Lebanon vs Low & middle income: Employment in services (% of total employment)
Employment in services (% of total employment) over time
- Lebanon
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 76.4% against 44.6% in Low & middle income, a difference of 31.8%.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.7 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Lebanon has been ahead every year.
Lebanon ranks 34th and Low & middle income ranks 32nd of 187 countries.
Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.5% | 30.2% | 38.2% | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 71.6% | 34.7% | 36.9% | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 74.0% | 41.1% | 32.9% | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 76.1% | 43.5% | 32.6% | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment in services (% of total employment), Lebanon or Low & middle income?
- Lebanon, at 76.4% against 44.6% in Low & middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in employment in services (% of total employment) between Lebanon and Low & middle income?
- 31.8%, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Low & middle income?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do Lebanon and Low & middle income rank globally for employment in services (% of total employment)?
- Lebanon ranks 34th and Low & middle income ranks 32nd 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).