Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Employment in services, male (% of male employment) was 31.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Equatorial Guinea, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Equatorial Guinea is 31.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 31.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 24.9%, in 1991.
That places Equatorial Guinea 167th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 24.9% | — |
| 1992 | 25.3% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 25.3% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 25.4% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 25.4% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 25.7% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 27.0% | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 27.2% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 27.3% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 27.4% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 28.2% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 28.4% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 28.2% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 28.8% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 29.0% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 29.0% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 29.3% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 29.5% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 29.4% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 28.7% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 28.5% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 28.6% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 28.8% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 29.0% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 29.2% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 29.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 29.0% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 30.2% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 30.3% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 30.3% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 31.1% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 31.2% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 31.5% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 31.8% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 31.8% | +0.2% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 31.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.1%, 61% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 31.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38.5%, 83% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.0% | 24.9% | 27.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 28.7% | 27.4% | 29.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.2% | 28.5% | 30.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.3% | 30.3% | 31.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 164 Zimbabwe 32.9% compare
- 165 Zambia 32.4% compare
- 166 Myanmar 32.4% compare
- 168 Republic of Moldova 31.8% compare
- 169 Burkina Faso 31.4% compare
- 170 Guinea-Bissau 31.1% compare
More work & labour data for Equatorial Guinea
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.4453 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4489 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4415 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.3895 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 2,356 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 489.2 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,448 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,556 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,003 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Equatorial Guinea?
- Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Equatorial Guinea was 31.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services, male (% of male employment) recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 31.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services, male (% of male employment) recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.9% in 1991.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for employment in services, male (% of male employment)?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 167th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).