Employment in services (% of total employment) in Cambodia
Cambodia: Employment in services (% of total employment) was 37.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Cambodia, 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 Cambodia is 37.7%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services (% of total employment) in Cambodia peaked at 38.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 1991.
Cambodia ranks 160th of 187 countries on this measure, 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 Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 17.3% | — |
| 1992 | 17.4% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 17.4% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 17.4% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 17.5% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 17.7% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 20.6% | +16.2% |
| 1998 | 18.2% | -11.5% |
| 1999 | 17.6% | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 18.0% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 20.1% | +11.6% |
| 2002 | 21.3% | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 22.3% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 23.6% | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 24.7% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 25.9% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 27.2% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 28.4% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 26.3% | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 29.2% | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 27.0% | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 29.0% | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 31.2% | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 30.2% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 32.6% | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 36.7% | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 36.3% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 36.0% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 35.7% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 38.0% | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 36.5% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 36.8% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 37.1% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 37.4% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 37.7% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.9% | 17.3% | 20.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 23.8% | 18.0% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 27.0% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.2% | 36.5% | 38.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 157 Tajikistan 39.1% compare
- 158 Pakistan 38.5% compare
- 159 Guinea 38.5% compare
- 161 Bangladesh 37.7% compare
- 162 Republic of Moldova 36.9% compare
- 163 Myanmar 36.9% compare
More work & labour data for Cambodia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2557 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2408 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2704 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5618 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 9,062 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 12,957 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 11,469 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 11,270 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 22,739 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in services (% of total employment) in Cambodia?
- Employment in services (% of total employment) in Cambodia was 37.7% 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 Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 38.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 1991.
- How does Cambodia rank for employment in services (% of total employment)?
- Cambodia ranks 160th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services (% of total employment) rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia 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).