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Countries by employment in services

The share of people in work who work in services: trade, transport, tourism, finance, public administration, health, education and the rest. 178 countries, highest first. World Bank, mostly 2025

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Map: Jobs in services — World
Highest
92.2%
Djibouti
Median country
58.4%
half above, half below
Lowest
11.6%
Burundi
#Country% of jobsYearRegion
1Djibouti92.2%2025Eastern Africa
2Luxembourg91.5%2025Western Europe
3Singapore85.9%2025South-Eastern Asia
4Netherlands84.5%2025Western Europe
5Bahamas84.4%2025Caribbean
6Israel84.1%2025Western Asia
7United Kingdom83.2%2025Northern Europe
8Barbados82.6%2025Caribbean
9Cyprus81.6%2025Western Asia
=10Malta81.4%2025Southern Europe
=10Sweden81.4%2025Northern Europe
12Jordan80.8%2025Western Asia
13Canada80.1%2025Northern America
14Belgium79.8%2025Western Europe
15Norway79.7%2025Northern Europe
=16Denmark79.6%2025Northern Europe
=16United States79.6%2025Northern America
18Australia78.5%2025Australia and New Zealand
19Brunei78.4%2025South-Eastern Asia
20France78.3%2025Western Europe
21Switzerland78.2%2025Western Europe
22Iceland78.1%2025Northern Europe
23Ireland77.9%2025Northern Europe
24Montenegro77.6%2025Southern Europe
25Spain76.8%2025Southern Europe
26Lebanon76.4%2023Western Asia
27Saint Lucia76.3%2025Caribbean
28Finland75.7%2025Northern Europe
29Mauritius74.7%2025Eastern Africa
30New Zealand74.6%2025Australia and New Zealand
=31Saudi Arabia74.4%2025Western Asia
=31Venezuela74.4%2025South America
=33Dominican Republic74.0%2025Caribbean
=33Japan74.0%2025Eastern Asia
35South Africa73.8%2025Southern Africa
36Kuwait73.5%2025Western Asia
37Uruguay73.2%2025South America
=38Germany73.0%2025Western Europe
=38Greece73.0%2025Southern Europe
40Portugal72.7%2025Southern Europe
41Austria72.6%2025Western Europe
42Chile72.4%2025South America
43Brazil72.2%2025South America
=44Argentina71.8%2025South America
=44Maldives71.8%2025Southern Asia
=46Latvia71.5%2025Northern Europe
=46South Korea71.5%2025Eastern Asia
48Libya71.4%2025Northern Africa
49Trinidad and Tobago71.3%2025Caribbean
50Estonia71.0%2025Northern Europe
51Italy70.2%2025Southern Europe
52Costa Rica70.0%2025Central America
53Saint Vincent and the Grenadines69.8%2025Caribbean
54Lithuania69.4%2025Northern Europe
55Croatia69.3%2025Southern Europe
56Russia69.1%2025Eastern Europe
57Jamaica68.9%2025Caribbean
58Kazakhstan68.8%2025Central Asia
59Belize68.5%2025Central America
60United Arab Emirates68.0%2025Western Asia
61Cabo Verde67.7%2025Western Africa
62Cuba67.6%2025Caribbean
63Bulgaria67.4%2025Eastern Europe
64Panama67.0%2025Central America
65Suriname66.9%2025South America
66Botswana66.2%2025Southern Africa
67Colombia65.8%2025South America
=68Hungary65.4%2025Eastern Europe
=68São Tomé and Principe65.4%2025Middle Africa
70Iraq65.3%2025Western Asia
71Paraguay65.1%2025South America
72Malaysia64.9%2025South-Eastern Asia
73Slovenia64.4%2025Southern Europe
74Bahrain64.3%2025Western Asia
75Mexico64.1%2025Central America
76Poland63.8%2025Eastern Europe
77Slovakia63.3%2025Eastern Europe
78El Salvador63.0%2025Central America
79Czechia62.4%2025Eastern Europe
80Namibia61.1%2025Southern Africa
81North Macedonia60.9%2025Southern Europe
82Ukraine60.7%2021Eastern Europe
83Qatar60.4%2025Western Asia
84Peru60.1%2025South America
=85Belarus59.5%2025Eastern Europe
=85Philippines59.5%2025South-Eastern Asia
87Eswatini58.7%2025Southern Africa
=88Syria58.5%2025Western Asia
=88Turkey58.5%2025Western Asia
90Algeria58.3%2025Northern Africa
91Kyrgyzstan57.7%2025Central Asia
92Yemen57.3%2025Western Asia
93Samoa57.2%2025Polynesia
94Guyana56.7%2025South America
95Romania56.5%2025Eastern Europe
96Honduras55.9%2025Central America
97Bolivia55.5%2025South America
98Papua New Guinea55.3%2025Melanesia
99Serbia54.9%2025Southern Europe
100Oman54.6%2025Western Asia
101Tunisia54.3%2025Northern Africa
102Gambia53.6%2025Western Africa
103Egypt53.1%2025Northern Africa
104Tonga53.0%2025Polynesia
105Mauritania52.8%2025Western Africa
106Bosnia and Herzegovina52.7%2025Southern Europe
107Nicaragua52.6%2025Central America
108Gabon52.3%2025Middle Africa
109Somalia52.2%2025Eastern Africa
=110Armenia51.7%2025Western Asia
=110Fiji51.7%2025Melanesia
=110Iran51.7%2025Southern Asia
113Comoros51.6%2025Eastern Africa
114Ecuador50.9%2025South America
115Liberia50.5%2025Western Africa
=116Azerbaijan50.2%2025Western Asia
=116Indonesia50.2%2025South-Eastern Asia
=116Timor-Leste50.2%2025South-Eastern Asia
=116Uzbekistan50.2%2025Central Asia
120Solomon Islands50.0%2025Melanesia
121Mongolia49.9%2025Eastern Asia
=122Georgia49.5%2025Western Asia
=122Nigeria49.5%2025Western Africa
=122Turkmenistan49.5%2025Central Asia
125Thailand49.2%2025South-Eastern Asia
126Morocco48.3%2025Northern Africa
127Guatemala48.2%2025Central America
128Senegal47.9%2025Western Africa
129Sri Lanka47.8%2025Southern Asia
=130Albania47.2%2025Southern Europe
=130Ghana47.2%2025Western Africa
=132China46.5%2025Eastern Asia
=132Rwanda46.5%2025Eastern Africa
134Sudan46.2%2022Northern Africa
135Nepal45.8%2025Southern Asia
136Vanuatu45.4%2025Melanesia
137Haiti44.6%2025Caribbean
=138Congo44.2%2025Middle Africa
=138Togo44.2%2025Western Africa
140Sierra Leone44.0%2025Western Africa
141Cameroon43.5%2025Middle Africa
142Bhutan41.8%2025Southern Asia
143Kenya41.7%2025Eastern Africa
144Benin41.4%2025Western Africa
145Angola40.9%2025Middle Africa
146Côte d'Ivoire40.3%2025Western Africa
147Vietnam40.1%2025South-Eastern Asia
148Tajikistan39.1%2025Central Asia
=149Guinea38.5%2025Western Africa
=149Pakistan38.5%2025Southern Asia
=151Bangladesh37.7%2025Southern Asia
=151Cambodia37.7%2025South-Eastern Asia
=153Moldova36.9%2025Eastern Europe
=153Myanmar36.9%2025South-Eastern Asia
155Lesotho36.1%2025Southern Africa
156Zambia35.2%2025Eastern Africa
157Equatorial Guinea34.7%2025Middle Africa
158South Sudan34.6%2023Eastern Africa
159Zimbabwe34.2%2025Eastern Africa
160DR Congo33.5%2025Middle Africa
161Ethiopia33.4%2025Eastern Africa
162India32.6%2025Southern Asia
163Eritrea31.8%2025Eastern Africa
164Burkina Faso31.6%2025Western Africa
165Afghanistan29.5%2025Southern Asia
166Guinea-Bissau29.2%2025Western Africa
167Mali28.4%2025Western Africa
168Uganda27.9%2025Eastern Africa
169Malawi27.7%2025Eastern Africa
170Tanzania27.3%2025Eastern Africa
171Laos24.0%2025South-Eastern Asia
172North Korea23.5%2025Eastern Asia
173Madagascar20.9%2025Eastern Africa
174Mozambique20.6%2025Eastern Africa
175Central African Republic20.5%2025Middle Africa
176Chad19.8%2025Middle Africa
177Niger17.7%2025Western Africa
178Burundi11.6%2025Eastern Africa

