economic2026
Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
58.1%
Median: 59.3%
Countries Covered
186
with available data
Highest
Djibouti
92.3%
Lowest
Burundi
11.5%
Top 5 Countries
1Djibouti92.3%
2Luxembourg91.3%
3Macao88.5%
4Singapore85.7%
5Hong Kong85.7%
By Region
Oceania76.4%(2 countries)
Europe72.4%(32 countries)
North America67.8%(4 countries)
South America66.4%(7 countries)
Asia60.3%(26 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (11.5%)High (92.3%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 58.1%)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Asia (26)
Other (106)
Africa (9)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Djibouti | 92.3% |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 91.3% |
| 3 | Macao | 88.5% |
| 4 | Singapore | 85.7% |
| 5 | Hong Kong | 85.7% |
| 6 | Bahamas | 84.4% |
| 7 | Netherlands | 84.2% |
| 8 | Israel | 83.9% |
| 9 | Puerto Rico | 83.9% |
| 10 | French Polynesia | 83.6% |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 83.0% |
| 12 | Barbados | 82.5% |
| 13 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 81.6% |
| 14 | Cyprus | 81.5% |
| 15 | Sweden | 81.2% |
| 16 | Malta | 81.2% |
| 17 | Jordan | 80.5% |
| 18 | Canada | 79.9% |
| 19 | Belgium | 79.5% |
| 20 | United States of America | 79.4% |
| 21 | Norway | 79.4% |
| 22 | Denmark | 79.3% |
| 23 | Guam | 79.0% |
| 24 | Australia | 78.4% |
| 25 | Brunei Darussalam | 78.3% |
| 26 | France | 78.1% |
| 27 | Iceland | 77.9% |
| 28 | Switzerland | 77.9% |
| 29 | Ireland | 77.6% |
| 30 | Montenegro | 77.4% |
| 31 | New Caledonia | 77.1% |
| 32 | Spain | 76.4% |
| 33 | Lebanon | 76.4% |
| 34 | Saint Lucia | 76.1% |
| 35 | Finland | 75.5% |
| 36 | New Zealand | 74.4% |
| 37 | Saudi Arabia | 74.4% |
| 38 | Mauritius | 74.1% |
| 39 | Venezuela | 73.9% |
| 40 | Japan | 73.8% |
| 41 | South Africa | 73.8% |
| 42 | Dominican Republic | 73.7% |
| 43 | Kuwait | 73.4% |
| 44 | Uruguay | 72.9% |
| 45 | Greece | 72.7% |
| 46 | Germany | 72.6% |
| 47 | Portugal | 72.4% |
| 48 | Austria | 72.3% |
| 49 | Chile | 72.1% |
| 50 | Brazil | 72.0% |
| 51 | Argentina | 71.6% |
| 52 | Maldives | 71.4% |
| 53 | Libya | 71.4% |
| 54 | South Korea | 71.1% |
| 55 | Trinidad and Tobago | 71.1% |
| 56 | Latvia | 71.1% |
| 57 | Estonia | 70.5% |
| 58 | Italy | 69.9% |
| 59 | Costa Rica | 69.6% |
| 60 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 69.6% |
| 61 | Lithuania | 69.2% |
| 62 | Croatia | 68.9% |
| 63 | Russian Federation | 68.8% |
| 64 | Jamaica | 68.6% |
| 65 | Kazakhstan | 68.5% |
| 66 | Belize | 68.2% |
| 67 | United Arab Emirates | 67.9% |
| 68 | Cape Verde | 67.5% |
| 69 | Cuba | 67.2% |
| 70 | Bulgaria | 67.0% |
| 71 | Suriname | 66.8% |
| 72 | Panama | 66.6% |
| 73 | Botswana | 66.1% |
| 74 | Colombia | 65.7% |
| 75 | Sao Tome and Principe | 65.2% |
| 76 | Iraq | 65.1% |
| 77 | Hungary | 64.9% |
| 78 | Paraguay | 64.9% |
| 79 | Malaysia | 64.6% |
| 80 | Slovenia | 64.2% |
| 81 | Bahrain | 64.1% |
| 82 | State of Palestine | 63.8% |
| 83 | Mexico | 63.7% |
| 84 | Poland | 63.3% |
| 85 | Slovakia | 62.8% |
| 86 | El Salvador | 62.7% |
