Employment in services in Bangladesh
37.7% of employed people in Bangladesh worked in services in 2025.
Bangladesh, 2025
37.7%
Change from 2024
+0.3percentage points
World, 2025
50.6%
Position in 2025
157th of 182
Employment in services in Bangladesh 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 | Bangladesh | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 37.7% | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 37.4% | 50.3% |
| 2023 | 37.0% | 49.9% |
| 2022 | 38.4% | 49.5% |
| 2021 | 38.2% | 49.6% |
| 2020 | 38.5% | 49.5% |
| 2019 | 39.4% | 50.2% |
| 2018 | 39.2% | 49.7% |
| 2017 | 39.0% | 49.1% |
| 2016 | 36.9% | 48.6% |
| 2015 | 36.0% | 48.1% |
| 2014 | 35.1% | 47.3% |
| 2013 | 34.1% | 46.4% |
| 2012 | 33.6% | 45.6% |
| 2011 | 33.2% | 45.1% |
| 2010 | 32.7% | 44.6% |
| 2009 | 32.3% | 44.2% |
| 2008 | 31.8% | 43.7% |
| 2007 | 31.4% | 43.2% |
| 2006 | 30.9% | 42.9% |
| 2005 | 30.4% | 42.3% |
| 2004 | 29.2% | 41.8% |
| 2003 | 28.0% | 41.1% |
| 2002 | 24.8% | 40.7% |
| 2001 | 21.9% | 40.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 37.4% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 36.0%, the figure has changed by +1.7 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Bangladesh has the 157th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 50.6%.
More for Bangladesh
All statistics for Bangladesh
Employment in agriculture
44.3%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
18.0%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
3.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
9.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
58.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
38.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT