Employment in services (% of total employment) in Oman
Oman: Employment in services (% of total employment) was 54.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Oman, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Oman recorded 54.6% for employment in services (% of total employment) in 2025.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services (% of total employment) in Oman peaked at 85.0% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 49.4%, in 2018.
Oman ranks 109th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Oman, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 82.8% | — |
| 1992 | 82.9% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 83.0% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 83.7% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 84.4% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 85.0% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 84.4% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 83.8% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 83.3% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 82.4% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 80.9% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 79.3% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 77.6% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 75.6% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 73.2% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 70.6% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 68.0% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 65.2% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 62.2% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 58.0% | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 57.7% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 56.8% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 56.8% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 57.1% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 57.3% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 54.2% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 52.0% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 49.4% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 55.1% | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 61.0% | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 53.5% | -12.3% |
| 2022 | 53.8% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 54.1% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 54.4% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 54.6% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.7% | 82.8% | 85.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 73.5% | 62.2% | 82.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.4% | 49.4% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.3% | 53.5% | 61.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in services (% of total employment) in Oman?
- Employment in services (% of total employment) in Oman was 54.6% 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 Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 85.0% in 1996.
- What is the lowest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.4% in 2018.
- How does Oman rank for employment in services (% of total employment)?
- Oman ranks 109th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services (% of total employment) rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oman 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).