Employment in services (% of total employment) - Economic activity - Labor & Social Protection - World 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.
Employment in services (% of total employment) - Economic activity - Labor & Social Protection - World Development Indicators (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value

1Hong Kong (2007)85.6
2Northern Mariana Islands (1995)83.7
3Isle of Man (2006)83.3
4Aruba (1997)82.9
5Netherlands Antilles (2007)82.6
6Oman (2000)82.1
7Kiribati (2003)81.7
8Puerto Rico (2007)79.7
9Bahamas (2007)79.6
10Macau (2007)78.6
11United States (2007)78
12Luxembourg (2008)77.7
13Brunei Darussalam (2001)77.2
14United Kingdom (2008)76.9
15Cayman Islands (2007)76.4
16Singapore (2007)76.2
17Sweden (2007)76
18Norway (2008)76
19Canada (2007)75.9
20Israel (2007)75.6
21Saudi Arabia (2007)75.4
22Argentina (2006)75.2
23Australia (2007)75.1
24Bermuda (2000)74.9
25Antigua and Barbuda (2001)74.6
26Jordan (2003)74.5
27Denmark (2008)74.3
28Netherlands (2008)73.1
29Iceland (2007)72.9
30France (2008)72.9
31Belgium (2008)72.8
32French Polynesia (2002)72.7
33Cyprus (2008)72.5
34Malta (2008)72.4
35Switzerland (2007)72.4
36High income (2007)72.16
37High income: OECD (2007)72.04
38Montenegro (2005)71.9
39New Zealand (2007)70.5
40High income: nonOECD (2000)70.06
41Ecuador (2006)69.8
42Barbados (2004)69.7
43Finland (2008)69.5
44Ethiopia (2006)68.6
45Austria (2008)68.3
46Ireland (2008)68.1
47Germany (2008)68
48New Caledonia (1996)68
49Euro area (2008)67.96
50Spain (2008)67.9
51Bahrain (2001)67.8
52Venezuela (2007)67.7
53Uruguay (2007)67.2
54Faroe Islands (2005)66.7
55Japan (2007)66.7
56South Korea (2007)66.6
57Angola (1992)66.6
58North Korea (2007)66.6
59Italy (2008)66.3
60Panama (2007)65.9
61Iraq (2004)65.1
62South Africa (2007)64.9
63Trinidad and Tobago (2005)64.3
64Chile (2007)64.3
65Suriname (2004)64.3
66Costa Rica (2007)64.2
67Jamaica (2006)63.9
68Dominican Republic (2007)63.5
69Latvia (2008)63.5
70Hungary (2008)63.3
71Cuba (2007)63.2
72Belize (2005)61.9
73Colombia (2007)61.9
74Russia (2007)61.8
75San Marino (2007)61.8
76Lithuania (2008)61.3
77St. Vincent and the Grenadines (2001)60.6
78Latin America & Caribbean (2006)60.39
79Estonia (2008)60.3
80Mexico (2007)59.9
81Maldives (2006)59.8
82West Bank and Gaza (2007)59.5
83Ukraine (2007)59.4
84St. Lucia (2004)59.4
85Marshall Islands (1999)59.4
86Portugal (2008)59.2
87Brazil (2006)59.1
88Upper middle income (2006)58.91
89Dominica (2001)58.8
90Grenada (1998)58.6
91El Salvador (2006)58.2
92Mauritius (2007)57.9
93Bulgaria (2007)56.9
94Malaysia (2007)56.7
95Slovakia (2008)56.5
96Europe & Central Asia (2007)56.36
97Croatia (2007)56.3
98Czech Republic (2008)56.1
99Qatar (2006)55.2
100Namibia (2004)55.1
101Slovenia (2007)54.7
102Botswana (2005)54.7
103Poland (2007)54.5
104United Arab Emirates (2005)54.4
105Algeria (2004)53
106Paraguay (2007)52.4
107Sao Tome and Principe (2000)52.4
108Nicaragua (2006)51.2
109Guyana (2002)50.4
110Libya (1986)50.2
111Greece (2008)50.1
112Macedonia (2007)50.1
113Kazakhstan (2004)49.1
114Philippines (2007)48.8
115Serbia (2008)48.68
116Peru (2007)48.6
117Azerbaijan (2007)48.4
118Moldova (2007)48.4
119Turkey (2008)48.1
120Syria (2003)47.3
121Egypt (2006)46.6
122Gabon (1993)46.2
123Iran (2007)45.1
124Kyrgyzstan (2006)44.3
125Mongolia (2008)44.2
126Nigeria (1986)43.7
127Guatemala (2006)43.7
128St. Kitts and Nevis (1984)43
129Mali (2004)41.9
130Bolivia (2002)41.5
131American Samoa (1990)40.7
132Indonesia (2007)39.9
133Romania (2008)39.8
134Honduras (2005)39.7
135Bhutan (2005)39.2
136Tunisia (1989)39.1
137Haiti (1999)38.7
138Sri Lanka (2007)38.7
139Armenia (2006)38.2
140Thailand (2007)37.4
141Bangladesh (2005)37.4
142Tonga (2003)37.3
143Morocco (2006)36.3
144Georgia (2007)36
145Senegal (2006)35.9
146Pakistan (2007)35.4
147Uzbekistan (1999)35.2
148Yemen (1999)34.7
149Ghana (1999)31.1
150Middle income (2001)30.18
151Albania (2006)28.4
152Gambia (1993)27.8
153Tajikistan (2004)26.2
154Burma (1998)25.1
155Sierra Leone (2004)24.8
156Vietnam (2004)24.7
157Zimbabwe (1999)24.3
158Uganda (2003)23.5
159Cameroon (2001)23.1
160Papua New Guinea (2000)22.7
161Zambia (2000)22.6
162East Asia & Pacific (2002)20.61
163Tanzania (2006)20.3
164Nepal (2001)20.1
165Lesotho (1999)18.3
166Guinea (1994)18.1
167Equatorial Guinea (1983)17.6
168China (2002)16.1
169Madagascar (2005)14.6
170Chad (1993)14.5
171Laos (1995)11.1
172Cambodia (2004)8.6
173Burkina Faso (1994)7.5
174Rwanda (1989)6.7
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