Data for 2004
Employment in Services, 2004
2004, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Employment in Services, 2004 covers 187 countries. Djibouti is highest, at 93.678; Burundi is lowest, at 6.643. The middle country reads 52.957. Against 2003, 187 values changed (139 up, 48 down), the same countries are covered.
Employment in Services · Data for 2004
HighestDjibouti
93.678LowestBurundi
6.643Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of Employment in Services, 2004, as published. ILO ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 187 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DJIEastern Africa | 93.678 |
| 2 | HKGEastern Asia | 83.528 |
| 3 | MACEastern Asia | 81.294 |
| 4 | Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe | 80.198 |
| 5 | BHSCaribbean | 79.497 |
| 6 | LUXWestern Europe | 79.185 |
| 7 | PYFPolynesia | 79.163 |
| 8 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 78.924 |
| 9 | ISRWestern Asia | 78.707 |
| 10 | KWTWestern Asia | 78.347 |
| 11 | PRICaribbean | 78.322 |
| 12 | NLDWestern Europe | 76.607 |
| 13 | GBRNorthern Europe | 76.158 |
| 14 | USANorthern America | 75.885 |
| 15 | OMNWestern Asia | 75.627 |
| 16 | NORNorthern Europe | 75.626 |
| 17 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 75.430 |
| 18 | GUMMicronesia | 75.272 |
| 19 | SWENorthern Europe | 75.150 |
| 20 | CANNorthern America | 74.928 |
| 21 | BRBCaribbean | 74.828 |
| 22 | VIRCaribbean | 74.267 |
| 23 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 74.166 |
| 24 | CHEWestern Europe | 73.731 |
| 25 | DNKNorthern Europe | 73.036 |
| 26 | BELWestern Europe | 72.843 |
| 27 | NCLMelanesia | 72.286 |
| 28 | FRAWestern Europe | 71.945 |
| 29 | LBNWestern Asia | 71.545 |
| 30 | CYPWestern Asia | 71.183 |
| 31 | ISLNorthern Europe | 70.322 |
| 32 | JORWestern Asia | 70.074 |
| 33 | MNESouthern Europe | 69.743 |
| 34 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 69.585 |
| 35 | LCACaribbean | 69.038 |
| 36 | FINNorthern Europe | 68.921 |
| 37 | VENSouth America | 68.715 |
| 38 | ARGSouth America | 68.698 |
| 39 | BHRWestern Asia | 68.394 |
| 40 | SAUWestern Asia | 68.343 |
| 41 | MLTSouthern Europe | 68.144 |
| 42 | URYSouth America | 68.066 |
| 43 | SURSouth America | 67.462 |
| 44 | AUTWestern Europe | 67.332 |
| 45 | JPNEastern Asia | 67.239 |
| 46 | DEUWestern Europe | 66.392 |
| 47 | IRLNorthern Europe | 66.031 |
| 48 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 65.916 |
| 49 | GRCSouthern Europe | 65.651 |
| 50 | PANCentral America | 65.595 |
| 51 | CHLSouth America | 65.568 |
| 52 | ITASouthern Europe | 65.026 |
| 53 | PNGMelanesia | 64.778 |
| 54 | BWASouthern Africa | 64.474 |
| 55 | VCTCaribbean | 64.372 |
| 56 | TTOCaribbean | 64.348 |
| 57 | LBYNorthern Africa | 64.345 |
| 58 | ESPSouthern Europe | 64.309 |
| 59 | KOREastern Asia | 64.164 |
| 60 | CRICentral America | 63.420 |
| 61 | IRQWestern Asia | 63.093 |
| 62 | DOMCaribbean | 62.541 |
| 63 | BRASouth America | 61.952 |
| 64 | HUNEastern Europe | 61.901 |
| 65 | CPVWestern Africa | 61.590 |
| 66 | JAMCaribbean | 61.503 |
| 67 | BLZCentral America | 61.472 |
| 68 | PRTSouthern Europe | 61.152 |
| 69 | ESTNorthern Europe | 60.984 |
| 70 | PSEWestern Asia | 60.575 |
| 71 | RUSEastern Europe | 60.518 |
| 72 | AGOMiddle Africa | 60.432 |
| 73 | MEXCentral America | 60.406 |
| 74 | MDVSouthern Asia | 60.305 |
| 75 | COLSouth America | 60.181 |
| 76 | LVANorthern Europe | 59.758 |
| 77 | CUBCaribbean | 59.446 |
| 78 | SWZSouthern Africa | 59.282 |
| 79 | SVNSouthern Europe | 58.789 |
| 80 | AREWestern Asia | 58.516 |
| 81 | MUSEastern Africa | 57.666 |
| 82 | STPMiddle Africa | 57.371 |
| 83 | NAMSouthern Africa | 57.260 |
| 84 | UKREastern Europe | 56.686 |
| 85 | BGREastern Europe | 56.338 |
| 86 | QATWestern Asia | 56.241 |
| 87 | SLVCentral America | 56.221 |
| 88 | LTUNorthern Europe | 55.512 |
| 89 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 55.318 |
| 90 | CZEEastern Europe | 54.984 |
| 91 | SVKEastern Europe | 54.364 |
| 92 | PERSouth America | 54.124 |
| 93 | HRVSouthern Europe | 53.395 |
| 94 | GMBWestern Africa | 52.957 |
| 95 | POLEastern Europe | 52.435 |
| 96 | GUYSouth America | 51.887 |
| 97 | DZANorthern Africa | 51.875 |
| 98 | ECUSouth America | 50.986 |
| 99 | PRYSouth America | 50.606 |
| 100 | FJIMelanesia | 50.422 |
| 101 | BLREastern Europe | 50.031 |
| 102 | KGZCentral Asia | 49.983 |
| 103 | YEMWestern Asia | 49.954 |
| 104 | GABMiddle Africa | 49.808 |
| 105 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 49.230 |
| 106 | KAZCentral Asia | 49.089 |
| 107 | SLBMelanesia | 48.927 |
| 108 | SYRWestern Asia | 48.808 |
| 109 | TUNNorthern Africa | 48.764 |
| 110 | NICCentral America | 48.610 |
| 111 | HNDCentral America | 48.563 |
| 112 | AZEWestern Asia | 48.557 |
| 113 | MKDSouthern Europe | 48.278 |
| 114 | BIHSouthern Europe | 46.844 |
| 115 | EGYNorthern Africa | 46.762 |
| 116 | UZBCentral Asia | 46.740 |
| 117 | TURWestern Asia | 44.965 |
| 118 | WSMPolynesia | 44.517 |
| 119 | IRNSouthern Asia | 44.019 |
| 120 | MRTWestern Africa | 43.471 |
| 121 | LSOSouthern Africa | 43.418 |
| 122 | BOLSouth America | 43.119 |
| 123 | SRBSouthern Europe | 42.980 |
| 124 | GTMCentral America | 42.948 |
| 125 | LKASouthern Asia | 42.840 |
| 126 | ROUEastern Europe | 42.653 |
| 127 | SDNNorthern Africa | 41.412 |
| 128 | TONPolynesia | 41.295 |
| 129 | SENWestern Africa | 41.004 |
| 130 | ARMWestern Asia | 40.977 |
| 131 | LBRWestern Africa | 40.942 |
| 132 | NGAWestern Africa | 39.886 |
| 133 | NPLSouthern Asia | 39.820 |
| 134 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 39.789 |
| 135 | HTICaribbean | 39.497 |
| 136 | SOMEastern Africa | 39.468 |
| 137 | CIVWestern Africa | 39.246 |
| 138 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 39.167 |
| 139 | TKMCentral Asia | 38.043 |
| 140 | GEOWestern Asia | 37.963 |
| 141 | TGOWestern Africa | 37.674 |
| 142 | TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 37.672 |
| 143 | MNGEastern Asia | 37.117 |
| 144 | VUTMelanesia | 36.663 |
| 145 | ALBSouthern Europe | 36.469 |
| 146 | MDAEastern Europe | 36.372 |
| 147 | PAKSouthern Asia | 36.148 |
| 148 | COGMiddle Africa | 35.686 |
| 149 | BENWestern Africa | 35.664 |
| 150 | MARNorthern Africa | 34.626 |
| 151 | GNQMiddle Africa | 34.122 |
| 152 | SSDEastern Africa | 33.868 |
| 153 | ERIEastern Africa | 32.156 |
| 154 | KENEastern Africa | 31.991 |
| 155 | BTNSouthern Asia | 31.416 |
| 156 | CHNEastern Asia | 30.600 |
| 157 | COMEastern Africa | 30.081 |
| 158 | BGDSouthern Asia | 29.203 |
| 159 | MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 26.937 |
| 160 | CMRMiddle Africa | 26.697 |
| 161 | TJKCentral Asia | 26.356 |
| 162 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 26.344 |
| 163 | GNBWestern Africa | 25.944 |
| 164 | GINWestern Africa | 25.670 |
| 165 | INDSouthern Asia | 25.582 |
| 166 | CODMiddle Africa | 25.501 |
| 167 | ZWEEastern Africa | 25.288 |
| 168 | SLEWestern Africa | 25.031 |
| 169 | AFGSouthern Asia | 24.833 |
| 170 | GHAWestern Africa | 24.363 |
| 171 | MLIWestern Africa | 23.843 |
| 172 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 23.602 |
| 173 | MWIEastern Africa | 21.765 |
| 174 | UGAEastern Africa | 21.725 |
| 175 | TZAEastern Africa | 20.763 |
| 176 | BFAWestern Africa | 19.631 |
| 177 | PRKEastern Asia | 19.253 |
| 178 | RWAEastern Africa | 19.201 |
| 179 | CAFMiddle Africa | 17.972 |
| 180 | ZMBEastern Africa | 17.015 |
| 181 | TCDMiddle Africa | 16.988 |
| 182 | NERWestern Africa | 16.618 |
| 183 | MOZEastern Africa | 16.497 |
| 184 | ETHEastern Africa | 14.854 |
| 185 | MDGEastern Africa | 13.880 |
| 186 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 12.123 |
| 187 | BDIEastern Africa | 6.643 |
02In 2004
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1
Djibouti93.678
- 2
Hong Kong83.528
- 3
Macau81.294
- 4Channel Islands80.198
- 5
Bahamas79.497
Lowest
- 187
Burundi6.643
- 186
Laos12.123
- 185
Madagascar13.880
- 184
Ethiopia14.854
- 183
Mozambique16.497
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 52.957. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032003 → 2004
Since 2003
What changed between 2003 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 187values changed, of 187 in both
- 139 · 48rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Yemen46.202 → 49.954+3.752
North Macedonia44.971 → 48.278+3.307
Mauritius54.494 → 57.666+3.172
Romania39.639 → 42.653+3.014
Greece62.669 → 65.651+2.983
Fell most
Jordan72.724 → 70.074−2.650
Zimbabwe27.898 → 25.288−2.610
Suriname69.959 → 67.462−2.497
Sierra Leone27.200 → 25.031−2.169
Egypt48.919 → 46.762−2.156
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.
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 2004.
The position is ours
ILO publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 187 countries has every column.
05The files
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International Labour Organization (ILO) (2004). Employment in Services, 2004 [data set], describing 2004. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/services-employment/2004
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07Questions
Employment in Services, 2004: questions and answers
Which country has the highest employment in services in Employment in Services, 2004?
Djibouti, at 93.678, of the 187 countries in the file.
What year does Employment in Services, 2004 describe?
2004.
How many countries does Employment in Services, 2004 cover?
187.
Where can I download Employment in Services, 2004?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Employment in Services, 2004 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Employment in Services, 2025.