| Countries (A to Z) |
Description |
| Afghanistan |
agriculture 80%, industry 10%, services 10% |
| Albania |
agriculture 57%, non-agricultural private sector 20%, public sector 23% |
| Algeria |
agriculture 14%, industry 13.4%, construction and public works 10%, trade 14.6%, government 32%, other 16% |
| American Samoa |
tuna canneries 34%, government 33%, other 33% |
| Andorra |
agriculture 1%, industry 21%, services 78% |
| Angola |
agriculture 85%, industry and services 15% |
| Anguilla |
agriculture/fishing/forestry/mining 4%, manufacturing 3%, construction 18%, transportation and utilities 10%, commerce 36%, services 29% |
| Argentina |
agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA% |
| Armenia |
agriculture 45%, industry 25%, services 30% |
| Aruba |
most employment is in wholesale and retail trade and repair, followed by hotels and restaurants; oil refining |
| Australia |
agriculture 3.7%, industry 26.4%, services 70% |
| Austria |
agriculture and forestry 4%, industry and crafts 29%, services 67% |
| Azerbaijan |
agriculture and forestry 41%, industry 7%, services 52% |
| Bahamas, The |
agriculture 5%, industry 5%, tourism 50%, other services 40% |
| Bahrain |
agriculture 1%, industry, commerce, and services 79%, government 20% |
| Bangladesh |
agriculture 63%, services 26%, industry 11% (FY 95/96) |
| Barbados |
agriculture 10%, industry 15%, services 75% |
| Belarus |
agriculture 14%, industry 34.7%, services 51.3% |
| Belgium |
agriculture 1.3%, industry 24.5%, services 74.2% |
| Belize |
agriculture 27%, industry 18%, services 55% |
| Bermuda |
agriculture and fishing 3%, laborers 17%, clerical 19%, professional and technical 21%, administrative and managerial 15%, sales 7%, services 19% |
| Bhutan |
agriculture 93%, industry and commerce 2%, services 5% |
| Bolivia |
agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
agriculture NA, industry NA, services NA |
| Brazil |
agriculture 20%, industry 14%, services 66% |
| British Virgin Islands |
agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA% |
| Brunei |
agriculture, forestry, and fishing 10%, production of oil, natural gas, services, and construction 42%, government 48% |
| Bulgaria |
agriculture 26%, industry 31%, services 43% |
| Burkina Faso |
agriculture 90% |
| Burma |
agriculture 70%, industry 7%, services 23% |
| Burundi |
agriculture 93.6%, industry 2.3%, services 4.1% |
| Cambodia |
agriculture 75% |
| Cameroon |
agriculture 70%, industry and commerce 13%, other 17% |
| Canada |
agriculture 2%, manufacturing 13%, construction 6%, services 76%, other 3% |
| Cayman Islands |
agriculture 1.4%, industry 12.6%, services 86% |
| Chad |
agriculture more than 80% (subsistence farming, herding, and fishing) |
| Chile |
agriculture 13.6%, industry 23.4%, services 63% |
| China |
agriculture 49%, industry 22%, services 29% |
| Christmas Island |
tourism 400 people, mining 100 people |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
the Cocos Islands Cooperative Society Ltd. employs construction workers, stevedores, and lighterage workers; tourism employs others |
| Colombia |
agriculture 22.7%, industry 18.7%, services 58.5% |
| Comoros |
agriculture 80% |
| Cook Islands |
agriculture 29%, industry 15%, services 56%; note: shortage of skilled labor |
| Costa Rica |
agriculture 20%, industry 22%, services 58% |
| Croatia |
agriculture 2.7%, industry 32.8%, services 64.5% |
| Cuba |
agriculture 21.2%, industry 14.4%, services 64.4% |
| Cyprus |
Republic of Cyprus: services 75.6%, industry 19.4%, agriculture 4.9% (2003); north Cyprus: services 68.9%, industry 20.5%, agriculture 10.6% |
| Czech Republic |
agriculture 4%, industry 38%, services 58% |
| Denmark |
agriculture 4%, industry 17%, services 79% |
| Dominica |
agriculture 40%, industry and commerce 32%, services 28% |
| Dominican Republic |
agriculture 17%, industry 24.3%, services and government 58.7% |
| Ecuador |
agriculture 8%, industry 24%, services 68% |
| Egypt |
