Employment in services (% of total employment) in Singapore
Singapore: Employment in services (% of total employment) was 85.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Singapore, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in services (% of total employment) in Singapore stood at 85.9%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services (% of total employment) in Singapore peaked at 86.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 64.6%, in 1991.
That places Singapore 4th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 64.6% | — |
| 1992 | 65.1% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 65.9% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 67.0% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 68.3% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 69.6% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 70.1% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 71.2% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 72.0% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 72.5% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 73.7% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 74.4% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 75.0% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 75.4% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 76.0% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 76.6% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 76.3% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 76.1% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 77.3% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 78.1% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 79.1% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 79.5% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 80.2% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 82.3% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 82.6% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 83.7% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 84.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 83.8% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 84.9% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 85.1% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 85.4% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 85.3% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 86.1% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 85.7% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 85.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.2% | 64.6% | 72.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 75.3% | 72.5% | 77.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.8% | 78.1% | 84.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.6% | 85.1% | 86.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 1 Djibouti 92.2% compare
- 2 Luxembourg 91.5% compare
- 3 Macau, China 88.6% compare
- 5 Hong Kong, China 85.8% compare
- 6 Channel Islands 85.3% compare
- 7 Netherlands 84.5% compare
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.9557 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.9779 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6,575 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 0 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,077 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,086 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 4,163 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per unit 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in services (% of total employment) in Singapore?
- Employment in services (% of total employment) in Singapore was 85.9% 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 86.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.6% in 1991.
- How does Singapore rank for employment in services (% of total employment)?
- Singapore ranks 4th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services (% of total employment) rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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).