Nepal vs Rwanda: Employment in services (% of total employment)

Nepal
45.8%
in 2025
Rwanda
46.5%
in 2025
Nepal rank
144th
Rwanda rank
141st

Employment in services (% of total employment) over time

  • Nepal
  • Rwanda
1020304050199120082025

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 46.5% against 45.8% in Nepal, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Nepal ahead.

Nepal ranks 144th and Rwanda ranks 141st of 187 countries.

Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Rwanda Difference Ahead
1990s 37.6% 14.9% 22.6% Nepal
2000s 40.1% 20.4% 19.7% Nepal
2010s 44.2% 31.7% 12.5% Nepal
2020s 45.2% 36.4% 8.8% Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment in services (% of total employment), Nepal or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 46.5% against 45.8% in Nepal as of 2025.
What is the difference in employment in services (% of total employment) between Nepal and Rwanda?
0.7%, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Rwanda?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Nepal and Rwanda rank globally for employment in services (% of total employment)?
Nepal ranks 144th and Rwanda ranks 141st 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Nepal vs Rwanda: Employment in services (% of total employment). Statizoid, drawing on ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO). Retrieved 10 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/employment-in-services-percent-of-total-employment-modeled-ilo-estimate/nepal/rwanda/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/employment-in-services-percent-of-total-employment-modeled-ilo-estimate/nepal/rwanda/">Nepal vs Rwanda: Employment in services (% of total employment)</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

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).