Data for 2024

Employment in Services, 2024

2024, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Employment in Services, 2024 covers 182 countries. Djibouti is highest, at 92.2769; Burundi is lowest, at 11.5128. The middle country reads 59.2648. Against 2023, 182 values changed (165 up, 17 down), 2 left.

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Employment in Services · Data for 2024

HighestDjibouti

92.2769

LowestBurundi

11.5128

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

182countries
1measure
2024the year it describes
182distinct values13 decimals, as published
Sep 10, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Employment in Services, 2024, as published. ILO ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Employment in Services, 2024: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
derived
1	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	92.2769
2	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	91.2808
3	MacauMACEastern Asia	88.5175
4	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	85.7395
5	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	85.6979
6	Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe	85.1019
7	BahamasBHSCaribbean	84.3570
8	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	84.2327
9	IsraelISRWestern Asia	83.9435
10	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	83.8824
11	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	83.6302
12	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	83.0028
13	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	82.5048
14	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	81.5628
15	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	81.4578
16	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	81.1666
17	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	81.1579
18	JordanJORWestern Asia	80.5257
19	CanadaCANNorthern America	79.9376
20	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	79.4677
21	United StatesUSANorthern America	79.3873
22	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	79.3762
23	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	79.3308
24	GuamGUMMicronesia	79.0369
25	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	78.4104
26	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	78.3168
27	FranceFRAWestern Europe	78.0650
28	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	77.8855
29	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	77.8521
30	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	77.5948
31	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	77.3622
32	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	77.1068
33	SpainESPSouthern Europe	76.4351
34	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	76.0981
35	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	75.4573
36	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	74.4149
37	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	74.3641
38	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	74.1236
39	VenezuelaVENSouth America	73.8842
40	JapanJPNEastern Asia	73.7727
41	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	73.7530
42	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	73.7499
43	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	73.3523
44	UruguayURYSouth America	72.9175
45	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	72.6567
46	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	72.6164
47	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	72.3810
48	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	72.3417
49	ChileCHLSouth America	72.1008
50	BrazilBRASouth America	71.9821
51	ArgentinaARGSouth America	71.6393
52	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	71.4368
53	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	71.3953
54	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	71.1441
55	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	71.1302
56	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	71.0977
57	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	70.4787
58	ItalyITASouthern Europe	69.8905
59	Costa RicaCRICentral America	69.6192
60	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	69.5890
61	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	69.1656
62	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	68.8521
63	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	68.7961
64	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	68.6194
65	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	68.5078
66	BelizeBLZCentral America	68.1965
67	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	67.9435
68	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	67.5499
69	CubaCUBCaribbean	67.1960
70	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	67.0251
71	SurinameSURSouth America	66.7849
72	PanamaPANCentral America	66.6198
73	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	66.1443
74	ColombiaCOLSouth America	65.7242
75	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	65.2114
76	IraqIRQWestern Asia	65.0595
77	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	64.9442
78	ParaguayPRYSouth America	64.8790
79	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	64.5608
80	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	64.1714
81	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	64.1041
82	MexicoMEXCentral America	63.6982
83	PolandPOLEastern Europe	63.2978
84	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	62.8084
85	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	62.6594
86	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	61.8517
87	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	60.8871
88	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	60.5766
89	QatarQATWestern Asia	60.1112
90	PeruPERSouth America	59.7982
91	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	59.3162
92	BelarusBLREastern Europe	59.2134
93	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	59.0104
94	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	58.2134
95	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	58.1204
96	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	58.0799
97	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	57.5035
98	GuyanaGUYSouth America	56.9883
99	SamoaWSMPolynesia	56.8615
100	YemenYEMWestern Asia	56.8251
101	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	56.0827
102	HondurasHNDCentral America	55.5887
103	BoliviaBOLSouth America	55.1239
104	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	54.8308
105	OmanOMNWestern Asia	54.4434
106	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	54.3443
107	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	54.0395
108	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	53.0005
109	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	52.8106
110	TongaTONPolynesia	52.4747
111	NicaraguaNICCentral America	52.4180
112	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	52.2815
113	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	52.2463
114	GabonGABMiddle Africa	52.1617
115	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	51.9885
116	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	51.6221
117	IranIRNSouthern Asia	51.2855
118	FijiFJIMelanesia	51.2828
119	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	51.1591
120	EcuadorECUSouth America	50.7670
121	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	49.9715
122	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	49.8776
123	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	49.8454
124	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	49.8327
125	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	49.8068
126	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	49.7538
127	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	49.6161
128	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	49.0899
129	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	49.0600
130	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	48.8807
131	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	48.7593
132	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	48.0904
133	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	48.0196
134	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	47.6152
135	SenegalSENWestern Africa	47.0918
136	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	46.9339
137	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	46.7791
138	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	46.1511
139	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	45.4889
140	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	45.3766
141	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	45.1059
142	HaitiHTICaribbean	44.3827
143	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	43.7175
144	TogoTGOWestern Africa	43.6020
145	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	43.5735
146	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	43.0390
147	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	41.2758
148	KenyaKENEastern Africa	41.1826
149	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	40.6876
150	BeninBENWestern Africa	40.6672
151	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	39.8063
152	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	39.7450
153	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	38.6065
154	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	38.2723
155	GuineaGINWestern Africa	37.7281
156	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	37.4015
157	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	37.3716
158	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	36.5905
159	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	36.5136
160	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	35.7676
161	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	34.7541
162	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	34.6643
163	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	33.3948
164	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	33.0950
165	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	32.5756
166	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	32.2743
167	EritreaERIEastern Africa	31.3427
168	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	31.1556
169	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	29.5022
170	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	28.6152
171	MaliMLIWestern Africa	27.7959
172	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	27.4346
173	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	27.3611
174	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	26.8591
175	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	23.6880
176	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	23.1832
177	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	20.6173
178	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	20.4991
179	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	20.4987
180	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	19.5723
181	NigerNERWestern Africa	17.3308
182	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	11.5128

02In 2024

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Djibouti92.2769
2Luxembourg91.2808
3Macau88.5175
4Singapore85.7395
5Hong Kong85.6979

Lowest

182Burundi11.5128
181Niger17.3308
180Chad19.5723
179Mozambique20.4987
178Central African Republic20.4991

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 59.2648. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032023 → 2024

Since 2023

What changed between 2023 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −2countries joined / left
182values changed, of 182 in both
165 · 17rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Rwanda33.8998 → 45.3766+11.4768
Costa Rica66.3827 → 69.6192+3.2365
Bulgaria64.1643 → 67.0251+2.8608
Timor-Leste48.5113 → 49.8327+1.3214
Poland61.9770 → 63.2978+1.3208

Fell most

Ecuador52.5355 → 50.7670−1.7685
Guyana58.5116 → 56.9883−1.5233
Panama67.8303 → 66.6198−1.2106
North Macedonia61.1889 → 60.5766−0.6123
Ireland78.0908 → 77.5948−0.4961

− Lebanon

− South Sudan

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from ILO’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2024.
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Which end is better
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 182 countries has every column.

05The files

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International Labour Organization (ILO) (2024). Employment in Services, 2024 [data set], describing 2024. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/services-employment/2024

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