Low & middle income vs Spain: Employment in services (% of total employment)
Employment in services (% of total employment) over time
- Low & middle income
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 76.8% against 44.6% in Low & middle income, a difference of 32.2%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.7 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Low & middle income ranks 32nd and Spain ranks 33rd of 47 groups.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low & middle income | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.2% | 60.5% | 30.2% | Spain |
| 2000s | 34.7% | 65.3% | 30.5% | Spain |
| 2010s | 41.1% | 75.3% | 34.2% | Spain |
| 2020s | 43.8% | 76.0% | 32.1% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment in services (% of total employment), Low & middle income or Spain?
- Spain, at 76.8% against 44.6% in Low & middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment in services (% of total employment) between Low & middle income and Spain?
- 32.2%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Spain?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Low & middle income and Spain rank globally for employment in services (% of total employment)?
- Low & middle income ranks 32nd and Spain ranks 33rd 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).