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Services Employment - Ranking 1997

All countries ranked by services employment · World Bank
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In 1997, Burundi (5.38%), Lao PDR (8.88%), and Madagascar (12.60%) ranked highest in services employment among all countries. Djibouti ranked lowest at 93.46%.

Services Employment by Country - 1997
RankCountryValueYoY %
1st Burundi 5.38% -0.6%
2nd Lao PDR 8.88% +1.7%
3rd Madagascar 12.60% +1.2%
4th Mozambique 13.55% +2.7%
5th Rwanda 14.20% -1.2%
6th Burkina Faso 14.31% +5.8%
7th Chad 15.45% +1.5%
8th Niger 16.59% -0.3%
9th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 17.32% +0.6%
10th Central African Republic 17.64% +2.0%
11th Tanzania 18.69% +0.7%
12th Zambia 18.99% +0.7%
13th Bangladesh 20.07% -2.0%
14th Uganda 20.38% +1.2%
15th Cambodia 20.61% +16.2%
16th Malawi 21.17% +2.0%
17th Mali 21.36% +1.1%
18th Ghana 21.57% +2.6%
19th Cameroon 21.60% +1.3%
20th Afghanistan 22.69% +2.0%
21st Guinea 22.79% +1.2%
22nd India 23.37% +0.7%
23rd Viet Nam 23.46% +12.9%
24th Myanmar 24.93% +5.0%
25th Tajikistan 24.97% -0.4%
26th Sierra Leone 25.59% -2.3%
27th Guinea-Bissau 25.82% +3.1%
28th Congo, Democratic Republic of 26.11% -3.8%
29th China 26.40% +1.5%
30th Comoros 28.22% +1.1%
31st Kenya 29.14% +0.9%
32nd Bhutan 29.62% +0.8%
33rd Equatorial Guinea 29.93% +5.5%
34th Mongolia 29.98% -5.0%
35th Yemen, Republic of 30.20% -1.0%
36th Morocco 31.44% +12.6%
37th Congo, Republic of 32.71% +0.8%
38th South Sudan 32.84% +0.9%
39th Eritrea 32.97% +3.8%
40th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 33.19% -1.3%
41st Turkmenistan 33.38% +0.8%
42nd Benin 33.83% +1.0%
43rd Thailand 34.95% +2.4%
44th Romania 34.95% +2.2%
45th Türkiye 35.05% +2.1%
46th Timor-Leste 35.39% +0.3%
47th Vanuatu 35.60% +0.3%
48th Senegal 36.52% +0.7%
49th Armenia 36.92% +0.3%
50th Liberia 36.95% +16.1%
51st Haiti 36.97% +1.7%
52nd Nigeria 37.12% +0.7%
53rd Togo 37.76% +2.6%
54th Côte d'Ivoire 37.87% +1.0%
55th Indonesia 38.35% -0.4%
56th Samoa 38.55% +0.8%
57th Nepal 38.57% -0.6%
58th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 38.59% -4.6%
59th Zimbabwe 39.26% +0.4%
60th Tonga 39.30% +1.2%
61st Sudan 39.74% +0.3%
62nd Pakistan 39.76% +5.9%
63rd Albania 40.04% +2.7%
64th Serbia 40.24% +0.5%
65th Mauritania 40.33% +0.8%
66th Georgia 41.27% +1.5%
67th North Macedonia 41.50% +0.7%
68th Iran, Islamic Republic of 41.95% +0.8%
69th Syrian Arab Republic 42.62% +2.3%
70th Uzbekistan 42.90% +0.4%
71st Guatemala 43.00% +0.5%
72nd Philippines 43.49% +3.0%
73rd Moldova 43.68% +3.7%
74th Belarus 44.07% +1.7%
75th Bosnia and Herzegovina 44.18% +0.1%
76th Kyrgyz Republic 44.29% +0.4%
77th Egypt, Arab Republic of 44.83% +2.7%
78th Azerbaijan 44.98% +1.3%
79th Fiji 45.27% -3.9%
80th Sri Lanka 45.34% -6.3%
81st Kazakhstan 45.74% +1.3%
82nd Solomon Islands 46.46% +1.4%
83rd Poland 46.65% +2.5%
84th Honduras 46.87% +3.5%
85th Tunisia 47.31% +0.4%
86th Guyana 47.41% +2.1%
87th Nicaragua 47.47% -1.0%
88th Lesotho 47.72% -1.0%
89th El Salvador 48.73% +7.3%
90th Namibia 49.34% +5.7%
91st Slovak Republic 49.81% -0.2%
92nd Gabon 50.00% +1.6%
93rd Bulgaria 50.48% -0.2%
94th Mauritius 50.50% +2.3%
95th Czechia 50.66% +1.8%
96th Malaysia 50.79% +0.9%
97th Lithuania 50.85% +1.0%
98th United Arab Emirates 50.99% -0.5%
99th Gambia, The 51.43% +0.4%
100th Maldives 51.70% +3.7%
101st Belize 51.85% -4.6%
102nd Slovenia 52.27% -0.8%
103rd Latvia 52.59% -5.0%
104th Croatia 52.69% +3.2%
105th Peru 52.70% +0.8%
106th Paraguay 53.01% +0.4%
107th Ecuador 53.53% -2.1%
108th Algeria 53.74% -0.3%
109th Mexico 55.47% -2.2%
110th Ukraine 55.59% +1.8%
111th São Tomé and Principe 55.88% +0.6%
112th Cuba 56.37% 0.0%
113th Dominican Republic 56.42% +0.7%
114th Estonia 56.87% +0.6%
115th Korea 57.32% +2.8%
116th Greece 57.64% +1.4%
117th Jamaica 57.97% +5.9%
118th Russian Federation 58.03% +10.8%
119th Eswatini 58.28% +0.3%
120th Hungary 58.86% +0.7%
121st Colombia 59.12% +3.2%
122nd West Bank and Gaza 59.14% +0.5%
123rd Costa Rica 59.18% +0.7%
124th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 59.62% +1.3%
125th Cabo Verde 59.96% +0.5%
126th European Union 60.18% +0.7%
127th Chile 60.32% +0.8%
128th Ireland 60.54% -1.5%
129th Portugal 60.58% -1.0%
130th Iraq 60.60% +0.6%
131st Brazil 60.98% +0.2%
132nd Italy 61.49% +1.6%
133rd Angola 61.72% +0.1%
134th Trinidad and Tobago 61.95% -0.9%
135th Panama 62.04% +2.6%
136th Spain 62.04% -0.2%
137th Japan 62.29% +0.5%
138th Germany 62.38% +1.0%
139th St. Lucia 62.51% +12.1%
140th Libya 62.85% +0.6%
141st Qatar 63.08% -1.9%
142nd Papua New Guinea 64.01% +0.4%
143rd Malta 64.41% +0.6%
144th Argentina 64.66% -0.3%
145th Finland 64.80% -0.3%
146th Austria 64.85% +1.8%
147th Montenegro 65.55% +0.1%
148th Uruguay 65.94% +0.7%
149th Botswana 66.14% -1.2%
150th Iceland 66.24% -0.4%
151st South Africa 66.55% +0.2%
152nd New Zealand 67.32% +2.6%
153rd Saudi Arabia 67.42% +0.5%
154th France 68.88% +0.2%
155th Lebanon 69.21% +0.9%
156th New Caledonia 69.38% +0.0%
157th Belgium 69.80% +0.2%
158th Bahrain 69.80% +0.4%
159th Cyprus 69.87% +1.0%
160th Denmark 70.03% +0.4%
161st Switzerland 70.06% +1.2%
162nd Singapore 70.12% +0.8%
163rd United Kingdom 70.99% +0.9%
164th Sweden 71.20% +0.5%
165th Suriname 71.29% +3.1%
166th Norway 71.45% -0.2%
167th Barbados 71.81% +0.2%
168th Australia 72.13% +0.2%
169th Virgin Islands (US) 72.43% +0.3%
170th Israel 73.37% +1.2%
171st Netherlands 73.41% +0.5%
172nd Guam 73.72% +0.3%
173rd United States 73.93% +0.1%
174th Canada 73.94% -0.3%
175th Luxembourg 74.33% -0.1%
176th Jordan 74.49% +0.3%
177th Hong Kong SAR, China 74.84% +1.9%
178th Puerto Rico (US) 75.39% -0.1%
179th Brunei Darussalam 75.86% +0.5%
180th Kuwait 76.24% +0.9%
181st Macao SAR, China 76.50% +1.0%
182nd Channel Islands 78.26% +0.4%
183rd French Polynesia 80.89% -1.0%
184th Bahamas, The 81.51% +1.6%
185th Oman 84.36% -0.8%
186th Djibouti 93.46% +0.1%

FAQ

Which country has the highest services employment in 1997?

Burundi has the highest services employment in 1997 at 5.38%.

Which country has the lowest services employment in 1997?

Djibouti has the lowest services employment in 1997 at 93.46%.

How many countries are ranked by services employment?

186 countries have services employment data for 1997.

What are the top 3 countries by services employment?

1. Burundi (5.38%), 2. Lao PDR (8.88%), 3. Madagascar (12.60%).