Employment in services (% of total employment) in Sudan

Sudan: Employment in services (% of total employment) was 46.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
46.2%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
143rd
of 187 countries
All-time high
48.3%
in 2019
All-time low
37.7%
in 1991
Years of data
32
1991–2022

Employment in services (% of total employment) in Sudan, 1991–2022

010203040501991200620221991: 37.71992: 38.21993: 391994: 39.81995: 39.91996: 39.61997: 39.71998: 40.11999: 40.42000: 40.82001: 40.82002: 40.62003: 412004: 41.42005: 41.62006: 42.12007: 41.22008: 42.12009: 432010: 43.22011: 43.92012: 44.32013: 44.92014: 45.22015: 45.62016: 46.82017: 47.42018: 48.12019: 48.32020: 46.42021: 45.72022: 46.2

Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).

Analysis

Sudan recorded 46.2% for employment in services (% of total employment) in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment in services (% of total employment) in Sudan peaked at 48.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 37.7%, in 1991.

That places Sudan 143rd out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Employment in services (% of total employment) in Sudan, year by year

Annual values for Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Sudan, 1991 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1991 37.7%
1992 38.2% +1.4%
1993 39.0% +2.1%
1994 39.8% +2.0%
1995 39.9% +0.2%
1996 39.6% -0.7%
1997 39.7% +0.3%
1998 40.1% +0.8%
1999 40.4% +0.9%
2000 40.8% +1.0%
2001 40.8% -0.0%
2002 40.6% -0.4%
2003 41.0% +0.9%
2004 41.4% +1.1%
2005 41.6% +0.4%
2006 42.1% +1.3%
2007 41.2% -2.2%
2008 42.1% +2.0%
2009 43.0% +2.2%
2010 43.2% +0.5%
2011 43.9% +1.6%
2012 44.3% +0.9%
2013 44.9% +1.3%
2014 45.2% +0.7%
2015 45.6% +0.9%
2016 46.8% +2.5%
2017 47.4% +1.4%
2018 48.1% +1.4%
2019 48.3% +0.4%
2020 46.4% -3.8%
2021 45.7% -1.4%
2022 46.2% +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 39.4% 37.7% 40.4% 9
2000s 41.5% 40.6% 43.0% 10
2010s 45.8% 43.2% 48.3% 10
2020s 46.1% 45.7% 46.4% 3

Countries ranked near Sudan

  1. 140 Ghana 47.2% compare
  2. 141 Rwanda 46.5% compare
  3. 142 China 46.5% compare
  4. 144 Nepal 45.8% compare
  5. 145 Vanuatu 45.4% compare
  6. 146 Haiti 44.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment in services (% of total employment) in Sudan?
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Sudan was 46.2% in 2022, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
What is the highest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in Sudan?
The highest recorded value was 48.3% in 2019.
What is the lowest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in Sudan?
The lowest recorded value was 37.7% in 1991.
How does Sudan rank for employment in services (% of total employment)?
Sudan ranks 143rd out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
Is employment in services (% of total employment) rising or falling in Sudan?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sudan 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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Indicator
Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
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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).