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Services Employment - Ranking 2008

All countries ranked by services employment · World Bank
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In 2008, Burundi (7.96%), Lao PDR (14.36%), and Zambia (17.22%) ranked highest in services employment among all countries. Djibouti ranked lowest at 93.44%.

Services Employment by Country - 2008
RankCountryValueYoY %
1st Burundi 7.96% +4.7%
2nd Lao PDR 14.36% +4.9%
3rd Zambia 17.22% +0.9%
4th Niger 17.39% +1.8%
5th Mozambique 17.76% +1.4%
6th Chad 17.85% +1.2%
7th Central African Republic 18.80% +0.5%
8th Madagascar 19.26% +9.5%
9th Uganda 19.72% -2.7%
10th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 20.47% +1.7%
11th Zimbabwe 20.98% -4.4%
12th Tanzania 22.56% +1.1%
13th Burkina Faso 22.77% +2.1%
14th Malawi 24.10% +2.9%
15th Rwanda 24.89% +7.4%
16th Mali 25.01% -0.1%
17th India 26.37% +0.2%
18th Guinea-Bissau 26.62% +0.3%
19th Congo, Democratic Republic of 27.41% +1.2%
20th Afghanistan 27.66% +1.6%
21st Sierra Leone 28.25% +3.4%
22nd Myanmar 28.30% +1.9%
23rd Cambodia 28.41% +4.6%
24th Guinea 28.81% +2.8%
25th Eritrea 29.47% -4.9%
26th Tajikistan 30.19% +3.5%
27th Cameroon 30.25% +4.3%
28th Ghana 30.37% +9.2%
29th Viet Nam 30.41% +0.3%
30th Bangladesh 31.83% +1.4%
31st Bhutan 32.94% +0.8%
32nd China 33.20% +2.5%
33rd Kenya 33.98% +1.0%
34th South Sudan 34.24% +0.2%
35th Pakistan 34.74% -0.5%
36th Comoros 34.88% +4.2%
37th Equatorial Guinea 35.05% +0.8%
38th Moldova 35.91% -0.4%
39th Vanuatu 37.04% +0.0%
40th Benin 37.08% +1.5%
41st Morocco 37.16% +0.5%
42nd Albania 37.54% +0.6%
43rd Georgia 37.79% +1.6%
44th Congo, Republic of 38.34% +0.6%
45th Qatar 38.85% -15.1%
46th Timor-Leste 38.92% +0.6%
47th Togo 39.10% +3.7%
48th Thailand 40.29% +1.0%
49th Côte d'Ivoire 40.39% +0.7%
50th Turkmenistan 40.79% +0.7%
51st Haiti 40.89% +0.9%
52nd Mongolia 41.09% +5.0%
53rd Lesotho 41.16% -1.5%
54th Indonesia 41.21% +0.2%
55th Nepal 41.56% +1.0%
56th Nigeria 42.07% +1.2%
57th Sudan 42.08% +2.0%
58th Tonga 42.47% +0.0%
59th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 43.62% +2.1%
60th Sri Lanka 43.88% +0.4%
61st Guatemala 43.94% +0.8%
62nd Liberia 44.09% +2.1%
63rd Senegal 44.14% +1.6%
64th Serbia 44.80% +1.2%
65th Egypt, Arab Republic of 45.02% +0.8%
66th Iran, Islamic Republic of 45.06% +0.7%
67th Armenia 45.12% +0.3%
68th Romania 45.82% +1.3%
69th Bosnia and Herzegovina 45.85% -1.3%
70th Mauritania 45.89% +1.1%
71st Bolivia, Plurinational State of 47.33% +10.1%
72nd Azerbaijan 48.28% -1.1%
73rd Türkiye 48.29% -0.6%
74th Tunisia 48.53% +0.0%
75th Uzbekistan 49.21% +1.3%
76th North Macedonia 49.27% -2.8%
77th Solomon Islands 49.32% -0.2%
78th Fiji 49.49% -1.1%
79th Nicaragua 49.59% +4.6%
80th Honduras 49.71% +0.7%
81st Gabon 50.04% -0.4%
82nd Samoa 50.12% +2.4%
83rd Kazakhstan 50.92% +2.1%
84th Philippines 50.96% +0.7%
85th Kyrgyz Republic 51.61% +0.3%
86th Syrian Arab Republic 52.58% +1.5%
87th Belarus 52.79% +1.0%
88th Angola 53.15% -3.2%
89th Gambia, The 53.24% +0.5%
90th Ecuador 53.28% +0.8%
91st Poland 53.49% -0.7%
92nd Yemen, Republic of 53.50% +1.3%
93rd Guyana 53.62% +0.3%
94th Slovak Republic 55.06% +0.0%
95th Paraguay 55.65% +4.8%
96th Algeria 55.74% +1.8%
97th Bulgaria 56.11% -1.5%
98th Czechia 56.30% +0.8%
99th Croatia 56.33% -1.2%
100th El Salvador 56.85% -1.3%
101st Peru 57.03% +1.0%
102nd Malaysia 57.37% +1.0%
103rd Ukraine 57.48% +0.4%
104th Namibia 57.87% +0.1%
105th Eswatini 59.75% +0.4%
106th Mauritius 59.84% +0.7%
107th Slovenia 60.22% +0.8%
108th Estonia 60.83% +1.2%
109th Lithuania 61.42% +5.7%
110th Colombia 62.17% +0.7%
111th São Tomé and Principe 62.26% +1.7%
112th Panama 62.29% -4.8%
113th Cabo Verde 62.35% +0.2%
114th Mexico 62.47% +1.0%
115th Latvia 62.64% +2.4%
116th Russian Federation 62.96% +0.8%
117th Jamaica 63.08% +0.8%
118th Cuba 63.34% +0.2%
119th Belize 63.37% +0.3%
120th Hungary 63.46% +0.7%
121st Brazil 63.46% +0.1%
122nd Trinidad and Tobago 63.76% -0.5%
123rd Portugal 64.02% +2.7%
124th Bahrain 64.13% -1.7%
125th Iraq 64.37% +0.2%
126th United Arab Emirates 64.46% +2.4%
127th West Bank and Gaza 64.69% +5.3%
128th Libya 65.00% +0.2%
129th Oman 65.20% -4.1%
130th Botswana 65.20% +0.7%
131st St. Vincent and the Grenadines 65.59% +0.9%
132nd Dominican Republic 65.69% +1.8%
133rd Papua New Guinea 65.95% +0.4%
134th Costa Rica 66.45% +2.3%
135th Italy 66.50% +0.9%
136th European Union 66.60% +1.4%
137th Suriname 66.82% -0.5%
138th Greece 66.97% +0.8%
139th Chile 67.18% +0.4%
140th Korea 67.20% +0.9%
141st Maldives 67.98% +2.5%
142nd Spain 68.47% +2.9%
143rd Austria 68.54% +2.1%
144th South Africa 68.60% +0.3%
145th Japan 68.65% +0.8%
146th Uruguay 68.65% +0.3%
147th Argentina 68.75% +0.1%
148th Saudi Arabia 68.89% +0.1%
149th Germany 69.04% +2.5%
150th St. Lucia 69.73% +0.3%
151st Finland 70.47% +1.8%
152nd New Zealand 71.28% +0.8%
153rd Ireland 71.43% +3.8%
154th Jordan 71.51% +0.4%
155th Lebanon 72.30% +0.1%
156th Kuwait 72.35% -2.4%
157th New Caledonia 72.57% +0.1%
158th Malta 72.65% +0.4%
159th Cyprus 72.72% -0.5%
160th Iceland 73.39% +0.3%
161st Switzerland 73.64% +0.3%
162nd Belgium 73.77% +0.1%
163rd France 73.97% +1.3%
164th Denmark 74.04% +0.7%
165th Australia 74.30% -0.5%
166th Montenegro 74.49% +0.9%
167th Virgin Islands (US) 75.15% +0.4%
168th Norway 75.82% -0.2%
169th Barbados 75.88% +0.7%
170th Singapore 76.13% -0.2%
171st Guam 76.18% +0.2%
172nd Canada 76.55% +0.3%
173rd Sweden 76.55% +0.6%
174th United States 76.93% +0.8%
175th United Kingdom 77.17% +0.9%
176th Netherlands 77.96% +1.2%
177th Israel 79.37% +0.0%
178th French Polynesia 79.55% +0.1%
179th Brunei Darussalam 79.72% +0.1%
180th Puerto Rico (US) 80.26% +0.9%
181st Bahamas, The 80.81% +1.3%
182nd Channel Islands 81.18% +0.4%
183rd Macao SAR, China 81.58% +1.1%
184th Luxembourg 83.06% +2.2%
185th Hong Kong SAR, China 85.62% +0.7%
186th Djibouti 93.44% -0.1%

FAQ

Which country has the highest services employment in 2008?

Burundi has the highest services employment in 2008 at 7.96%.

Which country has the lowest services employment in 2008?

Djibouti has the lowest services employment in 2008 at 93.44%.

How many countries are ranked by services employment?

186 countries have services employment data for 2008.

What are the top 3 countries by services employment?

1. Burundi (7.96%), 2. Lao PDR (14.36%), 3. Zambia (17.22%).