Afghanistan vs Burkina Faso: Employment in services (% of total employment)
Employment in services (% of total employment) over time
- Afghanistan
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 31.6% against 29.5% in Afghanistan, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 174th and Burkina Faso ranks 173rd of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Burkina Faso in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.2% | 13.2% | 9.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 25.7% | 20.1% | 5.6% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 33.9% | 27.7% | 6.2% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 30.6% | 30.7% | 0.1% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment in services (% of total employment), Afghanistan or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 31.6% against 29.5% in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment in services (% of total employment) between Afghanistan and Burkina Faso?
- 2.1%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Burkina Faso?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Burkina Faso rank globally for employment in services (% of total employment)?
- Afghanistan ranks 174th and Burkina Faso ranks 173rd of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).