Employment in services in Kuwait
73.5% of employed people in Kuwait worked in services in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2007.
Kuwait, 2025
73.5%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
World, 2025
50.6%
Position in 2025
43rd of 182
Employment in services in Kuwait 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 | Kuwait | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 73.5% | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 73.4% | 50.3% |
| 2023 | 72.8% | 49.9% |
| 2022 | 72.5% | 49.5% |
| 2021 | 72.7% | 49.6% |
| 2020 | 73.2% | 49.5% |
| 2019 | 72.4% | 50.2% |
| 2018 | 73.0% | 49.7% |
| 2017 | 72.8% | 49.1% |
| 2016 | 72.8% | 48.6% |
| 2015 | 72.9% | 48.1% |
| 2014 | 73.0% | 47.3% |
| 2013 | 72.9% | 46.4% |
| 2012 | 72.9% | 45.6% |
| 2011 | 73.2% | 45.1% |
| 2010 | 73.4% | 44.6% |
| 2009 | 73.2% | 44.2% |
| 2008 | 72.3% | 43.7% |
| 2007 | 74.1% | 43.2% |
| 2006 | 75.4% | 42.9% |
| 2005 | 76.6% | 42.3% |
| 2004 | 78.3% | 41.8% |
| 2003 | 79.7% | 41.1% |
| 2002 | 79.2% | 40.7% |
| 2001 | 78.8% | 40.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 73.4% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 72.9%, the figure has changed by +0.6 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Kuwait has the 43rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 50.6%.
More for Kuwait
All statistics for Kuwait
Employment in agriculture
1.9%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
24.6%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
2.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
15.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
73.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
47.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT