Employment in services (% of total employment) in Bahrain
Bahrain: Employment in services (% of total employment) was 64.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Bahrain, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in services (% of total employment) in Bahrain is 64.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services (% of total employment) in Bahrain peaked at 70.1% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 63.2%, in 2010.
That places Bahrain 82nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 69.0% | — |
| 1992 | 69.1% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 68.8% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 69.1% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 69.3% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 69.6% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 69.8% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 70.0% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 70.1% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 69.9% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 69.9% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 69.8% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 69.4% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 68.4% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 67.4% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 66.2% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 65.2% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 64.1% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 64.3% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 63.2% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 63.7% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 63.9% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 63.8% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 63.7% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 63.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 63.6% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 63.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 63.8% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 63.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 64.5% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 63.9% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 63.9% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 64.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 64.1% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 64.3% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.4% | 68.8% | 70.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 67.5% | 64.1% | 69.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.7% | 63.2% | 63.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.1% | 63.9% | 64.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in services (% of total employment) in Bahrain?
- Employment in services (% of total employment) in Bahrain was 64.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 70.1% in 1999.
- What is the lowest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.2% in 2010.
- How does Bahrain rank for employment in services (% of total employment)?
- Bahrain ranks 82nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services (% of total employment) rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in services (% of total 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).