Jamaica - Services Employment 2019
68.58%
+0.97% from 2018
Jamaica's services employment was 68.58% in 2019, increased +0.97% from 67.62% in 2018. This was the 126th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2019▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Burundi | 11.73% | 7.2% |
| 2nd | Niger | 17.56% | -0.6% |
| 3rd | Madagascar | 19.46% | 5.3% |
| 4th | Chad | 20.91% | 1.0% |
| 5th | Mozambique | 21.15% | 1.4% |
| 6th | Central African Republic | 21.96% | 1.7% |
| 7th | Lao PDR | 23.63% | 1.2% |
| 8th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 23.72% | 1.4% |
| 9th | Zimbabwe | 26.41% | -0.2% |
| 10th | Guinea-Bissau | 26.44% | -6.5% |
| 11th | Tanzania | 27.28% | 1.6% |
| 12th | Malawi | 28.59% | 1.6% |
| 13th | Uganda | 30.89% | 18.8% |
| 14th | Moldova | 31.34% | 3.2% |
| 15th | Burkina Faso | 31.43% | 2.6% |
| 16th | Eritrea | 31.54% | 1.5% |
| 17th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 32.33% | 1.5% |
| 18th | Bhutan | 33.43% | 1.5% |
| 19th | Zambia | 33.54% | 10.8% |
| 20th | Myanmar | 33.60% | -1.3% |
| 21st | Mali | 33.89% | 15.5% |
| 22nd | Equatorial Guinea | 33.90% | -0.2% |
| 23rd | India | 34.10% | 2.3% |
| 24th | Cambodia | 35.66% | -0.9% |
| 25th | Lesotho | 35.79% | -1.1% |
| 26th | Viet Nam | 35.88% | 0.9% |
| 27th | South Sudan | 36.09% | -0.5% |
| 28th | Rwanda | 37.02% | 7.6% |
| 29th | Pakistan | 37.36% | -0.6% |
| 30th | Afghanistan | 37.51% | 1.3% |
| 31st | Guinea | 37.56% | 0.9% |
| 32nd | Kenya | 38.89% | 1.1% |
| 33rd | Tajikistan | 39.13% | 1.0% |
| 34th | Bangladesh | 39.36% | 0.4% |
| 35th | Angola | 39.67% | -0.3% |
| 36th | Benin | 40.25% | -0.1% |
| 37th | Togo | 40.86% | -6.2% |
| 38th | Cameroon | 42.38% | 1.9% |
| 39th | Albania | 43.22% | 1.2% |
| 40th | Congo, Republic of | 43.51% | 1.2% |
| 41st | Côte d'Ivoire | 43.61% | 3.0% |
| 42nd | Qatar | 43.78% | 1.0% |
| 43rd | Sierra Leone | 43.89% | 1.5% |
| 44th | Tonga | 44.04% | 2.9% |
| 45th | China | 44.52% | 1.4% |
| 46th | Georgia | 45.43% | 2.0% |
| 47th | Haiti | 45.53% | 0.6% |
| 48th | Morocco | 45.59% | 2.2% |
| 49th | Thailand | 45.62% | 1.5% |
| 50th | Nepal | 46.10% | 1.1% |
| 51st | Ghana | 46.26% | 6.8% |
| 52nd | Vanuatu | 46.29% | 3.4% |
| 53rd | Sri Lanka | 47.07% | 1.1% |
| 54th | Timor-Leste | 47.38% | 2.9% |
| 55th | Mongolia | 47.62% | 0.8% |
| 56th | Nigeria | 47.69% | 1.1% |
| 57th | Turkmenistan | 47.97% | 1.2% |
| 58th | Sudan | 48.27% | 0.4% |
| 59th | Azerbaijan | 48.92% | -0.2% |
| 60th | Indonesia | 49.14% | 2.0% |
| 61st | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 49.22% | -3.6% |
| 62nd | Guatemala | 49.86% | 3.9% |
| 63rd | Fiji | 49.92% | 0.8% |
| 64th | Comoros | 49.98% | 2.8% |
| 65th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 50.24% | -2.4% |
| 66th | Liberia | 50.29% | -1.5% |
| 67th | Armenia | 50.36% | 4.2% |
| 68th | Uzbekistan | 50.59% | -0.2% |
| 69th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 50.85% | -0.3% |
| 70th | Solomon Islands | 51.34% | 1.0% |
| 71st | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 51.41% | 4.7% |
| 72nd | Tunisia | 51.69% | -0.1% |
| 73rd | Serbia | 51.82% | -0.3% |
| 74th | Mauritania | 51.83% | 1.2% |
| 75th | Nicaragua | 52.45% | 0.4% |
| 76th | Ecuador | 53.20% | 0.6% |
| 77th | Gabon | 53.73% | 0.1% |
| 78th | Honduras | 53.80% | -0.1% |
| 79th | Gambia, The | 54.11% | 0.9% |
| 80th | Romania | 54.19% | 1.6% |
| 81st | Oman | 55.12% | 11.5% |
| 82nd | North Macedonia | 55.30% | 3.2% |
| 83rd | Türkiye | 55.33% | 3.1% |
| 84th | Senegal | 55.87% | 2.0% |
| 85th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 56.01% | -0.2% |
| 86th | Kyrgyz Republic | 56.44% | 2.2% |
| 87th | Samoa | 56.87% | 0.3% |
| 88th | Yemen, Republic of | 57.85% | 0.6% |
| 89th | Philippines | 57.86% | 2.4% |
| 90th | Belarus | 58.56% | 0.9% |
| 91st | Poland | 58.71% | 0.3% |
| 92nd | Algeria | 58.78% | 0.0% |
| 93rd | Papua New Guinea | 58.82% | -1.5% |
| 94th | Syrian Arab Republic | 58.91% | 0.8% |
| 95th | Czechia | 60.09% | 0.6% |
| 96th | Guyana | 60.28% | 1.9% |
| 97th | Peru | 60.34% | 0.9% |
| 98th | Slovak Republic | 60.43% | -0.2% |
| 99th | Namibia | 60.93% | -0.4% |
| 100th | Ukraine | 61.11% | 0.5% |
| 101st | El Salvador | 61.20% | 0.2% |
| 102nd | Malaysia | 61.85% | -0.7% |
| 103rd | Mexico | 62.80% | 1.1% |
| 104th | Hungary | 63.13% | 0.8% |
| 105th | Paraguay | 63.14% | 2.9% |
| 106th | Bulgaria | 63.73% | 1.2% |
| 107th | Bahrain | 63.94% | 0.2% |
| 108th | Colombia | 64.40% | 0.8% |
| 109th | Iraq | 65.13% | 0.3% |
| 110th | São Tomé and Principe | 65.31% | 0.3% |
| 111th | Slovenia | 65.60% | 0.8% |
| 112th | Cuba | 65.95% | 0.8% |
| 113th | West Bank and Gaza | 66.02% | 1.9% |
| 114th | Croatia | 66.28% | -0.4% |
| 115th | Kazakhstan | 66.48% | 1.1% |
| 116th | Costa Rica | 66.60% | 2.0% |
| 117th | Suriname | 66.68% | 0.2% |
| 118th | Eswatini | 66.70% | 2.0% |
| 119th | Panama | 67.28% | 1.1% |
| 120th | Estonia | 67.28% | 1.3% |
| 121st | United Arab Emirates | 67.42% | 0.4% |
| 122nd | Russian Federation | 67.43% | 0.1% |
| 123rd | Belize | 67.43% | 3.6% |
| 124th | Cabo Verde | 67.60% | 2.0% |
| 125th | Lithuania | 67.86% | 1.2% |
| 126th | Jamaica | 68.58% | 1.4% |
| 127th | Botswana | 68.60% | 0.4% |
| 128th | Latvia | 69.28% | -1.2% |
| 129th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 69.63% | 0.6% |
| 130th | Maldives | 70.03% | -1.1% |
| 131st | Trinidad and Tobago | 70.16% | 0.5% |
| 132nd | Italy | 70.23% | 0.1% |
| 133rd | Korea | 70.28% | 0.7% |
| 134th | Libya | 70.56% | 0.6% |
| 135th | Brazil | 70.72% | 0.4% |
| 136th | Austria | 70.99% | 0.2% |
| 137th | European Union | 71.04% | 0.2% |
| 138th | Chile | 71.11% | 0.6% |
| 139th | Mauritius | 71.23% | 1.1% |
| 140th | Dominican Republic | 71.65% | 1.9% |
| 141st | Germany | 71.66% | 0.4% |
| 142nd | Argentina | 71.77% | 0.4% |
| 143rd | Japan | 72.40% | 0.5% |
| 144th | Kuwait | 72.43% | -0.8% |
| 145th | South Africa | 72.45% | 1.0% |
| 146th | Saudi Arabia | 72.56% | 1.8% |
| 147th | Portugal | 72.96% | 0.7% |
| 148th | Montenegro | 73.44% | 0.5% |
| 149th | Greece | 73.53% | 1.1% |
| 150th | Uruguay | 73.63% | 0.5% |
| 151st | Finland | 74.65% | 0.1% |
| 152nd | New Zealand | 74.66% | 0.7% |
| 153rd | St. Lucia | 75.34% | 2.1% |
| 154th | Spain | 75.42% | -0.3% |
| 155th | New Caledonia | 75.89% | -1.2% |
| 156th | Lebanon | 75.90% | 0.9% |
| 157th | Ireland | 76.80% | 0.5% |
| 158th | Switzerland | 77.05% | 0.6% |
| 159th | France | 77.09% | -0.2% |
| 160th | Brunei Darussalam | 77.28% | -2.8% |
| 161st | Belgium | 77.80% | -0.5% |
| 162nd | Jordan | 78.21% | 2.1% |
| 163rd | Norway | 78.22% | -0.8% |
| 164th | Australia | 78.38% | 1.1% |
| 165th | United States | 78.46% | 0.0% |
| 166th | Iceland | 78.49% | -0.9% |
| 167th | Guam | 78.56% | 0.2% |
| 168th | Cyprus | 79.15% | -2.5% |
| 169th | Canada | 79.16% | 0.5% |
| 170th | Denmark | 79.23% | 0.4% |
| 171st | Malta | 79.62% | -0.8% |
| 172nd | Sweden | 79.89% | -0.2% |
| 173rd | Barbados | 80.26% | 2.0% |
| 174th | Virgin Islands (US) | 80.55% | 0.4% |
| 175th | United Kingdom | 80.69% | -0.2% |
| 176th | Netherlands | 82.06% | 0.2% |
| 177th | Israel | 82.68% | 0.9% |
| 178th | Puerto Rico (US) | 82.93% | 0.0% |
| 179th | French Polynesia | 83.03% | 0.1% |
| 180th | Channel Islands | 84.04% | 0.3% |
| 181st | Bahamas, The | 84.62% | 0.0% |
| 182nd | Singapore | 84.92% | 1.3% |
| 183rd | Hong Kong SAR, China | 86.11% | 0.3% |
| 184th | Macao SAR, China | 87.09% | 0.3% |
| 185th | Luxembourg | 88.70% | 2.5% |
| 186th | Djibouti | 92.82% | -0.1% |
FAQ
What was Jamaica's services employment in 2019?▾
Jamaica's services employment in 2019 was 68.58%. This ranked 126th globally.
How did Jamaica's services employment change in 2019?▾
Jamaica's services employment increased by 1.4% in 2019 compared to 2018.
Which country had the highest services employment in 2019?▾
Djibouti had the highest services employment in 2019 at 92.82%.
What is the services employment of Jamaica in 2019?▾
The services employment of Jamaica in 2019 was 68.58%. This ranked 126th globally.
How does 2019 compare to 2018 for Jamaica's services employment?▾
Jamaica's services employment went from 67.62% in 2018 to 68.58% in 2019, a 1.4% increase.
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