Employment in services (% of total employment) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Employment in services (% of total employment) was 34.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services (% of total 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 (% of total employment) in Equatorial Guinea is 34.7%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services (% of total employment) in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 35.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 1991.
That places Equatorial Guinea 166th 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 Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 27.0% | — |
| 1992 | 27.3% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 27.4% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 27.8% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 28.1% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 28.4% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 29.9% | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 30.4% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 30.9% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 31.6% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 32.7% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 33.1% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 33.3% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 34.1% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 34.5% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 34.4% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 34.8% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 35.1% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 34.7% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 33.6% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 33.4% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 33.5% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 33.4% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 33.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 33.4% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 33.3% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 32.9% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 34.0% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 33.9% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 33.7% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 34.2% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 34.3% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 34.4% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 34.8% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 34.7% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.6% | 27.0% | 30.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 33.8% | 31.6% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.5% | 32.9% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.4% | 33.7% | 34.8% | 6 |
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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 (% of total employment) in Equatorial Guinea?
- Employment in services (% of total employment) in Equatorial Guinea was 34.7% 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 35.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 1991.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for employment in services (% of total employment)?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 166th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services (% of total employment) rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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 (% 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).