Employment in services in Benin
41.4% of employed people in Benin worked in services in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1991.
Benin, 2025
41.4%
Change from 2024
+0.8percentage points
World, 2025
50.6%
Position in 2025
149th of 182
Employment in services in Benin 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 | Benin | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41.4% | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 40.7% | 50.3% |
| 2023 | 39.8% | 49.9% |
| 2022 | 39.0% | 49.5% |
| 2021 | 38.5% | 49.6% |
| 2020 | 38.8% | 49.5% |
| 2019 | 40.2% | 50.2% |
| 2018 | 40.3% | 49.7% |
| 2017 | 40.1% | 49.1% |
| 2016 | 40.0% | 48.6% |
| 2015 | 40.5% | 48.1% |
| 2014 | 41.1% | 47.3% |
| 2013 | 41.0% | 46.4% |
| 2012 | 39.4% | 45.6% |
| 2011 | 37.9% | 45.1% |
| 2010 | 37.5% | 44.6% |
| 2009 | 37.3% | 44.2% |
| 2008 | 37.1% | 43.7% |
| 2007 | 36.5% | 43.2% |
| 2006 | 35.9% | 42.9% |
| 2005 | 35.7% | 42.3% |
| 2004 | 35.7% | 41.8% |
| 2003 | 35.4% | 41.1% |
| 2002 | 35.2% | 40.7% |
| 2001 | 35.0% | 40.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.8 percentage points from 40.7% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 40.5%, the figure has changed by +1.0 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Benin has the 149th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 50.6%.
More for Benin
All statistics for Benin
Employment in agriculture
40.2%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
18.3%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
1.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
2.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
76.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
75.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT