Employment in services (% of total employment) in Myanmar
Myanmar: Employment in services (% of total employment) was 36.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Myanmar, 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 Myanmar is 36.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services (% of total employment) in Myanmar peaked at 36.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 1993.
That places Myanmar 163rd 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 Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 21.8% | — |
| 1992 | 21.9% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 21.5% | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 21.5% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 22.8% | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 23.7% | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 24.9% | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 25.2% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 25.4% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 25.7% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 25.8% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 26.1% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 26.7% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 26.9% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 27.3% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 27.5% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 27.8% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 28.3% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 28.7% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 28.9% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 29.5% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 30.0% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 30.6% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 31.0% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 31.5% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 32.2% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 33.0% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 34.0% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 33.6% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 35.0% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 35.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 35.2% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 36.0% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 36.5% | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 36.9% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.2% | 21.5% | 25.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 27.1% | 25.7% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.4% | 28.9% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.8% | 35.0% | 36.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 160 Cambodia 37.7% compare
- 161 Bangladesh 37.7% compare
- 162 Republic of Moldova 36.9% compare
- 164 Lesotho 36.1% compare
- 165 Zambia 35.2% compare
- 166 Equatorial Guinea 34.7% compare
More work & labour data for Myanmar
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.5005 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.4735 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.5269 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 29,392 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 32,967 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 25,258 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 24,401 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 49,659 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in services (% of total employment) in Myanmar?
- Employment in services (% of total employment) in Myanmar was 36.9% 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 36.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5% in 1993.
- How does Myanmar rank for employment in services (% of total employment)?
- Myanmar ranks 163rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services (% of total employment) rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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).