Economy > Labor force > By occupation > Services: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: This entry is derived from Economy > Labor force > By occupation, which lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by sector of occupation. Agriculture includes farming, fishing, and forestry. Industry includes mining, manufacturing, energy production, and construction. Services cover government activities, communications, transportation, finance, and all other economic activities that do not produce material goods. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete and may range from 99-101 percent due to rounding.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	TongaTonga	2,003%	2003
=2	AustriaAustria	94.9%	2010
=2	AndorraAndorra	94.9%	2010
4	Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana	88.1%	2010
=5	IsraelIsrael	82%	2008
=5	Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda	82%	1983
7	LuxembourgLuxembourg	80.6%	2007
8	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	80.4%	2006
9	SingaporeSingapore	80.3%	2013
=10	Norfolk IslandNorfolk Island	80%	2006
=10	NetherlandsNetherlands	80%	2005
=10	Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands	80%	2003
13	Gaza StripGaza Strip	79.3%	2010
=14	Cayman IslandsCayman Islands	79%	2008
=14	Puerto RicoPuerto Rico	79%	2005
16	Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia	78.5%	2013
=17	SurinameSuriname	78%	2004
=17	United Arab EmiratesUAE	78%	2000
19	JordanJordan	77.4%	2007
20	DenmarkDenmark	77.1%	2011
=21	CanadaCanada	76%	2013
=21	IrelandIreland	76%	2011
=21	NorwayNorway	76%	2008
24	EstoniaEstonia	75.6%	2010
25	PeruPeru	75.5%	2005
=26	AustraliaAustralia	75%	2009
=26	BarbadosBarbados	75%	1996
=28	New ZealandNew Zealand	74%	2006
=28	SeychellesSeychelles	74%	2006
30	MaltaMalta	73.9%	2011
31	GermanyGermany	73.8%	2011
32	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	73.2%	2010
=33	UruguayUruguay	73%	2010
=33	IcelandIceland	73%	2008
=33	BelgiumBelgium	73%	2007
36	MontenegroMontenegro	72.8%	2011
37	Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl.	72.7%	2011
38	LithuaniaLithuania	72.5%	2012
39	ArgentinaArgentina	72%	2009
40	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	71.9%	2005
41	FranceFrance	71.8%	2005
=42	SpainSpain	71.7%	2009
=42	BelizeBelize	71.7%	2007
=44	BrazilBrazil	71%	2011
=44	CyprusCyprus	71%	2006
46	VenezuelaVenezuela	70.9%	2013
47	SwedenSweden	70.7%	2008
48	Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands	70.3%	2010
49	South KoreaSouth Korea	70%	2012
50	JapanJapan	69.8%	2010
51	SlovakiaSlovakia	69.4%	2009
=52	CroatiaCroatia	69%	2012
=52	GrenadaGrenada	69%	2008
54	UkraineUkraine	68.4%	2012
=55	ColombiaColombia	68%	2011
=55	French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia	68%	2002
57	ItalyItaly	67.8%	2011
58	LatviaLatvia	67.2%	2010
=59	GreenlandGreenland	67%	2009
=59	SyriaSyria	67%	2008
61	San MarinoSan Marino	65.5%	2010
62	KiribatiKiribati	65.3%	2000
63	GreeceGreece	65.1%	2005
=64	South AfricaSouth Africa	65%	2007
=64	MaldivesMaldives	65%	2006
66	RussiaRussia	64.7%	2011
67	PanamaPanama	64.4%	2009
=68	JamaicaJamaica	64%	2006
=68	Costa RicaCosta Rica	64%	2006
=68	GuamGuam	64%	2004
71	ChileChile	63.9%	2005
=72	HungaryHungary	63.2%	2011
=72	CubaCuba	63.2%	2011
74	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	63.1%	2005
=75	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	62.9%	2007
=75	MexicoMexico	62.9%	2005
77	SloveniaSlovenia	62.8%	2009
78	KazakhstanKazakhstan	62.3%	2012
79	NamibiaNamibia	61.3%	2013
80	UzbekistanUzbekistan	60.9%	2012
=81	New CaledoniaNew Caledonia	60%	2002
=81	GibraltarGibraltar	60%	2001
83	LiechtensteinLiechtenstein	59.9%	2010
=84	PortugalPortugal	59.8%	2009
=84	IraqIraq	59.8%	2008
=86	MoldovaMoldova	59.4%	2011
=86	British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl.	59.4%	2005
88	LibyaLibya	59%	2004
89	TaiwanTaiwan	58.8%	2012
90	SerbiaSerbia	58.6%	2010
91	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	58.3%	2009
92	El SalvadorEl Salvador	58%	2011
93	BulgariaBulgaria	57.7%	2009
94	Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep.	57.3%	2012
=95	PolandPoland	57%	2010
=95	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+	57%	1980
97	MongoliaMongolia	56.4%	2011
98	Cook IslandsCook Islands	56%	1995
99	West BankWest Bank	55.5%	2013
100	ParaguayParaguay	55%	2008
=101	EcuadorEcuador	53.6%	2010
=101	Saint LuciaSaint Lucia	53.6%	2002
103	MalaysiaMalaysia	53.5%	2012
=104	PhilippinesPhilippines	53%	2012
=104	NicaraguaNicaragua	53%	2010
106	EgyptEgypt	51%	2001
107	HaitiHaiti	50.4%	2010
108	TunisiaTunisia	49.8%	2009
109	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	49.6%	2008
110	TurkeyTurkey	48.4%	2010
111	ThailandThailand	48.2%	2011
=112	GuatemalaGuatemala	48%	2011
=112	BoliviaBolivia	48%	2010
114	IndonesiaIndonesia	47.9%	2012
115	RomaniaRomania	47.3%	2010
116	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	47%	2008
=117	Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da CunhaSaint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha	46%	1987
=117	Saint HelenaSaint Helena	46%	1987
119	IranIran	45%	2007
120	BelarusBelarus	44.7%	2005
121	Sri LankaSri Lanka	42.4%	2012
122	TajikistanTajikistan	41.2%	2012
123	Saint Pierre and MiquelonSt Pierre+	41%	1996
124	MauritaniaMauritania	40%	2001
125	HondurasHonduras	39.8%	2005
126	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	39.5%	2005
127	ArmeniaArmenia	39%	2008
128	TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	37.8%	2004
129	ChinaChina	35.7%	2011
=130	GeorgiaGeorgia	35.5%	2006
=130	MoroccoMorocco	35.5%	2006
132	PakistanPakistan	34.2%	2010
=133	BruneiBrunei	33%	2008
=133	American SamoaAmerican Samoa	33%	1990
135	VietnamVietnam	31%	2012
=136	VanuatuVanuatu	30%	2000
=136	TogoTogo	30%	1998
138	AlbaniaAlbania	29.2%	2013
=139	GhanaGhana	29%	2005
=139	AnguillaAnguilla	29%	2000
=141	IndiaIndia	28%	2011
=141	DominicaDominica	28%	2002
143	CambodiaCambodia	27.3%	2010
144	East TimorEast Timor	26%	2010
=145	BangladeshBangladesh	25%	2008
=145	GabonGabon	25%	2000
147	ZimbabweZimbabwe	24%	1996
148	BurmaBurma	23%	2001
149	LiberiaLiberia	22%	2000
=150	Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands	20%	2000
=150	NigeriaNigeria	20%	1999
=150	BahrainBahrain	20%	1997
153	BermudaBermuda	19%	2004
154	NepalNepal	18%	2010
155	BhutanBhutan	17.2%	2004
156	CameroonCameroon	17%	2001
157	Wallis and FutunaWallis+	16%	2001
158	AfghanistanAfghanistan	15.7%	2009
=159	UgandaUganda	13%	1999
=159	SudanSudan	13%	1998
=159	MozambiqueMozambique	13%	1997
162	EthiopiaEthiopia	10%	2009
163	ZambiaZambia	9%	2004
164	The GambiaThe Gambia	6%	1996
165	BurundiBurundi	4.1%	2002
166	NigerNiger	4%	1995

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