Employment in services in Saudi Arabia
74.4% of employed people in Saudi Arabia worked in services in 2025.
Saudi Arabia, 2025
74.4%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
World, 2025
50.6%
Median of G20 countries, 2025
72.2%
Position in 2025
38th of 182
Employment in services in Saudi Arabia 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 | Saudi Arabia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 74.4% | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 74.4% | 50.3% |
| 2023 | 74.2% | 49.9% |
| 2022 | 80.2% | 49.5% |
| 2021 | 77.8% | 49.6% |
| 2020 | 73.9% | 49.5% |
| 2019 | 72.6% | 50.2% |
| 2018 | 71.3% | 49.7% |
| 2017 | 69.7% | 49.1% |
| 2016 | 69.6% | 48.6% |
| 2015 | 69.5% | 48.1% |
| 2014 | 69.4% | 47.3% |
| 2013 | 69.3% | 46.4% |
| 2012 | 69.1% | 45.6% |
| 2011 | 68.9% | 45.1% |
| 2010 | 69.1% | 44.6% |
| 2009 | 69.3% | 44.2% |
| 2008 | 68.9% | 43.7% |
| 2007 | 68.8% | 43.2% |
| 2006 | 68.7% | 42.9% |
| 2005 | 68.5% | 42.3% |
| 2004 | 68.3% | 41.8% |
| 2003 | 68.5% | 41.1% |
| 2002 | 68.6% | 40.7% |
| 2001 | 68.3% | 40.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 74.4% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 69.5%, the figure has changed by +4.9 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Saudi Arabia has the 38th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 50.6%.
More for Saudi Arabia
All statistics for Saudi Arabia
Employment in agriculture
2.5%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
23.1%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
3.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
10.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
65.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
33.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT