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Papua New Guinea - Services Employment 2025

Employment in services · World Bank
55.27% +0.44% from 2024 Global rank: 78th

Papua New Guinea's services employment was 55.27% in 2025, increased +0.44% from 54.83% in 2024. This was the 78th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2025▾
Services Employment by Country - 2025
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Burundi 11.56% 0.4%
2nd Niger 17.74% 2.3%
3rd Chad 19.76% 1.0%
4th Central African Republic 20.55% 0.2%
5th Mozambique 20.55% 0.3%
6th Madagascar 20.89% 1.3%
7th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 23.51% 1.4%
8th Lao PDR 23.99% 1.3%
9th Tanzania 27.32% 1.7%
10th Malawi 27.68% 0.9%
11th Uganda 27.85% 1.8%
12th Mali 28.40% 2.2%
13th Guinea-Bissau 29.21% 2.1%
14th Afghanistan 29.47% -0.1%
15th Burkina Faso 31.56% 1.3%
16th Eritrea 31.78% 1.4%
17th India 32.56% 0.9%
18th Congo, Democratic Republic of 33.45% 1.1%
19th Zimbabwe 34.16% 2.3%
20th Equatorial Guinea 34.75% 0.0%
21st Zambia 35.19% 1.5%
22nd Lesotho 36.09% 0.9%
23rd Myanmar 36.89% 1.0%
24th Moldova 36.94% 1.0%
25th Bangladesh 37.71% 0.9%
26th Cambodia 37.72% 0.9%
27th Guinea 38.49% 2.0%
28th Pakistan 38.51% 0.6%
29th Tajikistan 39.07% 1.2%
30th Viet Nam 40.13% 0.8%
31st Côte d'Ivoire 40.30% 1.4%
32nd Angola 40.85% 0.4%
33rd Benin 41.44% 1.9%
34th Kenya 41.73% 1.3%
35th Bhutan 41.75% 1.2%
36th Cameroon 43.53% 1.1%
37th Sierra Leone 44.04% 1.1%
38th Congo, Republic of 44.17% 1.0%
39th Togo 44.25% 1.5%
40th Haiti 44.59% 0.5%
41st Vanuatu 45.43% 0.7%
42nd Nepal 45.81% 0.7%
43rd China 46.53% 0.8%
44th Rwanda 46.54% 2.6%
45th Ghana 47.17% 0.5%
46th Albania 47.24% 1.0%
47th Sri Lanka 47.84% 0.5%
48th Senegal 47.92% 1.8%
49th Guatemala 48.23% 0.4%
50th Morocco 48.27% 0.4%
51st Thailand 49.21% 0.9%
52nd Nigeria 49.46% 0.8%
53rd Georgia 49.48% 1.2%
54th Turkmenistan 49.50% 0.8%
55th Mongolia 49.91% 0.2%
56th Solomon Islands 49.95% 0.7%
57th Indonesia 50.17% 0.8%
58th Timor-Leste 50.18% 0.7%
59th Uzbekistan 50.19% 0.4%
60th Azerbaijan 50.24% 0.7%
61st Liberia 50.53% 1.4%
62nd Ecuador 50.93% 0.3%
63rd Comoros 51.65% 1.0%
64th Iran, Islamic Republic of 51.67% 0.8%
65th Fiji 51.71% 0.8%
66th Armenia 51.73% 0.2%
67th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 52.22% 0.4%
68th Gabon 52.28% 0.2%
69th Nicaragua 52.65% 0.4%
70th Bosnia and Herzegovina 52.69% 0.9%
71st Mauritania 52.83% 1.1%
72nd Tonga 53.05% 1.1%
73rd Egypt, Arab Republic of 53.12% 0.6%
74th Gambia, The 53.64% 1.2%
75th Tunisia 54.26% 0.4%
76th Oman 54.62% 0.3%
77th Serbia 54.90% 1.0%
78th Papua New Guinea 55.27% 0.8%
79th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 55.49% 0.7%
80th Honduras 55.94% 0.6%
81st Romania 56.48% 0.7%
82nd Guyana 56.69% -0.5%
83rd Samoa 57.18% 0.6%
84th Yemen, Republic of 57.25% 0.8%
85th Kyrgyz Republic 57.73% 0.4%
86th Algeria 58.25% 0.1%
87th Türkiye 58.49% 0.7%
88th Syrian Arab Republic 58.50% 0.7%
89th Eswatini 58.72% -0.5%
90th Belarus 59.46% 0.4%
91st Philippines 59.55% 0.4%
92nd Peru 60.08% 0.5%
93rd Qatar 60.36% 0.4%
94th North Macedonia 60.87% 0.5%
95th Namibia 61.11% 0.4%
96th Czechia 62.40% 0.9%
97th El Salvador 63.01% 0.6%
98th Slovak Republic 63.31% 0.8%
99th Poland 63.75% 0.7%
100th Mexico 64.08% 0.6%
101st Bahrain 64.26% 0.2%
102nd Slovenia 64.37% 0.3%
103rd Malaysia 64.86% 0.5%
104th Paraguay 65.08% 0.3%
105th Iraq 65.30% 0.4%
106th Hungary 65.35% 0.6%
107th São Tomé and Principe 65.42% 0.3%
108th Colombia 65.84% 0.2%
109th Botswana 66.20% 0.1%
110th Suriname 66.92% 0.2%
111th Panama 66.95% 0.5%
112th Bulgaria 67.43% 0.6%
113th Cuba 67.56% 0.5%
114th Cabo Verde 67.69% 0.2%
115th United Arab Emirates 67.97% 0.0%
116th Belize 68.52% 0.5%
117th Kazakhstan 68.79% 0.4%
118th Jamaica 68.93% 0.5%
119th Russian Federation 69.06% 0.4%
120th Croatia 69.31% 0.7%
121st Lithuania 69.44% 0.4%
122nd St. Vincent and the Grenadines 69.79% 0.3%
123rd Costa Rica 70.03% 0.6%
124th Italy 70.23% 0.5%
125th Estonia 71.05% 0.8%
126th Trinidad and Tobago 71.32% 0.3%
127th Libya 71.38% 0.0%
128th Latvia 71.50% 0.6%
129th Korea 71.51% 0.5%
130th Maldives 71.77% 0.5%
131st Argentina 71.81% 0.2%
132nd Brazil 72.16% 0.2%
133rd Chile 72.43% 0.5%
134th Austria 72.59% 0.3%
135th Portugal 72.67% 0.4%
136th European Union 72.86% 0.5%
137th Germany 72.95% 0.5%
138th Greece 73.01% 0.5%
139th Uruguay 73.15% 0.3%
140th Kuwait 73.50% 0.2%
141st South Africa 73.83% 0.1%
142nd Japan 73.96% 0.3%
143rd Dominican Republic 74.02% 0.4%
144th Saudi Arabia 74.43% 0.1%
145th New Zealand 74.64% 0.3%
146th Mauritius 74.67% 0.7%
147th Finland 75.67% 0.3%
148th St. Lucia 76.32% 0.3%
149th Spain 76.77% 0.4%
150th New Caledonia 77.57% 0.6%
151st Montenegro 77.58% 0.3%
152nd Ireland 77.93% 0.4%
153rd Iceland 78.15% 0.3%
154th Switzerland 78.17% 0.4%
155th France 78.33% 0.3%
156th Brunei Darussalam 78.41% 0.1%
157th Australia 78.53% 0.2%
158th Guam 79.18% 0.2%
159th United States 79.56% 0.2%
160th Denmark 79.57% 0.3%
161st Norway 79.66% 0.4%
162nd Belgium 79.77% 0.4%
163rd Canada 80.15% 0.3%
164th Jordan 80.76% 0.3%
165th Malta 81.39% 0.3%
166th Sweden 81.41% 0.3%
167th Cyprus 81.58% 0.1%
168th Virgin Islands (US) 81.86% 0.4%
169th Barbados 82.58% 0.1%
170th United Kingdom 83.23% 0.3%
171st French Polynesia 83.75% 0.1%
172nd Israel 84.09% 0.2%
173rd Puerto Rico (US) 84.14% 0.3%
174th Bahamas, The 84.44% 0.1%
175th Netherlands 84.54% 0.4%
176th Channel Islands 85.29% 0.2%
177th Hong Kong SAR, China 85.80% 0.1%
178th Singapore 85.91% 0.2%
179th Macao SAR, China 88.63% 0.1%
180th Luxembourg 91.48% 0.2%
181st Djibouti 92.17% -0.1%
Source: World Bank (SL.SRV.EMPL.ZS)

FAQ

What was Papua New Guinea's services employment in 2025?▾

Papua New Guinea's services employment in 2025 was 55.27%. This ranked 78th globally.

How did Papua New Guinea's services employment change in 2025?▾

Papua New Guinea's services employment increased by 0.8% in 2025 compared to 2024.

Which country had the highest services employment in 2025?▾

Djibouti had the highest services employment in 2025 at 92.17%.

What is the services employment of Papua New Guinea in 2025?▾

The services employment of Papua New Guinea in 2025 was 55.27%. This ranked 78th globally.

How does 2025 compare to 2024 for Papua New Guinea's services employment?▾

Papua New Guinea's services employment went from 54.83% in 2024 to 55.27% in 2025, a 0.8% increase.

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