Employment in services (% of total employment) in Philippines
Philippines: Employment in services (% of total employment) was 59.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Philippines, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Philippines recorded 59.5% for employment in services (% of total employment) in 2025. 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 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services (% of total employment) in Philippines peaked at 59.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 39.2%, in 1992.
Philippines ranks 94th of 187 countries on this measure, 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 Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 39.3% | — |
| 1992 | 39.2% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 39.3% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 40.1% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 40.9% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 42.2% | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 43.5% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 45.6% | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 45.5% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 47.3% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 48.0% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 48.4% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 48.9% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 49.2% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 49.8% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 50.2% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 50.6% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 51.0% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 51.6% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 52.1% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 52.6% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 53.1% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 53.9% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 54.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 55.1% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 55.4% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 56.2% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 56.5% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 57.9% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 56.8% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 56.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 58.7% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 59.0% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 59.3% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 59.5% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.7% | 39.2% | 45.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 49.5% | 47.3% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.7% | 52.1% | 57.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.4% | 56.8% | 59.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in services (% of total employment) in Philippines?
- Employment in services (% of total employment) in Philippines was 59.5% 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 Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 59.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.2% in 1992.
- How does Philippines rank for employment in services (% of total employment)?
- Philippines ranks 94th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services (% of total employment) rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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).