Employment in services in Ghana
47.2% of employed people in Ghana worked in services in 2025.
Ghana, 2025
47.2%
Change from 2024
+0.2percentage points
World, 2025
50.6%
Position in 2025
137th of 182
Employment in services in Ghana 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 | Ghana | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 47.2% | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 46.9% | 50.3% |
| 2023 | 46.4% | 49.9% |
| 2022 | 46.0% | 49.5% |
| 2021 | 49.7% | 49.6% |
| 2020 | 47.4% | 49.5% |
| 2019 | 46.3% | 50.2% |
| 2018 | 43.3% | 49.7% |
| 2017 | 40.5% | 49.1% |
| 2016 | 39.8% | 48.6% |
| 2015 | 39.2% | 48.1% |
| 2014 | 38.7% | 47.3% |
| 2013 | 38.2% | 46.4% |
| 2012 | 37.5% | 45.6% |
| 2011 | 36.8% | 45.1% |
| 2010 | 36.0% | 44.6% |
| 2009 | 33.1% | 44.2% |
| 2008 | 30.4% | 43.7% |
| 2007 | 27.8% | 43.2% |
| 2006 | 25.3% | 42.9% |
| 2005 | 24.9% | 42.3% |
| 2004 | 24.4% | 41.8% |
| 2003 | 24.0% | 41.1% |
| 2002 | 23.6% | 40.7% |
| 2001 | 23.2% | 40.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 46.9% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 39.2%, the figure has changed by +7.9 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Ghana has the 137th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 50.6%.
More for Ghana
All statistics for Ghana
Employment in agriculture
34.6%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
18.3%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
3.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
5.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
58.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
55.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT