Benin - Employment in services

Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Benin was 54.08 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 54.08 in 2019, while its lowest value was 34.91 in 1991.

Definition: Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 34.91
1992 35.11
1993 35.43
1994 35.05
1995 35.47
1996 35.90
1997 36.39
1998 36.94
1999 37.53
2000 38.24
2001 39.01
2002 39.81
2003 40.42
2004 41.32
2005 41.84
2006 42.63
2007 43.58
2008 44.46
2009 45.10
2010 45.69
2011 46.61
2012 47.53
2013 48.54
2014 49.54
2015 50.13
2016 51.17
2017 52.10
2018 53.10
2019 54.08

Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Benin was 33.12 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 33.12 in 2019, while its lowest value was 24.68 in 1991.

Definition: Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 24.68
1992 24.78
1993 24.86
1994 25.05
1995 25.21
1996 25.28
1997 25.46
1998 25.59
1999 25.82
2000 26.12
2001 26.42
2002 26.62
2003 26.91
2004 27.11
2005 27.31
2006 27.57
2007 27.99
2008 28.37
2009 28.64
2010 28.95
2011 29.41
2012 29.85
2013 30.42
2014 30.93
2015 31.23
2016 31.49
2017 31.98
2018 32.53
2019 33.12

Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Benin was 43.42 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 43.42 in 2019, while its lowest value was 28.98 in 1991.

Definition: Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 28.98
1992 29.11
1993 29.35
1994 29.34
1995 29.65
1996 29.93
1997 30.31
1998 30.69
1999 31.14
2000 31.70
2001 32.29
2002 32.84
2003 33.33
2004 33.91
2005 34.31
2006 34.88
2007 35.61
2008 36.29
2009 36.79
2010 37.28
2011 37.84
2012 38.50
2013 39.29
2014 40.05
2015 40.49
2016 41.14
2017 41.85
2018 42.64
2019 43.42

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity