Data for 2012
Employment in Services, 2012
2012, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Employment in Services, 2012 covers 187 countries. Djibouti is highest, at 93.5116; Burundi is lowest, at 9.4593. The middle country reads 56.7362. Against 2011, 187 values changed (157 up, 30 down), the same countries are covered.
Employment in Services · Data for 2012
HighestDjibouti
93.5116LowestBurundi
9.4593Shaded 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, 2012, 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 | 93.5116 |
| 2 | LUXWestern Europe | 86.0250 |
| 3 | HKGEastern Asia | 85.9125 |
| 4 | MACEastern Asia | 85.1530 |
| 5 | BHSCaribbean | 83.4161 |
| 6 | Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe | 82.6204 |
| 7 | PYFPolynesia | 81.6910 |
| 8 | PRICaribbean | 81.6213 |
| 9 | ISRWestern Asia | 81.4010 |
| 10 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 80.1688 |
| 11 | NLDWestern Europe | 79.8511 |
| 12 | GBRNorthern Europe | 79.7734 |
| 13 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 79.4965 |
| 14 | USANorthern America | 78.6183 |
| 15 | SWENorthern Europe | 78.2958 |
| 16 | VIRCaribbean | 77.6492 |
| 17 | CANNorthern America | 77.5997 |
| 18 | DNKNorthern Europe | 77.5941 |
| 19 | NORNorthern Europe | 77.4367 |
| 20 | IRLNorthern Europe | 77.2316 |
| 21 | GUMMicronesia | 77.1121 |
| 22 | BELWestern Europe | 77.0719 |
| 23 | BRBCaribbean | 77.0698 |
| 24 | MNESouthern Europe | 76.9197 |
| 25 | CYPWestern Asia | 76.9169 |
| 26 | MLTSouthern Europe | 76.7696 |
| 27 | ISLNorthern Europe | 76.2268 |
| 28 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 75.5497 |
| 29 | FRAWestern Europe | 75.2868 |
| 30 | ESPSouthern Europe | 75.1188 |
| 31 | CHEWestern Europe | 74.9353 |
| 32 | JORWestern Asia | 73.5509 |
| 33 | FINNorthern Europe | 73.2386 |
| 34 | LBNWestern Asia | 72.9081 |
| 35 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 72.9022 |
| 36 | KWTWestern Asia | 72.8808 |
| 37 | NCLMelanesia | 72.6289 |
| 38 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 71.7307 |
| 39 | LCACaribbean | 71.5256 |
| 40 | URYSouth America | 71.1874 |
| 41 | VENSouth America | 70.9949 |
| 42 | GRCSouthern Europe | 70.9719 |
| 43 | MDVSouthern Asia | 70.7883 |
| 44 | JPNEastern Asia | 70.6286 |
| 45 | DEUWestern Europe | 70.2287 |
| 46 | DOMCaribbean | 69.7010 |
| 47 | ARGSouth America | 69.4876 |
| 48 | AUTWestern Europe | 69.2447 |
| 49 | SAUWestern Asia | 69.0642 |
| 50 | KOREastern Asia | 68.8844 |
| 51 | CRICentral America | 68.8555 |
| 52 | ITASouthern Europe | 68.7252 |
| 53 | PRTSouthern Europe | 68.5697 |
| 54 | LVANorthern Europe | 68.1498 |
| 55 | CHLSouth America | 67.9049 |
| 56 | LBYNorthern Africa | 67.8811 |
| 57 | VCTCaribbean | 67.4455 |
| 58 | TTOCaribbean | 67.3006 |
| 59 | SURSouth America | 67.1726 |
| 60 | JAMCaribbean | 66.4010 |
| 61 | BRASouth America | 66.3315 |
| 62 | BWASouthern Africa | 66.2130 |
| 63 | LTUNorthern Europe | 66.1200 |
| 64 | AREWestern Asia | 65.9573 |
| 65 | PNGMelanesia | 65.3875 |
| 66 | HUNEastern Europe | 65.1444 |
| 67 | MUSEastern Africa | 65.1275 |
| 68 | RUSEastern Europe | 65.0271 |
| 69 | BLZCentral America | 64.9365 |
| 70 | ESTNorthern Europe | 64.4033 |
| 71 | PANCentral America | 64.3999 |
| 72 | SVNSouthern Europe | 64.3984 |
| 73 | IRQWestern Asia | 64.3491 |
| 74 | BHRWestern Asia | 63.9105 |
| 75 | PSEWestern Asia | 63.6922 |
| 76 | STPMiddle Africa | 63.6192 |
| 77 | CPVWestern Africa | 63.2715 |
| 78 | MEXCentral America | 63.1650 |
| 79 | COLSouth America | 62.4297 |
| 80 | BGREastern Europe | 62.0024 |
| 81 | CUBCaribbean | 61.5520 |
| 82 | HRVSouthern Europe | 60.6075 |
| 83 | SWZSouthern Africa | 60.5592 |
| 84 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 59.1735 |
| 85 | DZANorthern Africa | 59.0535 |
| 86 | CZEEastern Europe | 58.8258 |
| 87 | NAMSouthern Africa | 58.7480 |
| 88 | SVKEastern Europe | 58.4357 |
| 89 | PERSouth America | 58.3404 |
| 90 | UKREastern Europe | 58.0869 |
| 91 | SLVCentral America | 58.0505 |
| 92 | PRYSouth America | 56.9805 |
| 93 | OMNWestern Asia | 56.8455 |
| 94 | GUYSouth America | 56.7362 |
| 95 | SYRWestern Asia | 56.6788 |
| 96 | POLEastern Europe | 56.4282 |
| 97 | BLREastern Europe | 55.9534 |
| 98 | YEMWestern Asia | 55.4873 |
| 99 | KAZCentral Asia | 55.0781 |
| 100 | ECUSouth America | 54.6902 |
| 101 | WSMPolynesia | 54.2981 |
| 102 | GMBWestern Africa | 53.5537 |
| 103 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 53.1342 |
| 104 | MKDSouthern Europe | 52.8546 |
| 105 | GABMiddle Africa | 52.2716 |
| 106 | KGZCentral Asia | 52.2308 |
| 107 | BOLSouth America | 50.8256 |
| 108 | UZBCentral Asia | 50.4349 |
| 109 | NICCentral America | 50.2582 |
| 110 | TUNNorthern Africa | 49.8775 |
| 111 | HNDCentral America | 49.2678 |
| 112 | TURWestern Asia | 49.1484 |
| 113 | SLBMelanesia | 49.0519 |
| 114 | SRBSouthern Europe | 48.6589 |
| 115 | ROUEastern Europe | 48.6526 |
| 116 | SENWestern Africa | 48.5962 |
| 117 | SOMEastern Africa | 48.5416 |
| 118 | LBRWestern Africa | 48.4079 |
| 119 | GTMCentral America | 48.3776 |
| 120 | MRTWestern Africa | 48.2015 |
| 121 | AZEWestern Asia | 48.0597 |
| 122 | BIHSouthern Europe | 47.9531 |
| 123 | EGYNorthern Africa | 47.6695 |
| 124 | FJIMelanesia | 47.4601 |
| 125 | IRNSouthern Asia | 47.3911 |
| 126 | QATWestern Asia | 46.8661 |
| 127 | ARMWestern Asia | 46.2880 |
| 128 | TGOWestern Africa | 44.7893 |
| 129 | AGOMiddle Africa | 44.4213 |
| 130 | SDNNorthern Africa | 44.3343 |
| 131 | NGAWestern Africa | 44.2721 |
| 132 | MNGEastern Asia | 44.1858 |
| 133 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 43.7825 |
| 134 | TKMCentral Asia | 43.4126 |
| 135 | NPLSouthern Asia | 43.1779 |
| 136 | LKASouthern Asia | 42.9355 |
| 137 | HTICaribbean | 42.4687 |
| 138 | TONPolynesia | 42.2164 |
| 139 | CIVWestern Africa | 42.2156 |
| 140 | COGMiddle Africa | 40.6099 |
| 141 | TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 40.5273 |
| 142 | COMEastern Africa | 40.2357 |
| 143 | GEOWestern Asia | 39.8258 |
| 144 | MARNorthern Africa | 39.3974 |
| 145 | BENWestern Africa | 39.3767 |
| 146 | LSOSouthern Africa | 38.8572 |
| 147 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 38.0346 |
| 148 | GHAWestern Africa | 37.4947 |
| 149 | ALBSouthern Europe | 36.8368 |
| 150 | CHNEastern Asia | 36.0998 |
| 151 | VUTMelanesia | 35.9651 |
| 152 | KENEastern Africa | 35.6194 |
| 153 | CMRMiddle Africa | 35.5282 |
| 154 | PAKSouthern Asia | 34.6070 |
| 155 | SSDEastern Africa | 34.2884 |
| 156 | BGDSouthern Asia | 33.6489 |
| 157 | TJKCentral Asia | 33.5387 |
| 158 | GNQMiddle Africa | 33.4573 |
| 159 | MDAEastern Europe | 32.9282 |
| 160 | SLEWestern Africa | 32.9012 |
| 161 | AFGSouthern Asia | 32.3133 |
| 162 | GINWestern Africa | 32.3092 |
| 163 | BTNSouthern Asia | 31.7470 |
| 164 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 31.4433 |
| 165 | ERIEastern Africa | 31.1252 |
| 166 | MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 30.0280 |
| 167 | RWAEastern Africa | 29.9015 |
| 168 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 29.0427 |
| 169 | CODMiddle Africa | 28.9028 |
| 170 | ZMBEastern Africa | 28.5558 |
| 171 | INDSouthern Asia | 28.2198 |
| 172 | GNBWestern Africa | 27.1807 |
| 173 | MWIEastern Africa | 26.0044 |
| 174 | ZWEEastern Africa | 25.7991 |
| 175 | BFAWestern Africa | 25.7504 |
| 176 | MLIWestern Africa | 24.7725 |
| 177 | TZAEastern Africa | 24.2407 |
| 178 | UGAEastern Africa | 23.9932 |
| 179 | MDGEastern Africa | 23.4379 |
| 180 | CAFMiddle Africa | 22.0244 |
| 181 | PRKEastern Asia | 21.6496 |
| 182 | ETHEastern Africa | 19.6736 |
| 183 | MOZEastern Africa | 19.0152 |
| 184 | TCDMiddle Africa | 18.7482 |
| 185 | NERWestern Africa | 18.2834 |
| 186 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 17.4536 |
| 187 | BDIEastern Africa | 9.4593 |
02In 2012
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1
Djibouti93.5116
- 2
Luxembourg86.0250
- 3
Hong Kong85.9125
- 4
Macau85.1530
- 5
Bahamas83.4161
Lowest
- 187
Burundi9.4593
- 186
Laos17.4536
- 185
Niger18.2834
- 184
Chad18.7482
- 183
Mozambique19.0152
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 56.7362. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032011 → 2012
Since 2011
What changed between 2011 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 187values changed, of 187 in both
- 157 · 30rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Fell most
Bosnia and Herzegovina50.3160 → 47.9531−2.3629
Angola46.5492 → 44.4213−2.1279
Honduras51.1058 → 49.2678−1.8379
Iran49.0340 → 47.3911−1.6429
Cuba63.1704 → 61.5520−1.6184
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
Read before you use
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 2012.
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.
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International Labour Organization (ILO) (2012). Employment in Services, 2012 [data set], describing 2012. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/services-employment/2012
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07Questions
Employment in Services, 2012: questions and answers
Which country has the highest employment in services in Employment in Services, 2012?
Djibouti, at 93.5116, of the 187 countries in the file.
What year does Employment in Services, 2012 describe?
2012.
How many countries does Employment in Services, 2012 cover?
187.
Where can I download Employment in Services, 2012?
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, 2012 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Employment in Services, 2025.