| 87 | Czech Republic | 61.9% |
| 88 | Namibia | 60.9% |
| 89 | Ukraine | 60.7% |
| 90 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 60.6% |
| 91 | Qatar | 60.1% |
| 92 | Peru | 59.8% |
| 93 | Philippines | 59.3% |
| 94 | Belarus | 59.2% |
| 95 | Eswatini | 59.0% |
| 96 | Algeria | 58.2% |
| 97 | Syrian Arab Republic | 58.1% |
| 98 | Türkiye | 58.1% |
| 99 | Kyrgyzstan | 57.5% |
| 100 | Guyana | 57.0% |
| 101 | Samoa | 56.9% |
| 102 | Yemen | 56.8% |
| 103 | Romania | 56.1% |
| 104 | Honduras | 55.6% |
| 105 | Bolivia | 55.1% |
| 106 | Papua New Guinea | 54.8% |
| 107 | Oman | 54.4% |
| 108 | Serbia | 54.3% |
| 109 | Tunisia | 54.0% |
| 110 | Republic of The Gambia | 53.0% |
| 111 | Egypt | 52.8% |
| 112 | Tonga | 52.5% |
| 113 | Nicaragua | 52.4% |
| 114 | Mauritania | 52.3% |
| 115 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 52.2% |
| 116 | Gabon | 52.2% |
| 117 | Somalia | 52.0% |
| 118 | Armenia | 51.6% |
| 119 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 51.3% |
| 120 | Fiji | 51.3% |
| 121 | Comoros | 51.2% |
| 122 | Ecuador | 50.8% |
| 123 | Uzbekistan | 50.0% |
| 124 | Azerbaijan | 49.9% |
| 125 | Liberia | 49.8% |
| 126 | Timor-Leste | 49.8% |
| 127 | Mongolia | 49.8% |
| 128 | Indonesia | 49.8% |
| 129 | Solomon Islands | 49.6% |
| 130 | Turkmenistan | 49.1% |
| 131 | Nigeria | 49.1% |
| 132 | Georgia | 48.9% |
| 133 | Thailand | 48.8% |
| 134 | Morocco | 48.1% |
| 135 | Guatemala | 48.0% |
| 136 | Sri Lanka | 47.6% |
| 137 | Senegal | 47.1% |
| 138 | Ghana | 46.9% |
| 139 | Albania | 46.8% |
| 140 | Sudan | 46.2% |
| 141 | People's Republic of China | 46.2% |
| 142 | Nepal | 45.5% |
| 143 | Rwanda | 45.4% |
| 144 | Vanuatu | 45.1% |
| 145 | Haiti | 44.4% |
| 146 | Republic of the Congo | 43.7% |
| 147 | Togo | 43.6% |
| 148 | Sierra Leone | 43.6% |
| 149 | Cameroon | 43.0% |
| 150 | Bhutan | 41.3% |
| 151 | Kenya | 41.2% |
| 152 | Angola | 40.7% |
| 153 | Benin | 40.7% |
| 154 | Vietnam | 39.8% |
| 155 | Cote d'Ivoire | 39.7% |
| 156 | Tajikistan | 38.6% |
| 157 | Pakistan | 38.3% |
| 158 | Guinea | 37.7% |
| 159 | Cambodia | 37.4% |
| 160 | Bangladesh | 37.4% |
| 161 | Moldova, Republic of | 36.6% |
| 162 | Myanmar | 36.5% |
| 163 | Lesotho | 35.8% |
| 164 | Equatorial Guinea | 34.8% |
| 165 | Zambia | 34.7% |
| 166 | South Sudan | 34.6% |
| 167 | Zimbabwe | 33.4% |
| 168 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 33.1% |
| 169 | Ethiopia | 32.6% |
| 170 | India | 32.3% |
| 171 | Eritrea | 31.3% |
| 172 | Burkina Faso | 31.2% |
| 173 | Afghanistan | 29.5% |
| 174 | Guinea-Bissau | 28.6% |
| 175 | Mali | 27.8% |
| 176 | Malawi | 27.4% |
| 177 | Uganda | 27.4% |
| 178 | United Republic of Tanzania | 26.9% |
| 179 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 23.7% |
| 180 | North Korea | 23.2% |
| 181 | Madagascar | 20.6% |
| 182 | Central African Republic | 20.5% |
| 183 | Mozambique | 20.5% |
| 184 | Chad | 19.6% |
| 185 | Niger | 17.3% |
| 186 | Burundi | 11.5% |
Showing 186 of 186 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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