Employment in services in Sri Lanka
47.8% of employed people in Sri Lanka worked in services in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 1996.
Sri Lanka, 2025
47.8%
Change from 2024
+0.2percentage points
World, 2025
50.6%
Position in 2025
135th of 182
Employment in services in Sri Lanka 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 | Sri Lanka | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 47.8% | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 47.6% | 50.3% |
| 2023 | 47.3% | 49.9% |
| 2022 | 47.0% | 49.5% |
| 2021 | 46.7% | 49.6% |
| 2020 | 46.0% | 49.5% |
| 2019 | 47.1% | 50.2% |
| 2018 | 46.6% | 49.7% |
| 2017 | 45.5% | 49.1% |
| 2016 | 46.5% | 48.6% |
| 2015 | 45.6% | 48.1% |
| 2014 | 45.5% | 47.3% |
| 2013 | 44.5% | 46.4% |
| 2012 | 42.9% | 45.6% |
| 2011 | 44.4% | 45.1% |
| 2010 | 44.3% | 44.6% |
| 2009 | 44.1% | 44.2% |
| 2008 | 43.9% | 43.7% |
| 2007 | 43.7% | 43.2% |
| 2006 | 43.1% | 42.9% |
| 2005 | 42.8% | 42.3% |
| 2004 | 42.8% | 41.8% |
| 2003 | 42.8% | 41.1% |
| 2002 | 43.1% | 40.7% |
| 2001 | 42.8% | 40.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 47.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 45.6%, the figure has changed by +2.3 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Sri Lanka has the 135th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 50.6%.
More for Sri Lanka
All statistics for Sri Lanka
Employment in agriculture
25.9%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
26.3%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
4.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
18.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
48.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
31.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT