Employment in services in Burundi
11.6% of employed people in Burundi worked in services in 2025.
Burundi, 2025
11.6%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2025
50.6%
Position in 2025
182nd of 182
Employment in services in Burundi 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 | Burundi | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11.6% | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 11.5% | 50.3% |
| 2023 | 11.3% | 49.9% |
| 2022 | 11.2% | 49.5% |
| 2021 | 11.3% | 49.6% |
| 2020 | 11.6% | 49.5% |
| 2019 | 11.7% | 50.2% |
| 2018 | 10.9% | 49.7% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | 49.1% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | 48.6% |
| 2015 | 10.1% | 48.1% |
| 2014 | 10.3% | 47.3% |
| 2013 | 9.9% | 46.4% |
| 2012 | 9.5% | 45.6% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | 45.1% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | 44.6% |
| 2009 | 8.2% | 44.2% |
| 2008 | 8.0% | 43.7% |
| 2007 | 7.6% | 43.2% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | 42.9% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | 42.3% |
| 2004 | 6.6% | 41.8% |
| 2003 | 6.4% | 41.1% |
| 2002 | 6.4% | 40.7% |
| 2001 | 6.0% | 40.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 11.5% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 10.1%, the figure has changed by +1.5 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Burundi has the 182nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 50.6%.
More for Burundi
All statistics for Burundi
Employment in agriculture
85.3%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
3.1%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
0.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
1.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
78.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
79.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT