Employment in services in Somalia, Fed. Rep.
52.2% of employed people in Somalia, Fed. Rep. worked in services in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2019.
Somalia, Fed. Rep., 2025
52.2%
Change from 2024
+0.2percentage points
World, 2025
50.6%
Position in 2025
115th of 182
Employment in services in Somalia, Fed. Rep. 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 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52.2% | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 52.0% | 50.3% |
| 2023 | 51.8% | 49.9% |
| 2022 | 51.4% | 49.5% |
| 2021 | 51.4% | 49.6% |
| 2020 | 52.1% | 49.5% |
| 2019 | 56.0% | 50.2% |
| 2018 | 56.1% | 49.7% |
| 2017 | 56.3% | 49.1% |
| 2016 | 54.0% | 48.6% |
| 2015 | 53.2% | 48.1% |
| 2014 | 51.6% | 47.3% |
| 2013 | 50.4% | 46.4% |
| 2012 | 48.5% | 45.6% |
| 2011 | 47.0% | 45.1% |
| 2010 | 45.6% | 44.6% |
| 2009 | 44.6% | 44.2% |
| 2008 | 43.6% | 43.7% |
| 2007 | 42.7% | 43.2% |
| 2006 | 41.3% | 42.9% |
| 2005 | 40.4% | 42.3% |
| 2004 | 39.5% | 41.8% |
| 2003 | 38.6% | 41.1% |
| 2002 | 37.5% | 40.7% |
| 2001 | 36.4% | 40.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 52.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 53.2%, the figure has changed by −1.0 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Somalia, Fed. Rep. has the 115th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 50.6%.
More for Somalia, Fed. Rep.
All statistics for Somalia, Fed. Rep.
Employment in agriculture
30.0%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
17.8%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
18.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
34.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
33.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
20.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT