Employment in services in Afghanistan
29.5% of employed people in Afghanistan worked in services in 2025.
Afghanistan, 2025
29.5%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2025
50.6%
Position in 2025
169th of 182
Employment in services in Afghanistan over time
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% of total employment. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Afghanistan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29.5% | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 29.5% | 50.3% |
| 2023 | 29.5% | 49.9% |
| 2022 | 29.4% | 49.5% |
| 2021 | 30.2% | 49.6% |
| 2020 | 35.5% | 49.5% |
| 2019 | 37.5% | 50.2% |
| 2018 | 37.0% | 49.7% |
| 2017 | 36.8% | 49.1% |
| 2016 | 35.2% | 48.6% |
| 2015 | 33.7% | 48.1% |
| 2014 | 32.2% | 47.3% |
| 2013 | 32.1% | 46.4% |
| 2012 | 32.3% | 45.6% |
| 2011 | 31.1% | 45.1% |
| 2010 | 31.2% | 44.6% |
| 2009 | 29.4% | 44.2% |
| 2008 | 27.7% | 43.7% |
| 2007 | 27.2% | 43.2% |
| 2006 | 25.9% | 42.9% |
| 2005 | 25.7% | 42.3% |
| 2004 | 24.8% | 41.8% |
| 2003 | 24.8% | 41.1% |
| 2002 | 24.5% | 40.7% |
| 2001 | 22.8% | 40.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 29.5% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 33.7%, the figure has changed by −4.3 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Afghanistan has the 169th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 50.6%.
More for Afghanistan
All statistics for Afghanistan
Employment in agriculture
51.6%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
18.9%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
13.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
16.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
37.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
5.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT