Employment in services (% of total employment) in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Employment in services (% of total employment) was 63.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Palestine, State of, 1991–2022
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2022, employment in services (% of total employment) in Palestine, State of stood at 63.8%.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services (% of total employment) in Palestine, State of peaked at 66.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 57.5%, in 1991.
Palestine, State of ranks 84th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 57.5% | — |
| 1992 | 57.8% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 58.1% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 58.2% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 58.5% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 58.8% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 59.1% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 59.1% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 59.1% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 60.3% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 61.2% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 62.1% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 59.8% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 60.6% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 60.4% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 60.9% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 61.4% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 64.7% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 65.5% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 65.2% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 63.9% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 63.7% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 63.4% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 63.6% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 64.6% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 64.6% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 64.8% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 64.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 66.0% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 65.2% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 64.1% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 63.8% | -0.5% |
Palestine, State of compared with similar countries
- Palestine, State of's 63.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 46.5%, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Palestine, State of's 63.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 63.8%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.5% | 57.5% | 59.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 61.7% | 59.8% | 65.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.5% | 63.4% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.4% | 63.8% | 65.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Palestine, State of
More work & labour data for Palestine, State of
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in services (% of total employment) in Palestine, State of?
- Employment in services (% of total employment) in Palestine, State of was 63.8% 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 Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.5% in 1991.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for employment in services (% of total employment)?
- Palestine, State of ranks 84th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is employment in services (% of total employment) rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine, State of 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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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).