Employment in services in Guyana
56.7% of employed people in Guyana worked in services in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2011.
Guyana, 2025
56.7%
Change from 2024
−0.3percentage points
World, 2025
50.6%
Position in 2025
100th of 182
Employment in services in Guyana 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 | Guyana | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 56.7% | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 57.0% | 50.3% |
| 2023 | 58.5% | 49.9% |
| 2022 | 59.4% | 49.5% |
| 2021 | 60.6% | 49.6% |
| 2020 | 59.9% | 49.5% |
| 2019 | 60.3% | 50.2% |
| 2018 | 59.1% | 49.7% |
| 2017 | 58.7% | 49.1% |
| 2016 | 58.3% | 48.6% |
| 2015 | 57.9% | 48.1% |
| 2014 | 57.7% | 47.3% |
| 2013 | 57.3% | 46.4% |
| 2012 | 56.7% | 45.6% |
| 2011 | 56.0% | 45.1% |
| 2010 | 55.0% | 44.6% |
| 2009 | 54.3% | 44.2% |
| 2008 | 53.6% | 43.7% |
| 2007 | 53.4% | 43.2% |
| 2006 | 52.5% | 42.9% |
| 2005 | 51.6% | 42.3% |
| 2004 | 51.9% | 41.8% |
| 2003 | 51.4% | 41.1% |
| 2002 | 51.0% | 40.7% |
| 2001 | 50.3% | 40.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 57.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 57.9%, the figure has changed by −1.2 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Guyana has the 100th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 50.6%.
More for Guyana
All statistics for Guyana
Employment in agriculture
12.2%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
31.1%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
12.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
24.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
55.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
47.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT