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Services Employment - Ranking 1998

All countries ranked by services employment · World Bank
Year

In 1998, Burundi (5.59%), Lao PDR (9.43%), and Madagascar (12.75%) ranked highest in services employment among all countries. Djibouti ranked lowest at 93.55%.

Services Employment by Country - 1998
RankCountryValueYoY %
1st Burundi 5.59% +3.9%
2nd Lao PDR 9.43% +6.1%
3rd Madagascar 12.75% +1.2%
4th Mozambique 13.99% +3.2%
5th Rwanda 14.58% +2.7%
6th Burkina Faso 15.05% +5.2%
7th Chad 15.71% +1.7%
8th Niger 16.96% +2.2%
9th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 17.53% +1.2%
10th Central African Republic 17.94% +1.7%
11th Cambodia 18.23% -11.5%
12th Tanzania 18.84% +0.8%
13th Zambia 18.91% -0.4%
14th Bangladesh 19.77% -1.5%
15th Uganda 20.62% +1.2%
16th Malawi 21.34% +0.8%
17th Mali 21.74% +1.8%
18th Cameroon 21.93% +1.6%
19th Ghana 21.98% +1.9%
20th Afghanistan 23.03% +1.5%
21st Guinea 23.05% +1.2%
22nd India 23.56% +0.8%
23rd Guinea-Bissau 24.66% -4.5%
24th Tajikistan 24.98% +0.0%
25th Viet Nam 25.12% +7.1%
26th Myanmar 25.18% +1.0%
27th Sierra Leone 25.78% +0.8%
28th Congo, Democratic Republic of 25.83% -1.1%
29th China 26.70% +1.1%
30th Comoros 28.29% +0.2%
31st Kenya 29.44% +1.0%
32nd Bhutan 29.85% +0.8%
33rd Yemen, Republic of 29.89% -1.0%
34th Mongolia 29.98% 0.0%
35th Equatorial Guinea 30.36% +1.4%
36th Eritrea 32.81% -0.5%
37th Morocco 32.91% +4.7%
38th South Sudan 33.07% +0.7%
39th Congo, Republic of 33.22% +1.6%
40th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 33.85% +2.0%
41st Benin 34.00% +0.5%
42nd Turkmenistan 34.03% +2.0%
43rd Timor-Leste 35.47% +0.2%
44th Romania 35.55% +1.7%
45th Vanuatu 35.80% +0.6%
46th Thailand 35.87% +2.6%
47th Türkiye 36.07% +2.9%
48th Senegal 37.01% +1.3%
49th Armenia 37.05% +0.4%
50th Haiti 37.27% +0.8%
51st Nigeria 37.51% +1.0%
52nd Togo 37.68% -0.2%
53rd Côte d'Ivoire 38.13% +0.7%
54th Nepal 38.34% -0.6%
55th Indonesia 38.37% +0.1%
56th Pakistan 38.62% -2.9%
57th Samoa 39.20% +1.7%
58th Liberia 39.21% +6.1%
59th Albania 39.28% -1.9%
60th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 39.29% +1.8%
61st Zimbabwe 39.49% +0.6%
62nd Tonga 39.51% +0.6%
63rd Moldova 39.71% -9.1%
64th Sudan 40.07% +0.8%
65th Serbia 40.51% +0.7%
66th Mauritania 40.73% +1.0%
67th Georgia 41.77% +1.2%
68th North Macedonia 41.84% +0.8%
69th Sri Lanka 42.05% -7.2%
70th Iran, Islamic Republic of 42.32% +0.9%
71st Syrian Arab Republic 43.09% +1.1%
72nd Guatemala 43.24% +0.5%
73rd Uzbekistan 43.50% +1.4%
74th Kyrgyz Republic 44.05% -0.5%
75th Bosnia and Herzegovina 44.35% +0.4%
76th Belarus 44.92% +1.9%
77th Philippines 45.61% +4.9%
78th Azerbaijan 45.92% +2.1%
79th Kazakhstan 46.15% +0.9%
80th Egypt, Arab Republic of 46.46% +3.6%
81st Lesotho 46.93% -1.7%
82nd Nicaragua 47.11% -0.8%
83rd Solomon Islands 47.24% +1.7%
84th Fiji 47.48% +4.9%
85th Tunisia 47.55% +0.5%
86th Poland 47.61% +2.1%
87th Guyana 47.76% +0.7%
88th Honduras 48.19% +2.8%
89th El Salvador 49.38% +1.3%
90th Slovak Republic 50.32% +1.0%
91st Gabon 50.56% +1.1%
92nd Mauritius 50.71% +0.4%
93rd United Arab Emirates 51.16% +0.3%
94th Bulgaria 51.29% +1.6%
95th Malaysia 51.30% +1.0%
96th Lithuania 51.37% +1.0%
97th Czechia 51.46% +1.6%
98th Gambia, The 51.68% +0.5%
99th Namibia 52.42% +6.2%
100th Peru 52.57% -0.2%
101st Paraguay 52.84% -0.3%
102nd Croatia 53.19% +0.9%
103rd Slovenia 53.41% +2.2%
104th Ecuador 53.43% -0.2%
105th Maldives 53.53% +3.5%
106th Algeria 53.84% +0.2%
107th Latvia 53.92% +2.5%
108th Ukraine 55.57% 0.0%
109th Portugal 55.59% -8.2%
110th São Tomé and Principe 56.20% +0.6%
111th Belize 57.00% +9.9%
112th Cuba 57.01% +1.1%
113th Mexico 57.28% +3.3%
114th Estonia 57.75% +1.5%
115th Hungary 57.78% -1.8%
116th Eswatini 58.43% +0.3%
117th Jamaica 58.54% +1.0%
118th Dominican Republic 58.56% +3.8%
119th Greece 58.85% +2.1%
120th West Bank and Gaza 59.10% -0.1%
121st Russian Federation 59.39% +2.3%
122nd Korea 59.55% +3.9%
123rd Colombia 60.08% +1.6%
124th Cabo Verde 60.18% +0.4%
125th Costa Rica 60.20% +1.7%
126th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 60.32% +1.2%
127th European Union 60.44% +0.4%
128th Iraq 60.86% +0.4%
129th St. Lucia 61.50% -1.6%
130th Italy 61.50% +0.0%
131st Angola 61.68% -0.1%
132nd Brazil 61.71% +1.2%
133rd Spain 61.79% -0.4%
134th Trinidad and Tobago 61.90% -0.1%
135th Chile 61.99% +2.8%
136th Qatar 62.10% -1.6%
137th Ireland 62.22% +2.8%
138th Germany 62.83% +0.7%
139th Panama 63.28% +2.0%
140th Libya 63.32% +0.7%
141st Japan 63.40% +1.8%
142nd Papua New Guinea 64.26% +0.4%
143rd Botswana 64.59% -2.3%
144th Finland 64.63% -0.3%
145th Malta 64.72% +0.5%
146th Iceland 64.72% -2.3%
147th Austria 65.32% +0.7%
148th Argentina 65.50% +1.3%
149th Montenegro 65.61% +0.1%
150th Uruguay 66.27% +0.5%
151st South Africa 66.56% +0.0%
152nd New Zealand 67.22% -0.1%
153rd Saudi Arabia 67.45% +0.0%
154th France 69.37% +0.7%
155th Lebanon 69.48% +0.4%
156th Denmark 69.84% -0.3%
157th Bahrain 70.03% +0.3%
158th New Caledonia 70.05% +1.0%
159th Switzerland 70.16% +0.2%
160th Cyprus 70.42% +0.8%
161st Belgium 70.52% +1.0%
162nd Barbados 70.80% -1.4%
163rd Sweden 71.06% -0.2%
164th Singapore 71.17% +1.5%
165th United Kingdom 71.33% +0.5%
166th Norway 72.46% +1.4%
167th Australia 72.55% +0.6%
168th Virgin Islands (US) 72.69% +0.4%
169th Netherlands 73.75% +0.5%
170th Canada 73.89% -0.1%
171st Guam 73.97% +0.3%
172nd United States 74.21% +0.4%
173rd Jordan 74.69% +0.3%
174th Israel 75.03% +2.3%
175th Suriname 75.30% +5.6%
176th Luxembourg 75.47% +1.5%
177th Puerto Rico (US) 75.54% +0.2%
178th Hong Kong SAR, China 76.46% +2.2%
179th Brunei Darussalam 76.87% +1.3%
180th Kuwait 77.02% +1.0%
181st Macao SAR, China 77.27% +1.0%
182nd Channel Islands 78.58% +0.4%
183rd French Polynesia 79.58% -1.6%
184th Bahamas, The 81.18% -0.4%
185th Oman 83.79% -0.7%
186th Djibouti 93.55% +0.1%

FAQ

Which country has the highest services employment in 1998?

Burundi has the highest services employment in 1998 at 5.59%.

Which country has the lowest services employment in 1998?

Djibouti has the lowest services employment in 1998 at 93.55%.

How many countries are ranked by services employment?

186 countries have services employment data for 1998.

What are the top 3 countries by services employment?

1. Burundi (5.59%), 2. Lao PDR (9.43%), 3. Madagascar (12.75%).