Share of workers employed in services vs. GDP per capita in Singapore
Singapore: Share of workers employed in services vs. GDP per capita was 70.9% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Share of workers employed in services vs. GDP per capita in Singapore, 1970–2011
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 Singapore is 70.9%, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita in Singapore peaked at 70.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 60.5%, in 1981.
Singapore ranks 11th of 44 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 63.9% | 61.3% | 67.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.9% | 60.5% | 62.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.7% | 62.8% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.0% | 65.9% | 70.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.7% | 70.5% | 70.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More work & labour data for Singapore
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 35.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 33.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 69.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 75.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 84.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 30.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 81.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita in Singapore?
- Share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita in Singapore was 70.9% 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 70.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.5% in 1981.
- How does Singapore rank for share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita?
- Singapore ranks 11th out of 44 countries with data for 2011.
- Is share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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.