Macao vs North America: Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) over time
- Macao
- North America
How they compare
Macao currently reports 88.6% against 79.6% in North America, a difference of 9.0%.
That makes Macao's figure about 1.1 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was North America ahead.
Macao ranks 3rd and North America ranks 1st of 187 countries.
Macao has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Macao | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.6% | 73.8% | 0.8% | Macao |
| 2000s | 80.8% | 76.1% | 4.7% | Macao |
| 2010s | 85.6% | 78.5% | 7.1% | Macao |
| 2020s | 88.1% | 79.2% | 8.8% | Macao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment in services (% of total employment), Macao or North America?
- Macao, at 88.6% against 79.6% in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment in services (% of total employment) between Macao and North America?
- 9.0%, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and North America?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Macao and North America rank globally for employment in services (% of total employment)?
- Macao ranks 3rd and North America ranks 1st 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).