Employment in services (% of total employment) in Sudan
Sudan: Employment in services (% of total employment) was 46.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Sudan, 1991–2022
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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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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).