agriculture 32%, industry 17%, services 51% |
| El Salvador |
agriculture 17.1%, industry 17.1%, services 65.8% |
| Eritrea |
agriculture 80%, industry and services 20% |
| Estonia |
agriculture 11%, industry 20%, services 69% |
| European Union |
agriculture 4.5%, industry 27.4%, services 66.9%; note: the remainder is in miscellaneous public and private sector industries and services |
| Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) |
agriculture 95% (mostly sheepherding and fishing) |
| Faroe Islands |
fishing, fish processing, and manufacturing 33%, construction and private services 33%, public services 34% |
| Fiji |
agriculture, including subsistence agriculture 70% |
| Finland |
agriculture and forestry 4.4%, industry 18.6%, construction 6%, commerce 16.3%, finance, insurance, and business services 13.9%, transport and communications 7.6%, public services 33.2% |
| France |
agriculture 4.1%, industry 24.4%, services 71.5% |
| French Polynesia |
agriculture 13%, industry 19%, services 68% |
| Gabon |
agriculture 60%, industry 15%, services 25% |
| Gambia, The |
agriculture 75%, industry, commerce, and services 19%, government 6% |
| Gaza Strip |
agriculture 11.9%, industry 18%, services 70.1% |
| Georgia |
agriculture 40%, industry 20%, services 40% |
| Germany |
agriculture 2.8%, industry 33.4%, services 63.8% |
| Ghana |
agriculture 60%, industry 15%, services 25% |
| Gibraltar |
agriculture negligible, industry 40%, services 60% |
| Greece |
agriculture 12%, industry 20%, services 68% |
| Grenada |
agriculture 24%, industry 14%, services 62% |
| Guam |
private 74% (industry 10%, trade 24%, other services 40%), federal and territorial government 26% |
| Guatemala |
agriculture 50%, industry 15%, services 35% |
| Guinea |
agriculture 80%, industry and services 20% |
| Guinea-Bissau |
agriculture 82% |
| Guyana |
agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA% |
| Haiti |
agriculture 66%, industry 9%, services 25% |
| Holy See (Vatican City) |
essentially services with a small amount of industry; note - dignitaries, priests, nuns, guards, and 3,000 lay workers live outside the Vatican |
| Honduras |
agriculture 34%, industry 21%, services 45% |
| Hong Kong |
manufacturing 7.5%, construction 2.9%, wholesale and retail trade, restaurants, and hotels 43.9%, financing, insurance, and real estate 19.6%, transport and communications 7.1%, community and social services 18.8%; note: above data exclude public sector |
| Hungary |
agriculture 6.2%, industry 27.1%, services 66.7% |
| Iceland |
agriculture, fishing and fish processing 10.3%, industry 18.3%, services 71.4% |
| India |
agriculture 60%, industry 17%, services 23% |
| Indonesia |
agriculture 45%, industry 16%, services 39% |
| Iran |
agriculture 30%, industry 25%, services 45% |
| Iraq |
agriculture NA, industry NA, services NA |
| Ireland |
agriculture 8%, industry 29%, services 64% |
| Israel |
agriculture 18.5%, industry 23.7%, services 50%, other 7.8% |
| Italy |
agriculture 5%, industry 32%, services 63% |
| Jamaica |
agriculture 20.1%, industry 16.6%, services 63.4% |
| Japan |
agriculture 4.6%, industry 27.8%, services 67.7% |
| Jordan |
agriculture 5%, industry 12.5%, services 82.5% |
| Kazakhstan |
agriculture 20%, industry 30%, services 50% |
| Kenya |
agriculture 75% |
| Kiribati |
2.70213%, 32%, 65.3% |
| Korea, North |
agricultural 36%, nonagricultural 64% |
| Korea, South |
agriculture 8%, industry 19%, services 73% |
| Kuwait |
agriculture NA, industries NA, services NA |
| Kyrgyzstan |
agriculture 55%, industry 15%, services 30% |
| Laos |
agriculture 80% |
| Latvia |
agriculture 15%, industry 25%, services 60% |
| Lebanon |
agriculture NA, industry NA, services NA |
| Lesotho |
86% of resident population engaged in subsistence agriculture; roughly 35% of the active male wage earners work in South Africa |
| Liberia |
agriculture 70%, industry 8%, services 22% |
| Libya |
agriculture 17%, industry 29%, services 54% |
| Liechtenstein |
agriculture 1.3%, industry 47.4%, services 51.3% |
| Lithuania |
agriculture 20%, industry 30%, services 50% |
| Luxembourg |
agriculture 1%, industry 13%, services 86% |
| Macau |
manufacturing 11.1%, construction 11.7%, transport and communications 6.3%, wholesale and retail trade 13.7%, restaurants and hotels 11.3%, gambling 19.8%, public sector 7.7%, financial services 2.6%, other services and agriculture 15.7% |
| Macedonia, Republic of |
agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA% |
| Malawi |
agriculture 90% |
| Malaysia |
agriculture 14.5%, industry 36%, services 49.5% |
| Maldives |
agriculture 22%, industry 18%, services 60% |
| Mali |
agriculture and fishing 80% |
| Malta |
agriculture 5%, industry 24%, services 71% |
| Man, Isle of |
agriculture, forestry, and fishing 3%, manufacturing 11%, construction 10%, transport and communication 8%, wholesale and retail distribution 11%, professional and scientific services 18%, public administration 6%, banking and finance 18%, tourism 2%, entertainment and catering 3%, miscellaneous services 10% |
| Marshall Islands |
agriculture 21.4%, industry 20.9%, services 57.7% |
| Martinique |
agriculture 10%, industry 17%, services 73% |
| Mauritania |
agriculture 50%, industry 10%, services 40% |
| Mauritius |
agriculture and fishing 14%, construction and industry 36%, transportation and communication 7%, trade, restaurants, hotels 16%, finance 3%, other services 24% |
| Mexico |
agriculture 18%, industry 24%, services 58% |
| Micronesia, Federated States of |
two-thirds are government employees |
| Moldova |
agriculture 40%, industry 14%, services 46% |
| Mongolia |
herding/agriculture 42%, mining 4%, manufacturing 6%, trade 14%, services 29%, public sector 5% |
| Montserrat |
agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA% |
| Morocco |
agriculture 40%, industry 15%, services 45% |
| Mozambique |
agriculture 81%, industry 6%, services 13% |
| Namibia |
agriculture 47%, industry 20%, services 33% |
| Nauru |
employed in mining phosphates, public administration, education, and transportation |
| Nepal |
agriculture 81%, industry 3%, services 16% |
| Netherlands |
agriculture 4%, industry 23%, services 73% |
| Netherlands Antilles |
agriculture 1%, industry 13%, services 86% |
| New Caledonia |
agriculture 7%, industry 23%, services 70% |
| New Zealand |
agriculture 10%, industry 25%, services 65% |
| Nicaragua |
agriculture 30.5%, industry 17.3%, services 52.2% |
| Niger |
agriculture 90%, industry and commerce 6%, government 4% |
| Nigeria |
agriculture 70%, industry 10%, services 20% |
| Niue |
most work on family plantations; paid work exists only in government service, small industry, and the Niue Development Board |
| Norfolk Island |
tourism 90%, subsistence agriculture 10% |
| Norway |
agriculture, forestry, and fishing 4%, industry 22%, services 74% |
| Oman |
agriculture NA, industry NA, services NA |
| Pakistan |
agriculture 42%, industry 20%, services 38% |
| Palau |
agriculture 20%, industry NA, services NA |
| Panama |
agriculture 20.8%, industry 18%, services 61.2% |
| Papua New Guinea |
agriculture 85%, industry NA, services NA |
| Paraguay |
agriculture 45% |
| Peru |
agriculture 5.9%, mining and quarrying 0.4%, manufacturing 12.6%, construction 5.3%, commerce 26.3%, household work 4.9%, other services 44.6% |
| Philippines |
agriculture 36%, industry 16%, services 48% |
| Pitcairn Islands |
no business community in the usual sense; some public works; subsistence farming and fishing |
| Poland |
agriculture 16.1%, industry 29%, services 54.9% |
| Portugal |
agriculture 10%, industry 30%, services 60% |
| Puerto Rico |
agriculture 3%, industry 20%, services 77% |
| Romania |
agriculture 31.6%, industry 30.7%, services 37.7% |
| Russia |
agriculture 10.3%, industry 21.4%, services 68.3% |
| Rwanda |
agriculture 90% |
| Réunion |
agriculture 13%, industry 12%, services 75% |
| Saint Lucia |
