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The statistic shows the distribution of employment in Sri Lanka by economic sector from 2009 to 2019. In 2019, 24.98 percent of the employees in Sri Lanka were active in the agricultural sector, 27.87 percent in industry and 47.15 percent in the service sector.

Sri Lanka: Distribution of employment by economic sector from 2009 to 2019

Characteristic	Agriculture	Industry	Services
2019	24.98%	27.87%	47.15%
2018	25.5%	27.94%	46.56%
2017	26.07%	28.41%	45.52%
2016	27.1%	26.39%	46.51%
2015	28.66%	25.77%	45.57%
2014	28.87%	26.33%	44.8%
2013	30.22%	26%	43.78%
2012	30.99%	26.07%	42.93%
2011	31.42%	25.79%	42.79%
2010	31.82%	25.55%	42.64%
2009	33.49%	25.84%	40.67%

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December 2022

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2009 to 2019

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