Employment in services (% of total employment) in Mali
Mali: Employment in services (% of total employment) was 28.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Mali, 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 Mali is 28.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services (% of total employment) in Mali peaked at 33.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 20.5%, in 1992.
That places Mali 176th 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 Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 20.6% | — |
| 1992 | 20.5% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 20.5% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 20.8% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 20.8% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 21.1% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 21.4% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 21.7% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 22.0% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 22.0% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 22.8% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 23.0% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 23.7% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 23.8% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 24.5% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 25.1% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 25.0% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 25.0% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 24.8% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 25.2% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 25.4% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 24.8% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 24.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 25.3% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 29.5% | +16.5% |
| 2016 | 28.4% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 28.6% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 29.3% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 33.9% | +15.5% |
| 2020 | 22.6% | -33.2% |
| 2021 | 24.6% | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 27.2% | +10.5% |
| 2023 | 27.5% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 27.8% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 28.4% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.0% | 20.5% | 22.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 24.0% | 22.0% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.5% | 24.8% | 33.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.3% | 22.6% | 28.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 173 Burkina Faso 31.6% compare
- 174 Afghanistan 29.5% compare
- 175 Guinea-Bissau 29.2% compare
- 177 Uganda 27.9% compare
- 178 Malawi 27.7% compare
- 179 Tanzania, United Republic of 27.3% compare
More work & labour data for Mali
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.3916 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.3606 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4218 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5389 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 3.02 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 27,825 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 16,195 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 40,192 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 39,162 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 79,354 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in services (% of total employment) in Mali?
- Employment in services (% of total employment) in Mali was 28.4% 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 Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 33.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 1992.
- How does Mali rank for employment in services (% of total employment)?
- Mali ranks 176th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services (% of total employment) rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali 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).