Employment in services (% of total employment) in Comoros
Comoros: Employment in services (% of total employment) was 51.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Comoros, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in services (% of total employment) in Comoros stood at 51.6%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services (% of total employment) in Comoros peaked at 51.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 27.6%, in 1991.
That places Comoros 122nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 27.6% | — |
| 1992 | 28.2% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 28.4% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 27.8% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 28.1% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 27.9% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 28.2% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 28.3% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 28.4% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 29.3% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 29.5% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 29.7% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 29.9% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 30.1% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 31.2% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 32.3% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 33.5% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 34.9% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 36.1% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 37.5% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 38.9% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 40.2% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 41.7% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 43.0% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 43.9% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 45.3% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 46.9% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 48.6% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 50.0% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 49.2% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 50.1% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 50.3% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 50.6% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 51.2% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 51.6% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.1% | 27.6% | 28.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 31.6% | 29.3% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.6% | 37.5% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.5% | 49.2% | 51.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in services (% of total employment) in Comoros?
- Employment in services (% of total employment) in Comoros was 51.6% 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 Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 51.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.6% in 1991.
- How does Comoros rank for employment in services (% of total employment)?
- Comoros ranks 122nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services (% of total employment) rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros 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).