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