Employment in services (% of total employment) in Guinea
Guinea: Employment in services (% of total employment) was 38.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Guinea, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in services (% of total employment) in Guinea stood at 38.5%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services (% of total employment) in Guinea peaked at 38.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 21.9%, in 1991.
That places Guinea 159th 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 Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 21.9% | — |
| 1992 | 22.2% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 22.3% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 22.3% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 22.4% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 22.5% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 22.8% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 23.1% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 23.2% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 23.4% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 23.7% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 24.1% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 25.1% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 25.7% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 26.4% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 26.9% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 28.0% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 28.8% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 29.2% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 30.1% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 31.3% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 32.3% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 33.3% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 34.2% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 34.7% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 35.8% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 36.6% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 37.2% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 37.6% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 36.2% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 36.2% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 36.6% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 37.0% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 37.7% | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 38.5% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.5% | 21.9% | 23.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 26.1% | 23.4% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.3% | 30.1% | 37.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.0% | 36.2% | 38.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 156 Viet Nam 40.1% compare
- 157 Tajikistan 39.1% compare
- 158 Pakistan 38.5% compare
- 160 Cambodia 37.7% compare
- 161 Bangladesh 37.7% compare
- 162 Republic of Moldova 36.9% compare
More work & labour data for Guinea
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0779 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0475 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.1075 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4809 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 3.08 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 14,400 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 12,452 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 16,208 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 15,799 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 32,007 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in services (% of total employment) in Guinea?
- Employment in services (% of total employment) in Guinea was 38.5% 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 Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 38.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.9% in 1991.
- How does Guinea rank for employment in services (% of total employment)?
- Guinea ranks 159th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services (% of total employment) rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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).