Employment in services in Lebanon
76.4% of employed people in Lebanon worked in services in 2023.
The latest value for Lebanon is for 2023. Most countries have figures for 2025.
Lebanon, 2023
76.4%
Change from 2022
−0.5percentage points
World, 2023
49.9%
Employment in services in Lebanon over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of total employment. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Lebanon | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 50.6% |
| 2024 | – | 50.3% |
| 2023 | 76.4% | 49.9% |
| 2022 | 76.9% | 49.5% |
| 2021 | 75.4% | 49.6% |
| 2020 | 75.7% | 49.5% |
| 2019 | 75.9% | 50.2% |
| 2018 | 75.2% | 49.7% |
| 2017 | 74.7% | 49.1% |
| 2016 | 74.4% | 48.6% |
| 2015 | 74.2% | 48.1% |
| 2014 | 73.7% | 47.3% |
| 2013 | 73.2% | 46.4% |
| 2012 | 72.9% | 45.6% |
| 2011 | 72.7% | 45.1% |
| 2010 | 72.5% | 44.6% |
| 2009 | 72.2% | 44.2% |
| 2008 | 72.3% | 43.7% |
| 2007 | 72.2% | 43.2% |
| 2006 | 72.2% | 42.9% |
| 2005 | 71.9% | 42.3% |
| 2004 | 71.5% | 41.8% |
| 2003 | 71.4% | 41.1% |
| 2002 | 71.1% | 40.7% |
| 2001 | 70.8% | 40.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.5 percentage points from 76.9% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 73.2%, the figure has changed by +3.2 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 49.9%.
More for Lebanon
All statistics for Lebanon
Employment in agriculture
3.5%
2023 · World Bank
Employment in industry
20.1%
2023 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
11.0%
2023 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
22.7%
2023 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
43.4%
2023 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
22.2%
2023 · ILOSTAT