OECD members vs Singapore: Employment in services (% of total employment)
Employment in services (% of total employment) over time
- OECD members
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 85.9% against 74.0% in OECD members, a difference of 11.9%.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.2 times OECD members's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.
OECD members ranks 5th and Singapore ranks 4th of 47 groups.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD members | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.4% | 68.2% | 4.7% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 68.4% | 75.3% | 6.9% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 71.9% | 81.8% | 9.9% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 73.4% | 85.6% | 12.2% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment in services (% of total employment), OECD members or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 85.9% against 74.0% in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment in services (% of total employment) between OECD members and Singapore?
- 11.9%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Singapore?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do OECD members and Singapore rank globally for employment in services (% of total employment)?
- OECD members ranks 5th and Singapore ranks 4th 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).