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Qatar had the highest employment in industry of 186 countries in 2015, at 54.1%. South Sudan had the lowest, at 1.9%. The median was 19.4% and the figure for the World was 23.3%. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest54.1Qatar
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Median19.4186 countries
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Map of countries, 2015

United Arab Emirates: 31.1 %Afghanistan: 22.6 %Albania: 19 %Armenia: 15.9 %Angola: 7 %Argentina: 22.4 %Austria: 25.8 %Australia: 20.1 %Azerbaijan: 14.1 %Bosnia and Herzegovina: 29.5 %Bangladesh: 20.5 %Belgium: 21.4 %Burkina Faso: 14.5 %Bulgaria: 30.3 %Burundi: 3.5 %Benin: 16.3 %Brunei: 17.3 %Bolivia: 23.3 %Brazil: 22.8 %Bahamas: 13.6 %Bhutan: 9.7 %Botswana: 16.2 %Belarus: 32.2 %Belize: 15.4 %Canada: 20 %Democratic Republic of the Congo: 8.5 %Central African Republic: 14.7 %Republic of the Congo: 23.5 %Switzerland: 20.7 %Côte d’Ivoire: 8.6 %Chile: 23.6 %Cameroon: 14.3 %China: 29.3 %Colombia: 19.8 %Costa Rica: 18.5 %Cuba: 16.9 %Cape Verde: 21.8 %Cyprus: 16.2 %Czechia: 38 %Germany: 27.6 %Djibouti: 5.3 %Denmark: 19.4 %Dominican Republic: 19 %Algeria: 31.1 %Ecuador: 18.3 %Estonia: 31.3 %Egypt: 25.3 %Eritrea: 12.9 %Spain: 20.3 %Ethiopia: 7.9 %Finland: 21.1 %Fiji: 12.4 %France: 20.4 %Gabon: 14.7 %United Kingdom: 18.6 %Georgia: 10.5 %Ghana: 17.4 %Gambia: 16.5 %Guinea: 13.6 %Equatorial Guinea: 11.2 %Greece: 15 %Guatemala: 18.9 %Guinea-Bissau: 6.9 %Guyana: 24.8 %Hong Kong: 13.7 %Honduras: 23.7 %Croatia: 26.6 %Haiti: 9.8 %Hungary: 30.3 %Indonesia: 22.1 %Ireland: 18.1 %Israel: 17.6 %India: 24.9 %Iraq: 25.8 %Iran: 33.7 %Iceland: 17.8 %Italy: 26.6 %Jamaica: 14.9 %Jordan: 21.2 %Japan: 24.9 %Kenya: 10.4 %Kyrgyzstan: 23.8 %Cambodia: 24.9 %North Korea: 24.5 %South Korea: 25.4 %Kuwait: 24.9 %Kazakhstan: 20.6 %Laos: 6.3 %Lebanon: 22 %Sri Lanka: 25.8 %Liberia: 8.4 %Lesotho: 32.7 %Lithuania: 25.1 %Luxembourg: 12.7 %Latvia: 23.6 %Libya: 18.6 %Morocco: 22.1 %Moldova: 10.5 %Montenegro: 17.5 %Madagascar: 9.2 %North Macedonia: 30.5 %Mali: 8.3 %Myanmar: 16.8 %Mongolia: 19.4 %Mauritania: 13.8 %Mauritius: 25 %Malawi: 7.5 %Mexico: 23.8 %Malaysia: 27.5 %Mozambique: 7.7 %Namibia: 17 %New Caledonia: 25.4 %Niger: 7.5 %Nigeria: 13.9 %Nicaragua: 17.7 %Netherlands: 16.5 %Norway: 20 %Nepal: 29.1 %New Zealand: 22 %Oman: 37.5 %Panama: 17.6 %Peru: 17.1 %French Polynesia: 15 %Papua New Guinea: 8.1 %Philippines: 17.1 %Pakistan: 24 %Poland: 30.5 %Puerto Rico: 16 %Palestine: 26.6 %Portugal: 24.2 %Paraguay: 19.7 %Qatar: 54.1 %Romania: 31.8 %Serbia: 24.1 %Russia: 27.1 %Rwanda: 13.1 %Saudi Arabia: 26.4 %Solomon Islands: 8.4 %Sudan: 14.1 %Sweden: 18.3 %Singapore: 17.3 %Slovenia: 28.1 %Slovakia: 36.1 %Sierra Leone: 6.5 %Senegal: 13 %Somalia: 17.2 %Suriname: 25.4 %South Sudan: 1.9 %El Salvador: 22.2 %Syria: 26.5 %Eswatini: 24.8 %Chad: 7.9 %Togo: 19.2 %Thailand: 23.7 %Tajikistan: 15.5 %Timor-Leste: 12.4 %Turkmenistan: 28.4 %Tunisia: 33.1 %Türkiye: 28.3 %Trinidad and Tobago: 27 %Tanzania: 7.9 %Ukraine: 24.9 %Uganda: 6.8 %United States: 19.7 %Uruguay: 18.8 %Uzbekistan: 22.9 %Venezuela: 21.3 %Vietnam: 22.7 %Vanuatu: 9.6 %Samoa: 13.2 %Yemen: 13 %South Africa: 23.8 %Zambia: 9.7 %Zimbabwe: 10.6 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Qatar: 54.1 %Qatar54.1Czechia: 38 %Czechia38Oman: 37.5 %Oman37.5Slovakia: 36.1 %Slovakia36.1Bahrain: 35.2 %Bahrain35.2Iran: 33.7 %Iran33.7Tunisia: 33.1 %Tunisia33.1Lesotho: 32.7 %Lesotho32.7Belarus: 32.2 %Belarus32.2Romania: 31.8 %Romania31.8Estonia: 31.3 %Estonia31.3Algeria: 31.1 %Algeria31.1United Arab Emirates: 31.1 %United Arab Emirates31.1Poland: 30.5 %Poland30.5North Macedonia: 30.5 %North Macedonia30.5Hungary: 30.3 %Hungary30.3Bulgaria: 30.3 %Bulgaria30.3Bosnia and Herzegovina: 29.5 %Bosnia and Herzegovina29.5China: 29.3 %China29.3Nepal: 29.1 %Nepal29.1Turkmenistan: 28.4 %Turkmenistan28.4Türkiye: 28.3 %Türkiye28.3Slovenia: 28.1 %Slovenia28.1Germany: 27.6 %Germany27.6Malaysia: 27.5 %Malaysia27.5Russia: 27.1 %Russia27.1Trinidad and Tobago: 27 %Trinidad and Tobago27Palestine: 26.6 %Palestine26.6Croatia: 26.6 %Croatia26.6Italy: 26.6 %Italy26.6Syria: 26.5 %Syria26.5Saudi Arabia: 26.4 %Saudi Arabia26.4Iraq: 25.8 %Iraq25.8Sri Lanka: 25.8 %Sri Lanka25.8Austria: 25.8 %Austria25.8Tonga: 25.7 %Tonga25.7New Caledonia: 25.4 %New Caledonia25.4South Korea: 25.4 %South Korea25.4Suriname: 25.4 %Suriname25.4Egypt: 25.3 %Egypt25.3Qatar: 54.1 %Qatar54.1Czechia: 38 %Czechia38Oman: 37.5 %Oman37.5Slovakia: 36.1 %Slovakia36.1Bahrain: 35.2 %Bahrain35.2Iran: 33.7 %Iran33.7Tunisia: 33.1 %Tunisia33.1Lesotho: 32.7 %Lesotho32.7Belarus: 32.2 %Belarus32.2Romania: 31.8 %Romania31.8Estonia: 31.3 %Estonia31.3Algeria: 31.1 %Algeria31.1United Arab Emirates: 31.1 %United Arab Emirates31.1Poland: 30.5 %Poland30.5North Macedonia: 30.5 %North Macedonia30.5Hungary: 30.3 %Hungary30.3Bulgaria: 30.3 %Bulgaria30.3Bosnia and Herzegovina: 29.5 %Bosnia and Herzegovina29.5China: 29.3 %China29.3Nepal: 29.1 %Nepal29.1Turkmenistan: 28.4 %Turkmenistan28.4Türkiye: 28.3 %Türkiye28.3Slovenia: 28.1 %Slovenia28.1Germany: 27.6 %Germany27.6Malaysia: 27.5 %Malaysia27.5Russia: 27.1 %Russia27.1Trinidad and Tobago: 27 %Trinidad and Tobago27Palestine: 26.6 %Palestine26.6Croatia: 26.6 %Croatia26.6Italy: 26.6 %Italy26.6Syria: 26.5 %Syria26.5Saudi Arabia: 26.4 %Saudi Arabia26.4Iraq: 25.8 %Iraq25.8Sri Lanka: 25.8 %Sri Lanka25.8Austria: 25.8 %Austria25.8Tonga: 25.7 %Tonga25.7New Caledonia: 25.4 %New Caledonia25.4South Korea: 25.4 %South Korea25.4Suriname: 25.4 %Suriname25.4Egypt: 25.3 %Egypt25.3
%. Source: World Bank (modelled estimate), Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) (SL.IND.EMPL.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCountries2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Qatar54.1+1.3 pts
2Czechia38-0 pts
3Oman37.5-0.1 pts
4Slovakia36.1+0.1 pts
5Bahrain35.2-0.1 pts
6Iran33.7-1.2 pts
7Tunisia33.1-0.3 pts
8Lesotho32.7+0.9 pts
9Belarus32.2-0.2 pts
10Romania31.8-0.9 pts
11Estonia31.3+1.1 pts
12Algeria31.1+0.1 pts
13United Arab Emirates31.1+0.3 pts
14Poland30.50 pts
15North Macedonia30.5+0.2 pts
16Hungary30.3-0.2 pts
17Bulgaria30.3+0.7 pts
18Bosnia and Herzegovina29.5-0.5 pts
19China29.3-0.6 pts
20Nepal29.1+0.3 pts
21Turkmenistan28.4-0.1 pts
22Türkiye28.3-0.6 pts
23Slovenia28.1+1 pts
24Germany27.6-0.5 pts
25Malaysia27.5-0.2 pts
26Russia27.1-0.3 pts
27Trinidad and Tobago27-0.2 pts
28Palestine26.6+0.7 pts
29Croatia26.6-0.3 pts
30Italy26.6-0.3 pts
31Syria26.5-0.3 pts
32Saudi Arabia26.4+0.1 pts
33Iraq25.8-0.1 pts
34Sri Lanka25.8-0.6 pts
35Austria25.80 pts
36Tonga25.70 pts
37New Caledonia25.4+0.1 pts
38South Korea25.4-0.3 pts
39Suriname25.40 pts
40Egypt25.3+0.6 pts
41Lithuania25.1+0.3 pts
42Mauritius25-0.9 pts
43India24.9+0.1 pts
44Ukraine24.9-1.4 pts
45Cambodia24.9+1.2 pts
46Japan24.9-0.2 pts
47Kuwait24.9+0.2 pts
48Guyana24.8-0.2 pts
49Eswatini24.8-0.4 pts
50North Korea24.5-0.3 pts
51Portugal24.2+0.3 pts
52Serbia24.1-0.2 pts
53Pakistan24+1.1 pts
54South Africa23.8+0.4 pts
55Mexico23.8+0.3 pts
56Kyrgyzstan23.8+0.3 pts
57Honduras23.7-0.4 pts
58Thailand23.7+0.2 pts
59Latvia23.6-0.2 pts
60Chile23.6+0.1 pts
61Republic of the Congo23.5-0.5 pts
62Bolivia23.3-0.1 pts
63Uzbekistan22.90 pts
64Brazil22.8-0.8 pts
65Vietnam22.7+1.3 pts
66Afghanistan22.6-1.2 pts
67Argentina22.4-0.4 pts
68São Tomé and Príncipe22.2-0.1 pts
69El Salvador22.2+1.3 pts
70Indonesia22.1+0.6 pts
71Morocco22.1+0.2 pts
72Lebanon22-0.4 pts
73New Zealand22+1.1 pts
74Cape Verde21.8-0.1 pts
75Belgium21.40 pts
76Venezuela21.3-0 pts
77Jordan21.2-0.7 pts
78Finland21.1-1.8 pts
79Switzerland20.7-0.4 pts
80Kazakhstan20.6+0.5 pts
81Bangladesh20.5-0.1 pts
82France20.4-0.2 pts
83Spain20.3+1.1 pts
84Guam20.2-0.2 pts
85Saint Vincent and the Grenadines20.1+0.1 pts
86Australia20.1-0.9 pts
87Canada20-0.2 pts
88Malta20-0.7 pts
89Norway20-0.6 pts
90Colombia19.8-0.2 pts
91Paraguay19.7+0.6 pts
92United States19.7-0.2 pts
93Denmark19.4+0.1 pts
94Mongolia19.4-0.4 pts
95Barbados19.4-0.2 pts
96Togo19.2+0.1 pts
97Albania19+0.6 pts
98Dominican Republic19-0.1 pts
99U.S. Virgin Islands18.9-0.3 pts
100Guatemala18.9-0.6 pts
101Uruguay18.8-0.5 pts
102United Kingdom18.6-0.3 pts
103Libya18.6-0.3 pts
104Costa Rica18.5+1.4 pts
105Maldives18.4+0.4 pts
106Sweden18.3-0.3 pts
107Comoros18.3-0.7 pts
108Ecuador18.3-0.3 pts
109Ireland18.1+0.8 pts
110Iceland17.8-0.6 pts
111Nicaragua17.7+0.1 pts
112Israel17.6-0.1 pts
113Panama17.6-1.2 pts
114Montenegro17.5-0.1 pts
115Ghana17.4-0.1 pts
116Singapore17.3-0.3 pts
117Brunei17.3-0.6 pts
118Somalia17.2-0.1 pts
119Philippines17.1+0.3 pts
120Peru17.1+0.1 pts
121Namibia17+2.2 pts
122Cuba16.90 pts
123Myanmar16.8-0.1 pts
124Saint Lucia16.5+0.1 pts
125Netherlands16.5+0.4 pts
126Gambia16.5+0.2 pts
127Benin16.3+0.3 pts
128Botswana16.2-0 pts
129Cyprus16.2-0.3 pts
130Puerto Rico16-0.3 pts
131Armenia15.9-0.8 pts
132Tajikistan15.50 pts
133Belize15.4-1.5 pts
134Greece15-0 pts
135French Polynesia15-0.2 pts
136Jamaica14.9-0 pts
137Central African Republic14.7-0.1 pts
138Gabon14.7+0.4 pts
139Macao14.6+0.2 pts
140Burkina Faso14.5+0.5 pts
141Cameroon14.3+0.2 pts
142Sudan14.10 pts
143Azerbaijan14.1-0.2 pts
144Nigeria13.9-0.1 pts
145Mauritania13.8+0.1 pts
146Hong Kong13.7-0.3 pts
147Bahamas13.6-0 pts
148Guinea13.6-0.2 pts
149Samoa13.2+0.2 pts
150Rwanda13.1+0.2 pts
151Yemen13-1.5 pts
152Senegal13-0.6 pts
153Eritrea12.9-0.2 pts
154Luxembourg12.7+1.5 pts
155Fiji12.4-0.7 pts
156Timor-Leste12.4+0.5 pts
157Equatorial Guinea11.2-0.5 pts
158Zimbabwe10.6-0 pts
159Moldova10.5-0.1 pts
160Georgia10.5-0.1 pts
161Kenya10.4+0.2 pts
162Haiti9.8-0.1 pts
163Zambia9.7+0.4 pts
164Bhutan9.7-1.2 pts
165Vanuatu9.6-0.2 pts
166Madagascar9.2+0.5 pts
167Côte d’Ivoire8.6-1.5 pts
168Democratic Republic of the Congo8.5-0.1 pts
169Solomon Islands8.4-0.4 pts
170Liberia8.4-0.1 pts
171Mali8.3+0.3 pts
172Papua New Guinea8.1+0.2 pts
173Chad7.9+0.4 pts
174Ethiopia7.9-0.3 pts
175Tanzania7.90 pts
176Mozambique7.7+0.6 pts
177Niger7.5+0.1 pts
178Malawi7.50 pts
179Angola7+0.1 pts
180Guinea-Bissau6.9+0.1 pts
181Uganda6.80 pts
182Sierra Leone6.5+0.4 pts
183Laos6.3+0.1 pts
184Djibouti5.3+0.2 pts
185Burundi3.5-0 pts
186South Sudan1.9-0.1 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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Which country has the highest employment in industry?

Qatar, with 54.1% in 2015, according to the World Bank.

Which country has the lowest employment in industry?

South Sudan, with 1.9% in 2015.

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