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Qatar had the highest employment in industry of 186 countries in 2014, at 52.9%. South Sudan had the lowest, at 2.1%. The median was 19.4% and the figure for the World was 23.5%. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest52.9Qatar
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Median19.4186 countries
World23.5History

Map of countries, 2014

United Arab Emirates: 30.9 %Afghanistan: 23.9 %Albania: 18.4 %Armenia: 16.7 %Angola: 6.9 %Argentina: 22.8 %Austria: 25.8 %Australia: 21 %Azerbaijan: 14.3 %Bosnia and Herzegovina: 30 %Bangladesh: 20.5 %Belgium: 21.4 %Burkina Faso: 14 %Bulgaria: 29.6 %Burundi: 3.5 %Benin: 16 %Brunei: 17.8 %Bolivia: 23.3 %Brazil: 23.6 %Bahamas: 13.6 %Bhutan: 10.8 %Botswana: 16.3 %Belarus: 32.4 %Belize: 16.9 %Canada: 20.2 %Democratic Republic of the Congo: 8.6 %Central African Republic: 14.8 %Republic of the Congo: 24 %Switzerland: 21.1 %Côte d’Ivoire: 10.1 %Chile: 23.4 %Cameroon: 14.1 %China: 29.9 %Colombia: 20.1 %Costa Rica: 17 %Cuba: 16.9 %Cape Verde: 21.8 %Cyprus: 16.5 %Czechia: 38 %Germany: 28.1 %Djibouti: 5.1 %Denmark: 19.4 %Dominican Republic: 19.1 %Algeria: 31.1 %Ecuador: 18.6 %Estonia: 30.1 %Egypt: 24.7 %Eritrea: 13.1 %Spain: 19.2 %Ethiopia: 8.1 %Finland: 22.9 %Fiji: 13.1 %France: 20.5 %Gabon: 14.3 %United Kingdom: 19 %Georgia: 10.5 %Ghana: 17.4 %Gambia: 16.2 %Guinea: 13.8 %Equatorial Guinea: 11.7 %Greece: 15.1 %Guatemala: 19.5 %Guinea-Bissau: 6.8 %Guyana: 25 %Hong Kong: 14 %Honduras: 24.2 %Croatia: 26.9 %Haiti: 9.9 %Hungary: 30.5 %Indonesia: 21.5 %Ireland: 17.3 %Israel: 17.7 %India: 24.9 %Iraq: 25.9 %Iran: 34.9 %Iceland: 18.4 %Italy: 26.9 %Jamaica: 15 %Jordan: 21.9 %Japan: 25.1 %Kenya: 10.2 %Kyrgyzstan: 23.5 %Cambodia: 23.8 %North Korea: 24.8 %South Korea: 25.8 %Kuwait: 24.7 %Kazakhstan: 20 %Laos: 6.2 %Lebanon: 22.4 %Sri Lanka: 26.3 %Liberia: 8.5 %Lesotho: 31.8 %Lithuania: 24.7 %Luxembourg: 11.1 %Latvia: 23.8 %Libya: 18.8 %Morocco: 21.9 %Moldova: 10.6 %Montenegro: 17.6 %Madagascar: 8.7 %North Macedonia: 30.4 %Mali: 8 %Myanmar: 16.8 %Mongolia: 19.8 %Mauritania: 13.7 %Mauritius: 25.9 %Malawi: 7.5 %Mexico: 23.5 %Malaysia: 27.7 %Mozambique: 7.1 %Namibia: 14.8 %New Caledonia: 25.4 %Niger: 7.4 %Nigeria: 14 %Nicaragua: 17.6 %Netherlands: 16 %Norway: 20.6 %Nepal: 28.8 %New Zealand: 20.8 %Oman: 37.6 %Panama: 18.8 %Peru: 17 %French Polynesia: 15.3 %Papua New Guinea: 7.9 %Philippines: 16.8 %Pakistan: 22.9 %Poland: 30.5 %Puerto Rico: 16.3 %Palestine: 25.9 %Portugal: 23.9 %Paraguay: 19.1 %Qatar: 52.9 %Romania: 32.7 %Serbia: 24.3 %Russia: 27.3 %Rwanda: 13 %Saudi Arabia: 26.3 %Solomon Islands: 8.8 %Sudan: 14.1 %Sweden: 18.6 %Singapore: 17.6 %Slovenia: 27.2 %Slovakia: 36.1 %Sierra Leone: 6.1 %Senegal: 13.6 %Somalia: 17.4 %Suriname: 25.4 %South Sudan: 2.1 %El Salvador: 20.9 %Syria: 26.8 %Eswatini: 25.1 %Chad: 7.6 %Togo: 19.1 %Thailand: 23.6 %Tajikistan: 15.5 %Timor-Leste: 11.9 %Turkmenistan: 28.5 %Tunisia: 33.4 %Türkiye: 28.9 %Trinidad and Tobago: 27.2 %Tanzania: 7.8 %Ukraine: 26.3 %Uganda: 6.8 %United States: 19.8 %Uruguay: 19.3 %Uzbekistan: 22.9 %Venezuela: 21.3 %Vietnam: 21.4 %Vanuatu: 9.8 %Samoa: 13 %Yemen: 14.5 %South Africa: 23.5 %Zambia: 9.3 %Zimbabwe: 10.6 %
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%, 2014. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: World Bank (modelled estimate), Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) (SL.IND.EMPL.ZS). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

Top 40 countries, 2014

Qatar: 52.9 %Qatar52.9Czechia: 38 %Czechia38Oman: 37.6 %Oman37.6Slovakia: 36.1 %Slovakia36.1Bahrain: 35.2 %Bahrain35.2Iran: 34.9 %Iran34.9Tunisia: 33.4 %Tunisia33.4Romania: 32.7 %Romania32.7Belarus: 32.4 %Belarus32.4Lesotho: 31.8 %Lesotho31.8Algeria: 31.1 %Algeria31.1United Arab Emirates: 30.9 %United Arab Emirates30.9Poland: 30.5 %Poland30.5Hungary: 30.5 %Hungary30.5North Macedonia: 30.4 %North Macedonia30.4Estonia: 30.1 %Estonia30.1Bosnia and Herzegovina: 30 %Bosnia and Herzegovina30China: 29.9 %China29.9Bulgaria: 29.6 %Bulgaria29.6Türkiye: 28.9 %Türkiye28.9Nepal: 28.8 %Nepal28.8Turkmenistan: 28.5 %Turkmenistan28.5Germany: 28.1 %Germany28.1Malaysia: 27.7 %Malaysia27.7Russia: 27.3 %Russia27.3Trinidad and Tobago: 27.2 %Trinidad and Tobago27.2Slovenia: 27.2 %Slovenia27.2Italy: 26.9 %Italy26.9Croatia: 26.9 %Croatia26.9Syria: 26.8 %Syria26.8Sri Lanka: 26.3 %Sri Lanka26.3Ukraine: 26.3 %Ukraine26.3Saudi Arabia: 26.3 %Saudi Arabia26.3Mauritius: 25.9 %Mauritius25.9Palestine: 25.9 %Palestine25.9Iraq: 25.9 %Iraq25.9South Korea: 25.8 %South Korea25.8Austria: 25.8 %Austria25.8Tonga: 25.7 %Tonga25.7New Caledonia: 25.4 %New Caledonia25.4Qatar: 52.9 %Qatar52.9Czechia: 38 %Czechia38Oman: 37.6 %Oman37.6Slovakia: 36.1 %Slovakia36.1Bahrain: 35.2 %Bahrain35.2Iran: 34.9 %Iran34.9Tunisia: 33.4 %Tunisia33.4Romania: 32.7 %Romania32.7Belarus: 32.4 %Belarus32.4Lesotho: 31.8 %Lesotho31.8Algeria: 31.1 %Algeria31.1United Arab Emirates: 30.9 %United Arab Emirates30.9Poland: 30.5 %Poland30.5Hungary: 30.5 %Hungary30.5North Macedonia: 30.4 %North Macedonia30.4Estonia: 30.1 %Estonia30.1Bosnia and Herzegovina: 30 %Bosnia and Herzegovina30China: 29.9 %China29.9Bulgaria: 29.6 %Bulgaria29.6Türkiye: 28.9 %Türkiye28.9Nepal: 28.8 %Nepal28.8Turkmenistan: 28.5 %Turkmenistan28.5Germany: 28.1 %Germany28.1Malaysia: 27.7 %Malaysia27.7Russia: 27.3 %Russia27.3Trinidad and Tobago: 27.2 %Trinidad and Tobago27.2Slovenia: 27.2 %Slovenia27.2Italy: 26.9 %Italy26.9Croatia: 26.9 %Croatia26.9Syria: 26.8 %Syria26.8Sri Lanka: 26.3 %Sri Lanka26.3Ukraine: 26.3 %Ukraine26.3Saudi Arabia: 26.3 %Saudi Arabia26.3Mauritius: 25.9 %Mauritius25.9Palestine: 25.9 %Palestine25.9Iraq: 25.9 %Iraq25.9South Korea: 25.8 %South Korea25.8Austria: 25.8 %Austria25.8Tonga: 25.7 %Tonga25.7New Caledonia: 25.4 %New Caledonia25.4
%. Source: World Bank (modelled estimate), Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) (SL.IND.EMPL.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCountries2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Qatar52.9+1.1 pts
2Czechia38+0.5 pts
3Oman37.6-0.3 pts
4Slovakia36.1+0.3 pts
5Bahrain35.2+0.1 pts
6Iran34.9-0.6 pts
7Tunisia33.4+0.2 pts
8Romania32.7+0.6 pts
9Belarus32.4-0.5 pts
10Lesotho31.8+0.8 pts
11Algeria31.1+0.7 pts
12United Arab Emirates30.9-0 pts
13Poland30.50 pts
14Hungary30.5+0.6 pts
15North Macedonia30.4-0 pts
16Estonia30.1-0.1 pts
17Bosnia and Herzegovina30+0.2 pts
18China29.9-0.2 pts
19Bulgaria29.6-0.9 pts
20Türkiye28.9+0.1 pts
21Nepal28.8+0.3 pts
22Turkmenistan28.5+0.2 pts
23Germany28.1+0.4 pts
24Malaysia27.7-0.2 pts
25Russia27.3-0.2 pts
26Trinidad and Tobago27.2-0.5 pts
27Slovenia27.2-0.1 pts
28Italy26.9-0.1 pts
29Croatia26.9-0.4 pts
30Syria26.8-0.7 pts
31Sri Lanka26.3+0.5 pts
32Ukraine26.3-0.4 pts
33Saudi Arabia26.3+0.1 pts
34Mauritius25.9-0.7 pts
35Palestine25.90 pts
36Iraq25.9-0 pts
37South Korea25.8+0.2 pts
38Austria25.8-0.2 pts
39Tonga25.7+0.3 pts
40New Caledonia25.4-0.1 pts
41Suriname25.40 pts
42Eswatini25.1-0.3 pts
43Japan25.1-0.1 pts
44Guyana25-0.1 pts
45India24.9+0.1 pts
46North Korea24.8-0.1 pts
47Kuwait24.7-0.1 pts
48Lithuania24.7-0.8 pts
49Egypt24.7+0.3 pts
50Serbia24.3-0.3 pts
51Honduras24.2+3.1 pts
52Republic of the Congo24+0.1 pts
53Portugal23.9-0.1 pts
54Afghanistan23.9+2.5 pts
55Latvia23.8-0.1 pts
56Cambodia23.8+4.5 pts
57Brazil23.6-0.1 pts
58Thailand23.6+2.3 pts
59Mexico23.5+0.4 pts
60Kyrgyzstan23.5-0.1 pts
61South Africa23.5-0.1 pts
62Chile23.4-0.4 pts
63Bolivia23.3+4.5 pts
64Finland22.9+0.6 pts
65Uzbekistan22.90 pts
66Pakistan22.9-0 pts
67Argentina22.8+0.3 pts
68Lebanon22.4-0.6 pts
69São Tomé and Príncipe22.3+0.3 pts
70Morocco21.9+0.3 pts
71Jordan21.9-0.7 pts
72Cape Verde21.8-0.1 pts
73Indonesia21.5+0.4 pts
74Vietnam21.4+0.3 pts
75Belgium21.4-0.3 pts
76Venezuela21.30 pts
77Switzerland21.1-0.6 pts
78Australia21-0.1 pts
79El Salvador20.9+0.5 pts
80New Zealand20.8+0.6 pts
81Malta20.7-0.9 pts
82Norway20.6+0.4 pts
83Bangladesh20.5-0.3 pts
84France20.5-0.8 pts
85Guam20.4-0.1 pts
86Canada20.2-0.2 pts
87Colombia20.1+0.2 pts
88Kazakhstan20+0.2 pts
89Saint Vincent and the Grenadines20-0.2 pts
90Mongolia19.8+0.2 pts
91United States19.80 pts
92Barbados19.6-0.2 pts
93Guatemala19.5-0 pts
94Denmark19.4-0.3 pts
95Uruguay19.3-0.5 pts
96U.S. Virgin Islands19.3-0.4 pts
97Spain19.2-0.9 pts
98Paraguay19.1+1.7 pts
99Dominican Republic19.1+0.6 pts
