# Employment in industry in Saudi Arabia

Employment in industry in Saudi Arabia was 23.1% in 2025. Source: World Bank.

- Indicator id: `employment_industry_share`
- Place id: `sa`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People employed in mining, manufacturing, construction and utilities (ISIC Rev. 4 sections B to F), as a percentage of total employment. ILO modelled estimates, ages 15 and over.
- Note: ILO modelled estimates: model outputs that fill years without a survey, not survey results. The latest year is a nowcast and is revised as surveys arrive. Sectors follow ISIC; where a country counts the armed forces, they are in services.
- Source: World Bank, Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) (SL.IND.EMPL.ZS) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.IND.EMPL.ZS)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/world-bank
- Retrieved: 2026-10-18
- License: CC BY 4.0 (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: World Bank, World Development Indicators, modelled estimate. Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) (SL.IND.EMPL.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.IND.EMPL.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-18. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/employment-in-industry/saudi-arabia
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=employment_industry_share&place=sa

| Period | % |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 23.1 |
| 2024 | 23.1 |
| 2023 | 23.1 |
| 2022 | 16.9 |
| 2021 | 19.5 |
| 2020 | 22.9 |
| 2019 | 24.3 |
| 2018 | 25.7 |
| 2017 | 26.3 |
| 2016 | 26.4 |
| 2015 | 26.4 |
| 2014 | 26.3 |
| 2013 | 26.2 |
| 2012 | 26.3 |
| 2011 | 26.3 |
| 2010 | 25.9 |
| 2009 | 25.6 |
| 2008 | 25.8 |
| 2007 | 25.7 |
| 2006 | 25.6 |
| 2005 | 25.7 |
| 2004 | 25.7 |
| 2003 | 25.4 |
| 2002 | 25.1 |
| 2001 | 25.3 |
| 2000 | 25.4 |
| 1999 | 25.5 |
| 1998 | 25.8 |
| 1997 | 25.7 |
| 1996 | 25.9 |
| 1995 | 25.9 |
| 1994 | 26.1 |
| 1993 | 26.1 |
| 1992 | 25.9 |
| 1991 | 25.5 |