Employment in services in Saint Lucia
76.3% of employed people in Saint Lucia worked in services in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1991.
Saint Lucia, 2025
76.3%
Change from 2024
+0.2percentage points
World, 2025
50.6%
Position in 2025
34th of 182
Employment in services in Saint Lucia 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 | Saint Lucia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 76.3% | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 76.1% | 50.3% |
| 2023 | 75.0% | 49.9% |
| 2022 | 72.5% | 49.5% |
| 2021 | 72.9% | 49.6% |
| 2020 | 75.6% | 49.5% |
| 2019 | 75.3% | 50.2% |
| 2018 | 73.8% | 49.7% |
| 2017 | 73.3% | 49.1% |
| 2016 | 72.9% | 48.6% |
| 2015 | 72.6% | 48.1% |
| 2014 | 72.4% | 47.3% |
| 2013 | 72.0% | 46.4% |
| 2012 | 71.5% | 45.6% |
| 2011 | 71.1% | 45.1% |
| 2010 | 70.7% | 44.6% |
| 2009 | 70.1% | 44.2% |
| 2008 | 69.7% | 43.7% |
| 2007 | 69.5% | 43.2% |
| 2006 | 68.7% | 42.9% |
| 2005 | 69.6% | 42.3% |
| 2004 | 69.0% | 41.8% |
| 2003 | 70.8% | 41.1% |
| 2002 | 69.2% | 40.7% |
| 2001 | 65.8% | 40.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 76.1% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 72.6%, the figure has changed by +3.7 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Saint Lucia has the 34th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 50.6%.
More for Saint Lucia
All statistics for Saint Lucia
Employment in agriculture
7.5%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
16.2%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
9.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
20.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
68.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
62.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT