Employment in services in Lesotho
36.1% of employed people in Lesotho worked in services in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2018.
Lesotho, 2025
36.1%
Change from 2024
+0.3percentage points
World, 2025
50.6%
Position in 2025
160th of 182
Employment in services in Lesotho 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 | Lesotho | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36.1% | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 35.8% | 50.3% |
| 2023 | 35.5% | 49.9% |
| 2022 | 35.2% | 49.5% |
| 2021 | 34.9% | 49.6% |
| 2020 | 35.2% | 49.5% |
| 2019 | 35.8% | 50.2% |
| 2018 | 36.2% | 49.7% |
| 2017 | 36.5% | 49.1% |
| 2016 | 36.8% | 48.6% |
| 2015 | 37.4% | 48.1% |
| 2014 | 38.0% | 47.3% |
| 2013 | 38.4% | 46.4% |
| 2012 | 38.9% | 45.6% |
| 2011 | 39.6% | 45.1% |
| 2010 | 40.2% | 44.6% |
| 2009 | 40.9% | 44.2% |
| 2008 | 41.2% | 43.7% |
| 2007 | 41.8% | 43.2% |
| 2006 | 42.4% | 42.9% |
| 2005 | 42.9% | 42.3% |
| 2004 | 43.4% | 41.8% |
| 2003 | 44.0% | 41.1% |
| 2002 | 44.7% | 40.7% |
| 2001 | 45.0% | 40.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 35.8% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 37.4%, the figure has changed by −1.3 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Lesotho has the 160th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 50.6%.
More for Lesotho
All statistics for Lesotho
Employment in agriculture
30.9%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
33.0%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
16.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
24.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
57.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
48.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT