Employment in services (% of total employment) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Employment in services (% of total employment) was 74.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Saudi Arabia, 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 Saudi Arabia is 74.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services (% of total employment) in Saudi Arabia peaked at 80.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 66.4%, in 1993.
Saudi Arabia ranks 39th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 66.7% | — |
| 1992 | 66.4% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 66.4% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 66.5% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 66.8% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 67.0% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 67.4% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 67.4% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 67.9% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 68.1% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 68.3% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 68.6% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 68.5% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 68.3% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 68.5% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 68.7% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 68.8% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 68.9% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 69.3% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 69.1% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 68.9% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 69.1% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 69.3% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 69.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 69.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 69.6% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 69.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 71.3% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 72.6% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 73.9% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 77.8% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 80.2% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 74.2% | -7.5% |
| 2024 | 74.4% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 74.4% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.0% | 66.4% | 67.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 68.6% | 68.1% | 69.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.9% | 68.9% | 72.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.8% | 73.9% | 80.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 36 Finland 75.7% compare
- 37 Mauritius 74.7% compare
- 38 New Zealand 74.6% compare
- 40 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 74.4% compare
- 41 Dominican Republic 74.0% compare
- 42 Japan 74.0% compare
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.5946 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.6842 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.31 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.5985 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 40,709 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 4,348 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 31,198 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 39,809 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 71,007 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in services (% of total employment) in Saudi Arabia?
- Employment in services (% of total employment) in Saudi Arabia was 74.4% 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 80.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.4% in 1993.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for employment in services (% of total employment)?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 39th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services (% of total employment) rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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).