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Malaysia - Services Employment 2020

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Employment in services · World Bank

63.36% +1.51% from 2019 Global rank: 106th

Malaysia's services employment was 63.36% in 2020, increased +1.51% from 61.85% in 2019. This was the 106th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2020▾

Services Employment by Country - 2020
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Burundi	11.60%	-1.1%
2nd	Niger	16.31%	-7.1%
3rd	Madagascar	18.97%	-2.5%
4th	Chad	19.54%	-6.5%
5th	Mozambique	20.11%	-4.9%
6th	Central African Republic	20.48%	-6.7%
7th	Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of	22.45%	-5.4%
8th	Mali	22.63%	-33.2%
9th	Lao PDR	23.07%	-2.4%
10th	Guinea-Bissau	25.62%	-3.1%
11th	Tanzania	26.22%	-3.9%
12th	Malawi	27.67%	-3.2%
13th	Uganda	27.88%	-9.7%
14th	Zimbabwe	29.07%	10.1%
15th	Burkina Faso	30.39%	-3.3%
16th	Eritrea	30.44%	-3.5%
17th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	30.91%	-4.4%
18th	India	31.62%	-7.3%
19th	Moldova	31.90%	1.8%
20th	Zambia	32.22%	-4.0%
21st	Rwanda	32.65%	-11.8%
22nd	Equatorial Guinea	33.72%	-0.5%
23rd	Myanmar	34.96%	4.0%
24th	South Sudan	34.99%	-3.0%
25th	Bhutan	35.23%	5.4%
26th	Lesotho	35.23%	-1.6%
27th	Afghanistan	35.54%	-5.3%
28th	Guinea	36.21%	-3.6%
29th	Viet Nam	36.32%	1.2%
30th	Pakistan	36.92%	-1.2%
31st	Kenya	37.49%	-3.6%
32nd	Tajikistan	37.55%	-4.0%
33rd	Cambodia	37.95%	6.4%
34th	Angola	38.22%	-3.6%
35th	Bangladesh	38.48%	-2.2%
36th	Benin	38.77%	-3.7%
37th	Togo	40.23%	-1.5%
38th	Côte d'Ivoire	40.95%	-6.1%
39th	Cameroon	41.44%	-2.2%
40th	Sierra Leone	42.31%	-3.6%
41st	Congo, Republic of	42.50%	-2.3%
42nd	Albania	43.24%	0.1%
43rd	Haiti	44.19%	-2.9%
44th	Tonga	44.55%	1.2%
45th	Vanuatu	44.66%	-3.5%
46th	Nepal	44.81%	-2.8%
47th	China	45.27%	1.7%
48th	Morocco	45.42%	-0.4%
49th	Georgia	45.53%	0.2%
50th	Sri Lanka	45.96%	-2.3%
51st	Thailand	46.01%	0.8%
52nd	Sudan	46.41%	-3.8%
53rd	Nigeria	46.70%	-2.1%
54th	Ghana	47.38%	2.4%
55th	Turkmenistan	47.59%	-0.8%
56th	Liberia	48.51%	-3.5%
57th	Timor-Leste	48.79%	3.0%
58th	Azerbaijan	48.99%	0.2%
59th	Guatemala	49.05%	-1.6%
60th	Indonesia	49.06%	-0.2%
61st	Solomon Islands	49.07%	-4.4%
62nd	Fiji	49.08%	-1.7%
63rd	Comoros	49.23%	-1.5%
64th	Uzbekistan	49.38%	-2.4%
65th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	49.80%	-2.0%
66th	Mauritania	50.59%	-2.4%
67th	Mongolia	50.70%	6.5%
68th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	51.12%	1.8%
69th	Nicaragua	51.48%	-1.9%
70th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	51.93%	1.0%
71st	Senegal	52.05%	-6.8%
72nd	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	52.07%	-7.0%
73rd	Armenia	52.22%	3.7%
74th	Ecuador	52.32%	-1.7%
75th	Tunisia	52.35%	1.3%
76th	Serbia	52.48%	1.3%
77th	Gambia, The	52.62%	-2.7%
78th	Peru	52.78%	-12.5%
79th	Honduras	52.87%	-1.7%
80th	Gabon	52.98%	-1.4%
81st	Bosnia and Herzegovina	53.67%	9.0%
82nd	Türkiye	54.94%	-0.7%
83rd	Romania	55.17%	1.8%
84th	Samoa	56.10%	-1.4%
85th	Yemen, Republic of	56.11%	-3.0%
86th	Qatar	56.24%	28.4%
87th	Kyrgyz Republic	56.31%	-0.2%
88th	Papua New Guinea	56.39%	-4.1%
89th	Philippines	56.78%	-1.9%
90th	Syrian Arab Republic	56.99%	-3.3%
91st	North Macedonia	57.50%	4.0%
92nd	Algeria	58.28%	-0.9%
93rd	Belarus	58.53%	-0.1%
94th	Poland	58.74%	0.1%
95th	Paraguay	59.64%	-5.5%
96th	Guyana	59.89%	-0.6%
