Employment in services in Kenya
41.7% of employed people in Kenya worked in services in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1991.
Kenya, 2025
41.7%
Change from 2024
+0.6percentage points
World, 2025
50.6%
Position in 2025
148th of 182
Employment in services in Kenya 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 | Kenya | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41.7% | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 41.2% | 50.3% |
| 2023 | 40.7% | 49.9% |
| 2022 | 40.2% | 49.5% |
| 2021 | 37.4% | 49.6% |
| 2020 | 37.5% | 49.5% |
| 2019 | 38.9% | 50.2% |
| 2018 | 38.5% | 49.7% |
| 2017 | 37.9% | 49.1% |
| 2016 | 37.5% | 48.6% |
| 2015 | 37.1% | 48.1% |
| 2014 | 36.6% | 47.3% |
| 2013 | 36.1% | 46.4% |
| 2012 | 35.6% | 45.6% |
| 2011 | 35.1% | 45.1% |
| 2010 | 34.7% | 44.6% |
| 2009 | 34.3% | 44.2% |
| 2008 | 34.0% | 43.7% |
| 2007 | 33.6% | 43.2% |
| 2006 | 33.1% | 42.9% |
| 2005 | 32.5% | 42.3% |
| 2004 | 32.0% | 41.8% |
| 2003 | 31.5% | 41.1% |
| 2002 | 31.0% | 40.7% |
| 2001 | 30.6% | 40.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.6 percentage points from 41.2% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 37.1%, the figure has changed by +4.7 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Kenya has the 148th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 50.6%.
More for Kenya
All statistics for Kenya
Employment in agriculture
45.8%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
12.5%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
5.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
15.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
67.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
63.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT