Employment in services (% of total employment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Employment in services (% of total employment) was 33.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 33.1% for employment in services (% of total employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services (% of total employment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 33.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 22.5%, in 1992.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 46th out of 47 groups 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 22.9% | — |
| 1992 | 22.5% | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 22.5% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 22.5% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 22.5% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 22.9% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 23.0% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 23.1% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 23.3% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 23.4% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 23.4% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 23.5% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 23.7% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 24.1% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 24.3% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 24.8% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 25.3% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 26.0% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 26.6% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 27.7% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 28.2% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 28.9% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 29.0% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 29.7% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 30.3% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 30.9% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 31.6% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 32.5% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 33.8% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 32.0% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 31.8% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 32.0% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 32.0% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 32.7% | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 33.1% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.8% | 22.5% | 23.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 24.5% | 23.4% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.3% | 27.7% | 33.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.3% | 31.8% | 33.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More work & labour data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 53.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 67.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 45.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 49.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 81.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 59.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 60.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 68.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in services (% of total employment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Employment in services (% of total employment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 33.1% 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 33.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.5% in 1992.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for employment in services (% of total employment)?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 46th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services (% of total employment) rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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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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).