Share of workers employed in services vs. GDP per capita in Argentina
Argentina: Share of workers employed in services vs. GDP per capita was 72.9% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Share of workers employed in services vs. GDP per capita in Argentina, 1950–2011
Source: Herrendorf et al. and Groningen Growth and Development Centre (2015) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2011, share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita in Argentina stood at 72.9%.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita in Argentina peaked at 74.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 41.9%, in 1951.
That places Argentina 8th out of 44 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 43.2% | 41.9% | 44.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 47.4% | 44.3% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 52.6% | 49.6% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.0% | 54.4% | 62.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.2% | 63.3% | 71.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.0% | 72.2% | 74.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.1% | 72.9% | 73.2% | 2 |
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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 73.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 52.5% (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita in Argentina?
- Share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita in Argentina was 72.9% in 2011, according to Herrendorf et al. and Groningen Growth and Development Centre (2015) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 74.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.9% in 1951.
- How does Argentina rank for share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita?
- Argentina ranks 8th out of 44 countries with data for 2011.
- Is share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Herrendorf et al. and Groningen Growth and Development Centre (2015) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers employed in services vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The vertical axis shows historical estimates of the employment share in the service sector. The horizontal axis shows GDP per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.