100Togo19.1+0.1 pts
101Comoros19+0.5 pts
102United Kingdom19+0.1 pts
103Libya18.8-1.1 pts
104Panama18.8-0.1 pts
105Sweden18.6-0.6 pts
106Ecuador18.6+0.8 pts
107Iceland18.4-0.2 pts
108Albania18.4+1.1 pts
109Maldives18+0.4 pts
110Brunei17.8-0.2 pts
111Israel17.7-0.1 pts
112Nicaragua17.60 pts
113Singapore17.6-2.1 pts
114Montenegro17.6-0.2 pts
115Ghana17.4-0 pts
116Somalia17.4-0.1 pts
117Ireland17.3+0.1 pts
118Costa Rica17+1.1 pts
119Peru17-0.5 pts
120Belize16.9-0 pts
121Cuba16.9-0.3 pts
122Myanmar16.8-0.4 pts
123Philippines16.8+0.4 pts
124Armenia16.7+0.1 pts
125Cyprus16.5-1 pts
126Saint Lucia16.5-0.1 pts
127Puerto Rico16.3-0.3 pts
128Botswana16.3+0.1 pts
129Gambia16.2+0.2 pts
130Netherlands16-0.7 pts
131Benin16+0.3 pts
132Tajikistan15.5-0.1 pts
133French Polynesia15.3-0.1 pts
134Greece15.1-0.6 pts
135Jamaica15-0.3 pts
136Namibia14.8+0.4 pts
137Central African Republic14.8-0.2 pts
138Yemen14.5-0.4 pts
139Macao14.4+0.2 pts
140Gabon14.3+0.4 pts
141Azerbaijan14.3-0.1 pts
142Cameroon14.1+0.5 pts
143Sudan14.1+0.1 pts
144Nigeria14+0.2 pts
145Burkina Faso14+0.5 pts
146Hong Kong140 pts
147Guinea13.8+1 pts
148Mauritania13.7-0 pts
149Bahamas13.6+0.2 pts
150Senegal13.6-0.6 pts
151Fiji13.1-0.7 pts
152Eritrea13.1+0.2 pts
153Rwanda13+0.1 pts
154Samoa13-0.1 pts
155Timor-Leste11.9+0.7 pts
156Equatorial Guinea11.7-0 pts
157Luxembourg11.1-1 pts
158Bhutan10.8-0.1 pts
159Zimbabwe10.6-0.8 pts
160Moldova10.6-0.2 pts
161Georgia10.5+0.2 pts
162Kenya10.2+0.2 pts
163Côte d’Ivoire10.1-1.6 pts
164Haiti9.90 pts
165Vanuatu9.80 pts
166Zambia9.3+0.4 pts
167Solomon Islands8.8-0.5 pts
168Madagascar8.7+0.5 pts
169Democratic Republic of the Congo8.6+0.1 pts
170Liberia8.50 pts
171Ethiopia8.1-0.3 pts
172Mali80 pts
173Papua New Guinea7.9+0.8 pts
174Tanzania7.8+0.1 pts
175Chad7.6+0.4 pts
176Malawi7.50 pts
177Niger7.4+0.1 pts
178Mozambique7.1+0.6 pts
179Angola6.9-0 pts
180Uganda6.8-3 pts
181Guinea-Bissau6.80 pts
182Laos6.2+0.1 pts
183Sierra Leone6.1+0.2 pts
184Djibouti5.1+0.2 pts
185Burundi3.5+0.1 pts
186South Sudan2.1-0 pts

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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.

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.

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Qatar, with 52.9% in 2014, according to the World Bank.

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South Sudan, with 2.1% in 2014.

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