Data for 2003

Employment in Services, 2003

Name: Employment in Services, 2003
Creator: International Labour Organization (ILO)
License: https://www.ilo.org/rights-and-permissions

2003, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Employment in Services, 2003 covers 187 countries. Djibouti is highest, at 93.691; Burundi is lowest, at 6.448. The middle country reads 52.883. Against 2002, 187 values changed (155 up, 32 down), the same countries are covered.

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Employment in Services · Data for 2003

HighestDjibouti

93.691

LowestBurundi

6.448

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.

187countries
1measure
2003the year it describes
187distinct values14 decimals, as published
Sep 10, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Employment in Services, 2003, as published. ILO ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Employment in Services, 2003: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
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1	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	93.691
2	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	82.032
3	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	81.151
4	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	80.729
5	Channel Islands`CHI`Northern Europe	79.962
6	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	79.655
7	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	79.292
8	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	78.743
9	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	78.641
10	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	78.267
11	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	77.991
12	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	77.561
13	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	77.046
14	United States`USA`Northern America	75.786
15	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	75.158
16	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	75.152
17	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	75.050
18	Canada`CAN`Northern America	74.920
19	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	74.861
20	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	74.551
21	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	74.502
22	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	74.296
23	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	74.096
24	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	73.559
25	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	73.360
26	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	73.344
27	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	72.724
28	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	72.083
29	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	71.938
30	France`FRA`Western Europe	71.709
31	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	71.377
32	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	71.360
33	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	70.815
34	Suriname`SUR`South America	69.959
35	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	69.412
36	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	69.354
37	Uruguay`URY`South America	69.016
38	Venezuela`VEN`South America	68.911
39	Argentina`ARG`South America	68.500
40	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	68.485
41	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	68.026
42	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	67.458
43	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	67.399
44	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	66.883
45	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	66.302
46	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	66.198
47	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	66.193
48	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	65.763
49	Chile`CHL`South America	65.034
50	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	64.513
51	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	64.456
52	Panama`PAN`Central America	64.432
53	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	64.279
54	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	64.183
55	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	64.084
56	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	63.581
57	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	63.525
58	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	63.453
59	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	63.065
60	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	62.865
61	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	62.823
62	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	62.669
63	Brazil`BRA`South America	62.507
64	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	62.384
65	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	61.404
66	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	61.313
67	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	60.706
68	Belize`BLZ`Central America	60.407
69	Colombia`COL`South America	60.306
70	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	60.259
71	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	59.800
72	Mexico`MEX`Central America	59.654
73	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	59.361
74	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	59.130
75	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	59.004
76	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	58.942
77	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	58.683
78	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	58.211
79	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	58.137
80	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	57.595
81	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	57.585
82	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	57.541
83	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	56.936
84	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	56.731
85	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	56.606
86	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	56.250
87	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	54.655
88	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	54.494
89	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	54.256
90	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	54.051
91	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	53.709
92	Peru`PER`South America	53.668
93	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	53.597
94	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	52.883
95	Paraguay`PRY`South America	52.682
96	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	52.556
97	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	51.812
98	Guyana`GUY`South America	51.411
99	Ecuador`ECU`South America	50.987
100	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	49.916
101	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	49.777
102	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	49.282
103	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	48.989
104	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	48.921
105	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	48.919
106	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	48.902
107	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	48.688
108	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	48.607
109	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	48.333
110	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	47.785
111	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	47.421
112	Honduras`HND`Central America	47.155
113	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	46.540
114	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	46.202
115	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	46.138
116	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	44.971
117	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	44.014
118	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	43.621
119	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	43.361
120	Bolivia`BOL`South America	43.119
121	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	42.889
122	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	42.833
123	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	42.652
124	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	42.633
125	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	42.451
126	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	41.048
127	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	40.972
128	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	40.333
129	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	39.949
130	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	39.639
131	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	39.519
132	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	39.364
133	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	39.160
134	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	39.135
135	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	38.883
136	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	38.782
137	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	38.573
138	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	37.977
139	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	37.650
140	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	37.636
141	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	37.559
142	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	37.379
143	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	36.984
144	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	36.643
145	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	36.524
146	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	36.318
147	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	36.217
148	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	35.788
149	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	35.449
150	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	35.274
151	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	33.761
152	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	33.252
153	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	32.523
154	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	31.497
155	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	31.189
156	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	29.859
157	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	29.300
158	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	28.044
159	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	27.898
160	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	27.200
161	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	26.722
162	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	25.923
163	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	25.806
164	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	25.447
165	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	25.379
166	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	25.147
167	India`IND`Southern Asia	25.142
168	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	24.942
169	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	24.782
170	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	23.974
171	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	23.745
172	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	22.410
173	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	22.303
174	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	21.284
175	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	20.309
176	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	18.960
177	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	18.828
178	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	18.243
179	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	17.421
180	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	17.330
181	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	16.932
182	Niger`NER`Western Africa	16.745
183	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	16.150
184	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	14.624
185	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	13.161
186	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	11.505
187	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	6.448

02In 2003

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Djibouti93.691
2Hong Kong82.032
3Bahamas81.151
4Macau80.729
5Channel Islands79.962

Lowest

187Burundi6.448
186Laos11.505
185Madagascar13.161
184Ethiopia14.624
183Mozambique16.150

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 52.883. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032002 → 2003

Since 2002

What changed between 2002 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
187values changed, of 187 in both
155 · 32rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Bolivia38.618 → 43.119+4.500
Yemen42.518 → 46.202+3.685
Bangladesh24.842 → 28.044+3.202
Kyrgyzstan45.567 → 48.333+2.766
Slovenia56.595 → 59.361+2.766

Fell most

Zimbabwe31.421 → 27.898−3.523
Liberia43.605 → 40.333−3.272
Botswana67.202 → 64.279−2.923
Suriname72.540 → 69.959−2.580
Palestine62.107 → 59.800−2.307

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

How values are stored

One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from ILO’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2003.
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Nothing missing
Every one of the 187 countries has every column.

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International Labour Organization (ILO) (2003). Employment in Services, 2003 [data set], describing 2003. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/services-employment/2003

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