Employment in services in Gabon
52.3% of employed people in Gabon worked in services in 2025.
Gabon, 2025
52.3%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
World, 2025
50.6%
Position in 2025
114th of 182
Employment in services in Gabon 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 | Gabon | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52.3% | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 52.2% | 50.3% |
| 2023 | 52.4% | 49.9% |
| 2022 | 52.7% | 49.5% |
| 2021 | 53.0% | 49.6% |
| 2020 | 53.0% | 49.5% |
| 2019 | 53.7% | 50.2% |
| 2018 | 53.7% | 49.7% |
| 2017 | 53.7% | 49.1% |
| 2016 | 53.7% | 48.6% |
| 2015 | 53.6% | 48.1% |
| 2014 | 53.3% | 47.3% |
| 2013 | 52.9% | 46.4% |
| 2012 | 52.3% | 45.6% |
| 2011 | 51.7% | 45.1% |
| 2010 | 50.9% | 44.6% |
| 2009 | 50.1% | 44.2% |
| 2008 | 50.0% | 43.7% |
| 2007 | 50.2% | 43.2% |
| 2006 | 49.7% | 42.9% |
| 2005 | 50.0% | 42.3% |
| 2004 | 49.8% | 41.8% |
| 2003 | 49.8% | 41.1% |
| 2002 | 49.7% | 40.7% |
| 2001 | 49.8% | 40.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 52.2% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 53.6%, the figure has changed by −1.3 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Gabon has the 114th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 50.6%.
More for Gabon
All statistics for Gabon
Employment in agriculture
28.9%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
18.9%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
20.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
36.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
51.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
41.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT