Share of workers employed in services vs. GDP per capita in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Share of workers employed in services vs. GDP per capita was 16.6% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Share of workers employed in services vs. GDP per capita in Ethiopia, 1961–2011
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 Ethiopia stood at 16.6%. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 50.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita in Ethiopia peaked at 16.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 1961.
That places Ethiopia 44th out of 44 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.5% | 2.4% | 4.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.8% | 5.3% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.1% | 8.8% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.5% | 7.8% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.0% | 10.6% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 16.1% | 16.6% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita in Ethiopia?
- Share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita in Ethiopia was 16.6% 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 1961.
- How does Ethiopia rank for share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 44th out of 44 countries with data for 2011.
- Is share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.