Employment in services in Mozambique
20.6% of employed people in Mozambique worked in services in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2019.
Mozambique, 2025
20.6%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
World, 2025
50.6%
Position in 2025
178th of 182
Employment in services in Mozambique 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 | Mozambique | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20.6% | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 20.5% | 50.3% |
| 2023 | 20.5% | 49.9% |
| 2022 | 20.1% | 49.5% |
| 2021 | 20.0% | 49.6% |
| 2020 | 20.1% | 49.5% |
| 2019 | 21.1% | 50.2% |
| 2018 | 20.9% | 49.7% |
| 2017 | 20.6% | 49.1% |
| 2016 | 20.6% | 48.6% |
| 2015 | 20.1% | 48.1% |
| 2014 | 19.8% | 47.3% |
| 2013 | 19.4% | 46.4% |
| 2012 | 19.0% | 45.6% |
| 2011 | 18.6% | 45.1% |
| 2010 | 18.2% | 44.6% |
| 2009 | 17.9% | 44.2% |
| 2008 | 17.8% | 43.7% |
| 2007 | 17.5% | 43.2% |
| 2006 | 17.2% | 42.9% |
| 2005 | 16.7% | 42.3% |
| 2004 | 16.5% | 41.8% |
| 2003 | 16.2% | 41.1% |
| 2002 | 15.8% | 40.7% |
| 2001 | 15.3% | 40.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 20.5% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 20.1%, the figure has changed by +0.4 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Mozambique has the 178th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 50.6%.
More for Mozambique
All statistics for Mozambique
Employment in agriculture
73.0%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
6.4%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
6.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
11.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
78.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
77.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT