Employment in services (% of total employment) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Employment in services (% of total employment) was 45.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Vanuatu, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 45.4% for employment in services (% of total employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services (% of total employment) in Vanuatu peaked at 46.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 33.2%, in 2010.
Vanuatu ranks 145th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 35.1% | — |
| 1992 | 35.2% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 35.2% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 35.3% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 35.4% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 35.5% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 35.6% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 35.8% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 36.0% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 36.1% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 36.2% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 36.3% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 36.5% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 36.7% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 36.8% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 37.0% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 37.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 37.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 37.3% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 33.2% | -11.0% |
| 2011 | 34.6% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 36.0% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 37.4% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 38.6% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 40.2% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 41.8% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 43.3% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 44.8% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 46.3% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 44.7% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 44.1% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 44.6% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 44.8% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 45.1% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 45.4% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.5% | 35.1% | 36.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 36.7% | 36.1% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.6% | 33.2% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.8% | 44.1% | 45.4% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in services (% of total employment) in Vanuatu?
- Employment in services (% of total employment) in Vanuatu was 45.4% 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 46.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.2% in 2010.
- How does Vanuatu rank for employment in services (% of total employment)?
- Vanuatu ranks 145th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services (% of total employment) rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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).