Share of workers employed in services vs. GDP per capita in Italy
Italy: Share of workers employed in services vs. GDP per capita was 69.6% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Share of workers employed in services vs. GDP per capita in Italy, 1951–2011
Source: Herrendorf et al. and Groningen Growth and Development Centre (2015) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Italy recorded 69.6% for share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita in 2011. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita in Italy peaked at 69.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 27.1%, in 1951.
Italy ranks 15th of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 30.1% | 27.1% | 33.0% | 9 |
| 1960s | 37.4% | 33.8% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 45.5% | 42.0% | 48.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.3% | 49.1% | 60.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.3% | 60.7% | 65.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.3% | 66.1% | 68.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.5% | 69.4% | 69.6% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita in Italy?
- Share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita in Italy was 69.6% 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 69.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.1% in 1951.
- How does Italy rank for share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita?
- Italy ranks 15th out of 44 countries with data for 2011.
- Is share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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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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.