Employment in services (% of total employment) in Somalia
Somalia: Employment in services (% of total employment) was 52.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Somalia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Somalia recorded 52.2% for employment in services (% of total employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services (% of total employment) in Somalia peaked at 56.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 32.3%, in 1994.
Somalia ranks 118th 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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 36.4% | — |
| 1992 | 35.7% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 36.2% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 32.3% | -10.8% |
| 1995 | 32.5% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 33.6% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 33.2% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 33.9% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 34.7% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 35.6% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 36.4% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 37.5% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 38.6% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 39.5% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 40.4% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 41.3% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 42.7% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 43.6% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 44.6% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 45.6% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 47.0% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 48.5% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 50.4% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 51.6% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 53.2% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 54.0% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 56.3% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 56.1% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 56.0% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 52.1% | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 51.4% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 51.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 51.8% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 52.0% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 52.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.3% | 32.3% | 36.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 40.0% | 35.6% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.9% | 45.6% | 56.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.8% | 51.4% | 52.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in services (% of total employment) in Somalia?
- Employment in services (% of total employment) in Somalia was 52.2% 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 56.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.3% in 1994.
- How does Somalia rank for employment in services (% of total employment)?
- Somalia ranks 118th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services (% of total employment) rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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).