Employment in services (% of total employment) in Qatar
Qatar: Employment in services (% of total employment) was 60.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Qatar, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in services (% of total employment) in Qatar stood at 60.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services (% of total employment) in Qatar peaked at 65.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 38.9%, in 2008.
Qatar ranks 92nd 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 Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 65.2% | — |
| 1992 | 64.8% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 65.1% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 64.5% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 64.4% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 64.3% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 63.1% | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 62.1% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 61.5% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 60.5% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 59.3% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 58.4% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 57.6% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 56.2% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 56.1% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 55.5% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 45.8% | -17.5% |
| 2008 | 38.9% | -15.1% |
| 2009 | 40.0% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 42.2% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 44.5% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 46.9% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 46.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 45.8% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 44.6% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 44.2% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 44.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 43.3% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 43.8% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 56.2% | +28.4% |
| 2021 | 57.8% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 59.2% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 59.3% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 60.1% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 60.4% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.9% | 61.5% | 65.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 52.8% | 38.9% | 60.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.7% | 42.2% | 46.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.8% | 56.2% | 60.4% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in services (% of total employment) in Qatar?
- Employment in services (% of total employment) in Qatar was 60.4% 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 Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 65.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.9% in 2008.
- How does Qatar rank for employment in services (% of total employment)?
- Qatar ranks 92nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services (% of total employment) rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Qatar 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).