Employment in services in India
32.6% of employed people in India worked in services in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2019.
India, 2025
32.6%
Change from 2024
+0.3percentage points
World, 2025
50.6%
Median of G20 countries, 2025
72.2%
Position in 2025
166th of 182
Employment in services in India 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 | India | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32.6% | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 32.3% | 50.3% |
| 2023 | 31.5% | 49.9% |
| 2022 | 31.0% | 49.5% |
| 2021 | 31.5% | 49.6% |
| 2020 | 31.6% | 49.5% |
| 2019 | 34.1% | 50.2% |
| 2018 | 33.3% | 49.7% |
| 2017 | 32.5% | 49.1% |
| 2016 | 31.6% | 48.6% |
| 2015 | 30.8% | 48.1% |
| 2014 | 29.8% | 47.3% |
| 2013 | 29.0% | 46.4% |
| 2012 | 28.2% | 45.6% |
| 2011 | 27.4% | 45.1% |
| 2010 | 26.6% | 44.6% |
| 2009 | 26.5% | 44.2% |
| 2008 | 26.4% | 43.7% |
| 2007 | 26.3% | 43.2% |
| 2006 | 26.2% | 42.9% |
| 2005 | 26.0% | 42.3% |
| 2004 | 25.6% | 41.8% |
| 2003 | 25.1% | 41.1% |
| 2002 | 24.7% | 40.7% |
| 2001 | 24.4% | 40.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 32.3% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 30.8%, the figure has changed by +1.8 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, India has the 166th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 50.6%.
More for India
All statistics for India
Employment in agriculture
41.6%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
25.8%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
4.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
16.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
55.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
32.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT