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

Latest (2022)
63.8%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
84th
of 187 countries
All-time high
66.0%
in 2019
All-time low
57.5%
in 1991
Years of data
32
1991–2022

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

02040601991200620221991: 57.51992: 57.81993: 58.11994: 58.21995: 58.51996: 58.81997: 59.11998: 59.11999: 59.12000: 60.32001: 61.22002: 62.12003: 59.82004: 60.62005: 60.42006: 60.92007: 61.42008: 64.72009: 65.52010: 65.22011: 63.92012: 63.72013: 63.42014: 63.62015: 64.62016: 64.62017: 64.82018: 64.82019: 662020: 65.22021: 64.12022: 63.8

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

Annual values for Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Palestine, State of, 1991 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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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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).