Employment in services (% of total employment) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Employment in services (% of total employment) was 52.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Nicaragua, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in services (% of total employment) in Nicaragua stood at 52.6%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services (% of total employment) in Nicaragua peaked at 52.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 46.0%, in 2000.
That places Nicaragua 116th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 49.7% | — |
| 1992 | 49.6% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 49.5% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 48.6% | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 48.3% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 48.0% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 47.5% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 47.1% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 46.4% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 46.0% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 46.3% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 47.5% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 48.6% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 48.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 48.8% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 48.9% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 47.4% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 49.6% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 50.0% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 50.1% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 50.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 50.3% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 50.6% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 51.0% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 51.3% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 51.7% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 52.1% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 52.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 52.5% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 51.5% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 51.5% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 51.7% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 52.1% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 52.4% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 52.6% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.3% | 46.4% | 49.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 48.2% | 46.0% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.2% | 50.1% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.0% | 51.5% | 52.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in services (% of total employment) in Nicaragua?
- Employment in services (% of total employment) in Nicaragua was 52.6% 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 52.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.0% in 2000.
- How does Nicaragua rank for employment in services (% of total employment)?
- Nicaragua ranks 116th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services (% of total employment) rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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).