High income vs Hong Kong: Employment in services (% of total employment)
Employment in services (% of total employment) over time
- High income
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 85.8% against 74.9% in High income, a difference of 10.9%.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.1 times High income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Hong Kong has been ahead every year.
High income ranks 3rd and Hong Kong ranks 5th of 47 groups.
Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.0% | 71.6% | 8.6% | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 68.5% | 83.0% | 14.5% | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 72.5% | 85.9% | 13.4% | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 74.3% | 85.9% | 11.7% | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment in services (% of total employment), High income or Hong Kong?
- Hong Kong, at 85.8% against 74.9% in High income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment in services (% of total employment) between High income and Hong Kong?
- 10.9%, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Hong Kong?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do High income and Hong Kong rank globally for employment in services (% of total employment)?
- High income ranks 3rd and Hong Kong ranks 5th of 47 groups.
- 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).