Lower middle income vs New Zealand: Employment in services (% of total employment)
Employment in services (% of total employment) over time
- Lower middle income
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 74.6% against 37.8% in Lower middle income, a difference of 36.8%.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 2.0 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Lower middle income ranks 39th and New Zealand ranks 38th of 47 groups.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.4% | 66.0% | 38.6% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 30.5% | 69.8% | 39.3% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 35.4% | 73.1% | 37.7% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 37.1% | 73.9% | 36.8% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment in services (% of total employment), Lower middle income or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 74.6% against 37.8% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment in services (% of total employment) between Lower middle income and New Zealand?
- 36.8%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and New Zealand?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Lower middle income and New Zealand rank globally for employment in services (% of total employment)?
- Lower middle income ranks 39th and New Zealand ranks 38th 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).