Share of workers employed in services vs. GDP per capita in Egypt
Egypt: Share of workers employed in services vs. GDP per capita was 53.6% in 2012. ▲ Rising
Share of workers employed in services vs. GDP per capita in Egypt, 1960–2012
Source: Herrendorf et al. and Groningen Growth and Development Centre (2015) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita in Egypt is 53.6%, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita in Egypt peaked at 53.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 30.2%, in 1968.
Egypt ranks 29th of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.1% | 30.2% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 34.5% | 31.4% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.4% | 36.7% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.0% | 43.7% | 47.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.1% | 47.4% | 52.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.2% | 52.8% | 53.6% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita in Egypt?
- Share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita in Egypt was 53.6% in 2012, 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 53.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.2% in 1968.
- How does Egypt rank for share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita?
- Egypt ranks 29th out of 44 countries with data for 2012.
- Is share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.