Employment in services in Chile
72.4% of employed people in Chile worked in services in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1991.
Chile, 2025
72.4%
Change from 2024
+0.3percentage points
World, 2025
50.6%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
73.5%
Position in 2025
49th of 182
Employment in services in Chile 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 | Chile | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 72.4% | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 72.1% | 50.3% |
| 2023 | 71.7% | 49.9% |
| 2022 | 70.8% | 49.5% |
| 2021 | 70.4% | 49.6% |
| 2020 | 70.9% | 49.5% |
| 2019 | 71.1% | 50.2% |
| 2018 | 70.7% | 49.7% |
| 2017 | 70.2% | 49.1% |
| 2016 | 69.8% | 48.6% |
| 2015 | 69.0% | 48.1% |
| 2014 | 69.0% | 47.3% |
| 2013 | 68.4% | 46.4% |
| 2012 | 67.9% | 45.6% |
| 2011 | 68.1% | 45.1% |
| 2010 | 68.1% | 44.6% |
| 2009 | 67.7% | 44.2% |
| 2008 | 67.2% | 43.7% |
| 2007 | 66.9% | 43.2% |
| 2006 | 66.4% | 42.9% |
| 2005 | 66.0% | 42.3% |
| 2004 | 65.6% | 41.8% |
| 2003 | 65.0% | 41.1% |
| 2002 | 64.7% | 40.7% |
| 2001 | 64.4% | 40.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 72.1% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 69.0%, the figure has changed by +3.5 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Chile has the 49th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 50.6%.
More for Chile
All statistics for Chile
Employment in agriculture
6.1%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
21.5%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
9.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
21.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
62.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
52.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT