlands80.8%
4United Kingdom79.1%
5Belgium78.6%
6Denmark78.4%
7France77.0%
8Argentina72.9%
9Japan72.7%
10Sweden72.1%
11Singapore70.9%
12Venezuela70.5%
13Finland69.9%
14Chile69.8%
15Italy69.6%
16Costa Rica68.2%
17Spain67.0%
18South Korea66.9%
19Brazil64.2%
20Mauritius64.1%
21Germany64.0%
22South Africa62.6%
23Colombia61.0%
24Malaysia60.6%
25Peru60.4%
26Mexico60.2%
27Taiwan, Province of China59.7%
28Bolivia58.0%
29Egypt53.6%
30Philippines52.2%
31Botswana50.8%
32Morocco48.3%
33Indonesia45.6%
34Ghana44.0%
35Thailand41.0%
36People's Republic of China36.2%
37Kenya36.2%
38Senegal34.7%
39Nigeria31.6%
40India26.1%
41Malawi25.7%
42United Republic of Tanzania23.8%
43Zambia20.6%
44Ethiopia16.6%
Showing 44 of 44 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2015).

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