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Sri Lanka - Services Employment 2021

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Employment in services · World Bank

46.72% +0.76% from 2020 Global rank: 52nd

Sri Lanka's services employment was 46.72% in 2021, increased +0.76% from 45.96% in 2020. This was the 52nd highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2021▾

Services Employment by Country - 2021
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Burundi	11.28%	-2.7%
2nd	Niger	16.34%	0.1%
3rd	Chad	19.30%	-1.2%
4th	Madagascar	19.34%	2.0%
5th	Mozambique	19.98%	-0.7%
6th	Central African Republic	20.19%	-1.4%
7th	Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of	22.20%	-1.1%
8th	Lao PDR	23.04%	-0.1%
9th	Mali	24.58%	8.6%
10th	Tanzania	26.14%	-0.3%
11th	Uganda	26.20%	-6.0%
12th	Guinea-Bissau	26.34%	2.8%
13th	Malawi	27.40%	-1.0%
14th	Rwanda	29.41%	-9.9%
15th	Eritrea	30.09%	-1.1%
16th	Afghanistan	30.15%	-15.2%
17th	Burkina Faso	30.17%	-0.7%
18th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	30.74%	-0.6%
19th	Moldova	31.16%	-2.3%
20th	India	31.45%	-0.5%
21st	Zambia	32.01%	-0.6%
22nd	Zimbabwe	32.89%	13.2%
23rd	Equatorial Guinea	34.16%	1.3%
24th	South Sudan	34.21%	-2.2%
25th	Bhutan	34.53%	-2.0%
26th	Lesotho	34.94%	-0.8%
27th	Myanmar	34.96%	0.0%
28th	Guinea	36.17%	-0.1%
29th	Cambodia	36.45%	-4.0%
30th	Tajikistan	37.26%	-0.8%
31st	Kenya	37.42%	-0.2%
32nd	Pakistan	37.47%	1.5%
33rd	Angola	37.57%	-1.7%
34th	Viet Nam	37.85%	4.2%
35th	Bangladesh	38.24%	-0.6%
36th	Benin	38.52%	-0.6%
37th	Côte d'Ivoire	39.38%	-3.8%
38th	Togo	40.75%	1.3%
39th	Cameroon	41.64%	0.5%
40th	Sierra Leone	42.15%	-0.4%
41st	Congo, Republic of	42.53%	0.1%
42nd	Haiti	43.92%	-0.6%
43rd	Vanuatu	44.09%	-1.3%
44th	Albania	44.43%	2.7%
45th	Nepal	44.62%	-0.4%
46th	China	45.60%	0.7%
47th	Sudan	45.74%	-1.4%
48th	Thailand	45.83%	-0.4%
49th	Tonga	45.83%	2.9%
50th	Morocco	45.85%	0.9%
51st	Georgia	46.40%	1.9%
52nd	Sri Lanka	46.72%	1.7%
53rd	Nigeria	47.14%	0.9%
54th	Turkmenistan	47.80%	0.4%
55th	Liberia	48.09%	-0.9%
56th	Solomon Islands	48.44%	-1.3%
57th	Mongolia	48.48%	-4.4%
58th	Senegal	48.71%	-6.4%
59th	Guatemala	48.76%	-0.6%
60th	Azerbaijan	48.83%	-0.3%
61st	Fiji	49.19%	0.2%
62nd	Indonesia	49.25%	0.4%
63rd	Uzbekistan	49.31%	-0.1%
64th	Ghana	49.65%	4.8%
65th	Comoros	50.09%	1.7%
66th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	50.42%	1.2%
67th	Mauritania	50.43%	-0.3%
68th	Timor-Leste	50.63%	3.8%
69th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	50.86%	-5.2%
70th	Ecuador	50.98%	-2.6%
71st	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	51.38%	-1.3%
72nd	Nicaragua	51.46%	0.0%
73rd	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	51.92%	0.0%
74th	Gambia, The	52.01%	-1.2%
75th	Honduras	52.35%	-1.0%
76th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	52.36%	2.4%
77th	Armenia	52.94%	1.4%
78th	Gabon	52.95%	-0.1%
79th	Serbia	52.98%	1.0%
80th	Tunisia	53.18%	1.6%
81st	Oman	53.53%	-12.3%
82nd	Papua New Guinea	54.76%	-2.9%
83rd	Türkiye	55.27%	0.6%
84th	Romania	55.31%	0.2%
85th	Yemen, Republic of	55.57%	-1.0%
86th	Samoa	55.97%	-0.2%
87th	Kyrgyz Republic	55.98%	-0.6%
88th	Syrian Arab Republic	56.58%	-0.7%
89th	Philippines	56.81%	0.1%
90th	Peru	57.37%	8.7%
91st	Qatar	57.77%	2.7%
92nd	North Macedonia	58.06%	1.0%
93rd	Algeria	58.22%	-0.1%
94th	Belarus	58.64%	0.2%
95th	Poland	60.21%	2.5%
96th	Slovak Republic	60.30%	0.1%
97th	Namibia	60.35%	0.0%
98th	Guyana	60.59%	1.2%
99th	Czechia	60.63%	0.8%
100th	Ukraine	60.67%	-0.8%
101st	Paraguay	60.79%	1.9%
102nd	El Salvador	61.23%	0.6%
103rd	Mexico	62.22%	-0.4%
104th	Bulgaria	63.58%	1.8%
105th	Malaysia	63.78%	0.7%
106th	Bahrain	63.91%	-0.9%
107th	West Bank and Gaza	64.09%	-1.7%
108th	Hungary	64.23%	1.4%
109th	São Tomé and Principe	64.38%	-0.3%
110th	Croatia	64.75%	-1.4%
111th	Iraq	64.84%	-0.3%
112th	Colombia	64.88%	0.8%
113th	Slovenia	65.93%	0.1%
114th	Suriname	66.30%	-0.1%
115th	Cuba	66.44%	0.2%
116th	Botswana	66.46%	1.4%
117th	Belize	66.64%	0.1%
118th	Jamaica	67.17%	-1.6%
119th	Costa Rica	67.21%	2.8%
120th	Cabo Verde	67.25%	-0.1%
121st	Kazakhstan	67.28%	0.6%
122nd	United Arab Emirates	67.47%	-2.2%
123rd	Panama	67.51%	0.5%
124th	Russian Federation	67.58%	0.1%
125th	Estonia	68.30%	1.6%
126th	Lithuania	68.43%	-0.7%
127th	Eswatini	68.71%	1.7%
128th	Italy	69.31%	-0.4%
129th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	69.44%	-0.1%
130th	Brazil	69.77%	-0.9%
131st	Korea	70.05%	0.1%
132nd	Latvia	70.20%	0.5%
133rd	Trinidad and Tobago	70.30%	-0.3%
134th	Maldives	70.31%	0.3%
135th	Chile	70.45%	-0.6%
136th	Austria	70.64%	-0.9%
137th	Libya	70.74%	-0.2%
138th	European Union	71.35%	0.3%
139th	Germany	71.41%	-0.3%
140th	Dominican Republic	71.74%	0.2%
141st	Argentina	71.77%	0.6%
142nd	Mauritius	72.53%	1.8%
143rd	Portugal	72.57%	-0.2%
144th	Kuwait	72.69%	-0.7%
145th	St. Lucia	72.87%	-3.6%
146th	Japan	73.14%	0.4%
147th	Uruguay	73.15%	-0.5%
148th	Greece	73.36%	-1.8%
149th	South Africa	73.67%	0.4%
150th	New Zealand	73.91%	0.4%
151st	Finland	74.18%	-1.3%
152nd	Brunei Darussalam	75.03%	0.1%
153rd	Spain	75.25%	0.0%
154th	Lebanon	75.41%	-0.4%
155th	New Caledonia	75.93%	-0.2%
156th	Ireland	76.06%	-0.8%
157th	Montenegro	76.69%	3.5%
158th	Iceland	77.00%	-1.3%
159th	Switzerland	77.47%	0.5%
160th	Saudi Arabia	77.80%	5.2%
161st	France	77.97%	0.4%
162nd	Australia	78.00%	-0.1%
163rd	Jordan	78.31%	-1.0%
164th	Denmark	78.60%	-0.5%
165th	Guam	78.70%	-0.3%
166th	Norway	78.75%	0.6%
167th	Belgium	79.15%	1.1%
168th	United States	79.15%	0.4%
169th	Cyprus	79.23%	1.9%
170th	Canada	79.30%	0.4%
171st	Sweden	79.92%	-0.1%
172nd	Barbados	80.27%	-0.4%
173rd	Virgin Islands (US)	80.56%	-0.6%
174th	Malta	80.86%	0.7%
175th	United Kingdom	82.18%	0.4%
176th	Israel	83.25%	0.0%
177th	Puerto Rico (US)	83.26%	0.4%
178th	French Polynesia	83.30%	0.0%
179th	Netherlands	83.75%	1.8%
180th	Bahamas, The	84.18%	-0.6%
181st	Channel Islands	84.57%	0.1%
182nd	Singapore	85.45%	0.5%
183rd	Hong Kong SAR, China	86.16%	-0.2%
184th	Macao SAR, China	87.54%	0.1%
185th	Luxembourg	88.81%	-0.2%
186th	Djibouti	92.63%	-0.2%

FAQ

What was Sri Lanka's services employment in 2021?▾

Sri Lanka's services employment in 2021 was 46.72%. This ranked 52nd globally.

How did Sri Lanka's services employment change in 2021?▾

Sri Lanka's services employment increased by 1.7% in 2021 compared to 2020.

Which country had the highest services employment in 2021?▾

Djibouti had the highest services employment in 2021 at 92.63%.

What is the services employment of Sri Lanka in 2021?▾

The services employment of Sri Lanka in 2021 was 46.72%. This ranked 52nd globally.

How does 2021 compare to 2020 for Sri Lanka's services employment?▾

Sri Lanka's services employment went from 45.96% in 2020 to 46.72% in 2021, a 1.7% increase.

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