Employment in services (% of total employment) - Labor, migration and population - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators
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Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services. Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
| Employment in services (% of total employment) - Labor, migration and population - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators (Most Recent Data) |
Rank | Country | Value |
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| 1 |  Ethiopia (2006) | 68.6 |
| 2 | Angola (1992) | 66.6 |
| 3 | South Africa (2007) | 64.9 |
| 4 | Mauritius (2007) | 57.9 |
| 5 | Namibia (2004) | 55.1 |
| 6 | Botswana (2005) | 54.7 |
| 7 | Algeria (2004) | 53 |
| 8 | Sao Tome and Principe (2000) | 52.4 |
| 9 | Libya (1986) | 50.2 |
| 10 | Egypt (2006) | 46.6 |
| 11 | Gabon (1993) | 46.2 |
| 12 | Nigeria (1986) | 43.7 |
| 13 | North Africa (2006) | 43.4 |
| 14 | Mali (2004) | 41.9 |
| 15 | Tunisia (1989) | 39.1 |
| 16 | Morocco (2006) | 36.3 |
| 17 | Senegal (2006) | 35.9 |
| 18 | Ghana (1999) | 31.1 |
| 19 | Gambia (1993) | 27.8 |
| 20 | Sierra Leone (2004) | 24.8 |
| 21 | Zimbabwe (1999) | 24.3 |
| 22 | Uganda (2003) | 23.5 |
| 23 | Cameroon (2001) | 23.1 |
| 24 | Zambia (2000) | 22.6 |
| 25 | Tanzania (2006) | 19.2 |
| 26 | Lesotho (1999) | 18.3 |
| 27 | Guinea (1994) | 18.1 |
| 28 | Equatorial Guinea (1983) | 17.6 |
| 29 | Madagascar (2005) | 14.6 |
| 30 | Chad (1993) | 14.5 |
| 31 | Burkina Faso (1994) | 7.5 |
| 32 | Rwanda (1989) | 6.7 |
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