agriculture 21.7%, industry, commerce, and manufacturing 24.7%, services 53.6% |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
fishing 18%, industry (mainly fish-processing) 41%, services 41% |
| San Marino |
agriculture 1%, industry 42%, services 57% |
| Saudi Arabia |
agriculture 12%, industry 25%, services 63% |
| Senegal |
agriculture 77% |
| Serbia and Montenegro |
agriculture NA, industry NA, services NA |
| Sierra Leone |
agriculture NA, industry NA, services NA |
| Singapore |
manufacturing 21%, construction 5%, transportation and communication 7%, financial, business, and other services 42%, other 25% |
| Slovakia |
agriculture 5.8%, industry 29.3%, construction 9%, services 55.9% |
| Slovenia |
agriculture 6%, industry 40%, services 55% |
| Solomon Islands |
agriculture 75%, industry 5%, services 20% |
| Somalia |
agriculture (mostly pastoral nomadism) 71%, industry and services 29% |
| South Africa |
agriculture 30%, industry 25%, services 45% |
| Spain |
agriculture 5.3%, manufacturing, mining, and construction 30.1%, services 64.6% |
| Sri Lanka |
agriculture 38%, industry 17%, services 45% |
| Sudan |
agriculture 80%, industry and commerce 7%, government 13% |
| Suriname |
agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA% |
| Sweden |
agriculture 2%, industry 24%, services 74% |
| Switzerland |
agriculture 4.6%, industry 26.3%, services 69.1% |
| Syria |
agriculture, industry, services NA |
| São Tomé and Príncipe |
population mainly engaged in subsistence agriculture and fishing; note: shortages of skilled workers |
| Taiwan |
agriculture 6%, industry 35.8%, services 58.2% |
| Tajikistan |
agriculture 67.2%, industry 7.5%, services 25.3% |
| Tanzania |
agriculture 80%, industry and services 20% |
| Thailand |
agriculture 49%, industry 14%, services 37% |
| Togo |
agriculture 65%, industry 5%, services 30% |
| Tonga |
agriculture 65% |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
agriculture 4%, manufacturing, mining, and quarrying 12.9%, construction and utilities 17.5%, services 65.6% |
| Tunisia |
services 55%, industry 23%, agriculture 22% |
| Turkey |
agriculture 35.9%, industry 22.8%, services 41.2% (3rd quarter, 2004) |
| Turkmenistan |
agriculture 48.2%, industry 13.8%, services 37% |
| Turks and Caicos Islands |
about 33% in government and 20% in agriculture and fishing; significant numbers in tourism, financial, and other services |
| Tuvalu |
people make a living mainly through exploitation of the sea, reefs, and atolls and from wages sent home by those abroad (mostly workers in the phosphate industry and sailors) |
| Uganda |
agriculture 82%, industry 5%, services 13% |
| Ukraine |
agriculture 24%, industry 32%, services 44% |
| United Arab Emirates |
agriculture 7%, industry 15%, services 78% |
| United Kingdom |
agriculture 1.5%, industry 19.1%, services 79.5% |
| United States |
farming, forestry, and fishing 0.7%, manufacturing, extraction, transportation, and crafts 22.9%, managerial, professional, and technical 34.9%, sales and office 25%, other services 16.5%; note: figures exclude the unemployed |
| Uruguay |
agriculture 14%, industry 16%, services 70% |
| Uzbekistan |
agriculture 44%, industry 20%, services 36% |
| Vanuatu |
agriculture 65%, industry 5%, services 30% |
| Venezuela |
agriculture 13%, industry 23%, services 64% |
| Vietnam |
agriculture 63%, industry and services 37% |
| Virgin Islands |
agriculture 1%, industry 19%, services 80% |
| Wallis and Futuna |
agriculture, livestock, and fishing 80%, government 4% |
| West Bank |
agriculture 18.4%, industry 24%, services 57.6% |
| Western Sahara |
animal husbandry and subsistence farming 50% |
| Yemen |
most people are employed in agriculture and herding; services, construction, industry, and commerce account for less than one-fourth of the labor force |
| Zambia |
agriculture 85%, industry 6%, services 9% |
| Zimbabwe |
agriculture 66%, industry 10%, services 24% |
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