Channel Islands vs Europe & Central Asia: Employment in services (% of total employment)
Employment in services (% of total employment) over time
- Channel Islands
- Europe & Central Asia
How they compare
Channel Islands currently reports 85.3% against 69.7% in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 15.6%.
That makes Channel Islands's figure about 1.2 times Europe & Central Asia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Channel Islands has been ahead every year.
Channel Islands ranks 6th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 8th of 187 countries.
Channel Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Channel Islands | Europe & Central Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.7% | 54.7% | 23.0% | Channel Islands |
| 2000s | 80.3% | 61.2% | 19.1% | Channel Islands |
| 2010s | 83.1% | 66.2% | 16.9% | Channel Islands |
| 2020s | 84.8% | 68.7% | 16.1% | Channel Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment in services (% of total employment), Channel Islands or Europe & Central Asia?
- Channel Islands, at 85.3% against 69.7% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment in services (% of total employment) between Channel Islands and Europe & Central Asia?
- 15.6%, with Channel Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Channel Islands and Europe & Central Asia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Channel Islands and Europe & Central Asia rank globally for employment in services (% of total employment)?
- Channel Islands ranks 6th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 8th 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).