97th	Czechia	60.14%	0.1%
98th	Slovak Republic	60.22%	-0.4%
99th	Namibia	60.37%	-0.9%
100th	El Salvador	60.85%	-0.6%
101st	Oman	61.05%	10.8%
102nd	Ukraine	61.14%	0.0%
103rd	Mexico	62.47%	-0.5%
104th	Bulgaria	62.48%	-2.0%
105th	Hungary	63.36%	0.4%
106th	Malaysia	63.36%	2.4%
107th	Colombia	64.37%	0.0%
108th	Bahrain	64.50%	0.9%
109th	São Tomé and Principe	64.58%	-1.1%
110th	Iraq	65.06%	-0.1%
111th	West Bank and Gaza	65.23%	-1.2%
112th	Costa Rica	65.38%	-1.8%
113th	Botswana	65.52%	-4.5%
114th	Croatia	65.70%	-0.9%
115th	Slovenia	65.86%	0.4%
116th	Cuba	66.32%	0.6%
117th	Suriname	66.34%	-0.5%
118th	Belize	66.60%	-1.2%
119th	Kazakhstan	66.84%	0.5%
120th	Panama	67.20%	-0.1%
121st	Estonia	67.20%	-0.1%
122nd	Cabo Verde	67.33%	-0.4%
123rd	Russian Federation	67.53%	0.1%
124th	Eswatini	67.56%	1.3%
125th	Jamaica	68.28%	-0.4%
126th	Lithuania	68.95%	1.6%
127th	United Arab Emirates	69.00%	2.3%
128th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	69.53%	-0.1%
129th	Italy	69.57%	-1.0%
130th	Latvia	69.85%	0.8%
131st	Korea	69.98%	-0.4%
132nd	Maldives	70.09%	0.1%
133rd	Brazil	70.43%	-0.4%
134th	Trinidad and Tobago	70.52%	0.5%
135th	Libya	70.85%	0.4%
136th	Chile	70.88%	-0.3%
137th	European Union	71.13%	0.1%
138th	Austria	71.27%	0.4%
139th	Mauritius	71.28%	0.1%
140th	Argentina	71.31%	-0.6%
141st	Dominican Republic	71.57%	-0.1%
142nd	Germany	71.66%	0.0%
143rd	Portugal	72.71%	-0.3%
144th	Japan	72.81%	0.6%
145th	Kuwait	73.17%	1.0%
146th	South Africa	73.34%	1.2%
147th	Uruguay	73.50%	-0.2%
148th	New Zealand	73.60%	-1.4%
149th	Saudi Arabia	73.93%	1.9%
150th	Montenegro	74.06%	0.8%
151st	Greece	74.69%	1.6%
152nd	Brunei Darussalam	74.95%	-3.0%
153rd	Finland	75.16%	0.7%
154th	Spain	75.29%	-0.2%
155th	St. Lucia	75.62%	0.4%
156th	Lebanon	75.68%	-0.3%
157th	New Caledonia	76.08%	0.3%
158th	Ireland	76.70%	-0.1%
159th	Switzerland	77.07%	0.0%
160th	France	77.69%	0.8%
161st	Cyprus	77.76%	-1.8%
162nd	Iceland	78.01%	-0.6%
163rd	Australia	78.04%	-0.4%
164th	Belgium	78.30%	0.6%
165th	Norway	78.30%	0.1%
166th	United States	78.84%	0.5%
167th	Guam	78.96%	0.5%
168th	Canada	78.96%	-0.3%
169th	Denmark	79.01%	-0.3%
170th	Jordan	79.12%	1.2%
171st	Sweden	79.96%	0.1%
172nd	Malta	80.31%	0.9%
173rd	Barbados	80.62%	0.4%
174th	Virgin Islands (US)	81.01%	0.6%
175th	United Kingdom	81.83%	1.4%
176th	Netherlands	82.27%	0.3%
177th	Puerto Rico (US)	82.91%	0.0%
178th	Israel	83.29%	0.7%
179th	French Polynesia	83.31%	0.3%
180th	Channel Islands	84.51%	0.6%
181st	Bahamas, The	84.72%	0.1%
182nd	Singapore	85.06%	0.2%
183rd	Hong Kong SAR, China	86.35%	0.3%
184th	Macao SAR, China	87.48%	0.5%
185th	Luxembourg	88.98%	0.3%
186th	Djibouti	92.81%	0.0%

FAQ

What was Malaysia's services employment in 2020?▾

Malaysia's services employment in 2020 was 63.36%. This ranked 106th globally.

How did Malaysia's services employment change in 2020?▾

Malaysia's services employment increased by 2.4% in 2020 compared to 2019.

Which country had the highest services employment in 2020?▾

Djibouti had the highest services employment in 2020 at 92.81%.

What is the services employment of Malaysia in 2020?▾

The services employment of Malaysia in 2020 was 63.36%. This ranked 106th globally.

How does 2020 compare to 2019 for Malaysia's services employment?▾

Malaysia's services employment went from 61.85% in 2019 to 63.36% in 2020, a 2.4% increase.

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