Employment in services (% of total employment) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Employment in services (% of total employment) was 41.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Bhutan, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 41.8% for employment in services (% of total employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services (% of total employment) in Bhutan peaked at 41.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 27.4%, in 1991.
That places Bhutan 151st 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 (% of total employment) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 27.4% | — |
| 1992 | 27.9% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 28.3% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 28.6% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 29.0% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 29.4% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 29.6% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 29.8% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 30.1% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 30.3% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 30.6% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 30.9% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 31.2% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 31.4% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 31.8% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 32.1% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 32.7% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 32.9% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 33.3% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 33.6% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 30.6% | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 31.7% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 32.7% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 32.5% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 32.4% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 32.6% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 32.8% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 32.9% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 33.4% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 35.2% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 34.5% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 40.8% | +18.2% |
| 2023 | 40.9% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 41.3% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 41.8% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.9% | 27.4% | 30.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 31.7% | 30.3% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.5% | 30.6% | 33.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.1% | 34.5% | 41.8% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in services (% of total employment) in Bhutan?
- Employment in services (% of total employment) in Bhutan was 41.8% 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 41.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.4% in 1991.
- How does Bhutan rank for employment in services (% of total employment)?
- Bhutan ranks 151st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services (% of total employment) rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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).