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Sri Lanka - Services Employment 1997

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Employment in services · World Bank

45.34% −3.06% from 1996 Global rank: 80th

Sri Lanka's services employment was 45.34% in 1997, decreased +3.06% from 48.41% in 1996. This was the 80th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1997▾

Services Employment by Country - 1997
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
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

What was Sri Lanka's services employment in 1997?▾

Sri Lanka's services employment in 1997 was 45.34%. This ranked 80th globally.

How did Sri Lanka's services employment change in 1997?▾

Sri Lanka's services employment decreased by 6.3% in 1997 compared to 1996.

Which country had the highest services employment in 1997?▾

Djibouti had the highest services employment in 1997 at 93.46%.

What is the services employment of Sri Lanka in 1997?▾

The services employment of Sri Lanka in 1997 was 45.34%. This ranked 80th globally.

How does 1997 compare to 1996 for Sri Lanka's services employment?▾

Sri Lanka's services employment went from 48.41% in 1996 to 45.34% in 1997, a 6.3% decrease.

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