No World Bank figure for 16 countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Liechtenstein, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Palau, Saint Kitts and Nevis, San Marino, Seychelles, Taiwan, Vatican City.

Territories and other places

Not ranked: dependencies of the states above, places whose status is disputed, and Antarctica. Highest first.

Place% of jobsStatus
Macao88.6%Territory of China
Hong Kong85.8%Territory of China
Puerto Rico84.1%Territory of United States of America
French Polynesia83.7%Territory of France
US Virgin Islands81.9%Territory of United States of America
Guam79.2%Territory of United States of America
New Caledonia77.6%Territory of France
Palestine63.8%Status disputed

Questions

Which country has the most jobs in services?
Djibouti has the most jobs in services: 92.2% of jobs (2025). Next come Luxembourg (91.5% of jobs) and Singapore (85.9% of jobs).
Which country has the fewest jobs in services?
Burundi, with 11.6% of jobs (2025).
What is the typical jobs in services of a country?
The median of the 178 countries is 58.4% of jobs: half are above it, half below. The median, not the average, because a few countries at the top would drag an average far above almost everyone.
Where do the figures come from?
The share of people in work who work in services: trade, transport, tourism, finance, public administration, health, education and the rest. Source: World Bank, mostly 2025. Only independent states are ranked; territories are listed separately.

Source: World Bank (CC BY 4.0). Figures more than 5 years older than the newest are left out rather than shown beside current ones. Countries sharing a value share a rank. All sources.