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Countries by employment in industry

Qatar had the highest employment in industry of 186 countries in 2016, at 54.6%. South Sudan had the lowest, at 1.8%. The median was 19.5% and the figure for the World was 23.3%. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest54.6Qatar
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Median19.5186 countries
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Map of countries, 2016

United Arab Emirates: 31 %Afghanistan: 21.3 %Albania: 20.1 %Armenia: 15.8 %Angola: 7 %Argentina: 21.6 %Austria: 25.6 %Australia: 20 %Azerbaijan: 14.3 %Bosnia and Herzegovina: 31.3 %Bangladesh: 20.5 %Belgium: 21.3 %Burkina Faso: 15.1 %Bulgaria: 30.2 %Burundi: 3.5 %Benin: 16.6 %Brunei: 16.6 %Bolivia: 23.3 %Brazil: 21.4 %Bahamas: 13.7 %Bhutan: 10.8 %Botswana: 16.3 %Belarus: 31.5 %Belize: 15.7 %Canada: 19.5 %Democratic Republic of the Congo: 8.4 %Central African Republic: 14.6 %Republic of the Congo: 22.1 %Switzerland: 20.6 %Côte d’Ivoire: 7.3 %Chile: 22.7 %Cameroon: 14.4 %China: 29.6 %Colombia: 19.4 %Costa Rica: 18 %Cuba: 17 %Cape Verde: 21.8 %Cyprus: 17.1 %Czechia: 38.1 %Germany: 27.3 %Djibouti: 5.5 %Denmark: 19 %Dominican Republic: 19.7 %Algeria: 31.3 %Ecuador: 17.3 %Estonia: 30.2 %Egypt: 25.5 %Eritrea: 12.9 %Spain: 19.7 %Ethiopia: 7.6 %Finland: 22.3 %Fiji: 11.8 %France: 20.3 %Gabon: 15 %United Kingdom: 18.5 %Georgia: 11.2 %Ghana: 17.3 %Gambia: 16.7 %Guinea: 13.9 %Equatorial Guinea: 10.7 %Greece: 15.4 %Guatemala: 21 %Guinea-Bissau: 6.9 %Guyana: 24.9 %Hong Kong: 14.1 %Honduras: 23.5 %Croatia: 26.7 %Haiti: 9.6 %Hungary: 30.4 %Indonesia: 21.8 %Ireland: 18.5 %Israel: 17.5 %India: 25.2 %Iraq: 26.4 %Iran: 33.2 %Iceland: 17.5 %Italy: 26.1 %Jamaica: 15.7 %Jordan: 20.6 %Japan: 24.6 %Kenya: 10.6 %Kyrgyzstan: 24.8 %Cambodia: 25.8 %North Korea: 24.6 %South Korea: 25.2 %Kuwait: 25 %Kazakhstan: 20.3 %Laos: 6.4 %Lebanon: 21.9 %Sri Lanka: 26.4 %Liberia: 8.2 %Lesotho: 33.5 %Lithuania: 25.1 %Luxembourg: 12.3 %Latvia: 24.1 %Libya: 18.3 %Morocco: 22.2 %Moldova: 10.2 %Montenegro: 17.5 %Madagascar: 9.2 %North Macedonia: 30.4 %Mali: 6.7 %Myanmar: 16.2 %Mongolia: 18.1 %Mauritania: 13.7 %Mauritius: 25.8 %Malawi: 7.5 %Mexico: 24.2 %Malaysia: 27.5 %Mozambique: 7.6 %Namibia: 19.3 %New Caledonia: 24.9 %Niger: 7.6 %Nigeria: 13.6 %Nicaragua: 17.7 %Netherlands: 16.1 %Norway: 19.5 %Nepal: 29.2 %New Zealand: 20.3 %Oman: 40.9 %Panama: 17.2 %Peru: 16.6 %French Polynesia: 14.9 %Papua New Guinea: 8.1 %Philippines: 17.8 %Pakistan: 23.6 %Poland: 31.4 %Puerto Rico: 16 %Palestine: 27.9 %Portugal: 24.2 %Paraguay: 19.4 %Qatar: 54.6 %Romania: 33.1 %Serbia: 24.1 %Russia: 26.8 %Rwanda: 13.2 %Saudi Arabia: 26.4 %Solomon Islands: 8.6 %Sudan: 14.3 %Sweden: 18.2 %Singapore: 16.2 %Slovenia: 29.2 %Slovakia: 36.5 %Sierra Leone: 7.9 %Senegal: 12.6 %Somalia: 17.2 %Suriname: 25.6 %South Sudan: 1.8 %El Salvador: 21.1 %Syria: 26 %Eswatini: 24.5 %Chad: 8.1 %Togo: 19.2 %Thailand: 23.7 %Tajikistan: 15.5 %Timor-Leste: 13.1 %Turkmenistan: 28.4 %Tunisia: 33.4 %Türkiye: 27.8 %Trinidad and Tobago: 26.4 %Tanzania: 7.9 %Ukraine: 24.5 %Uganda: 6.8 %United States: 19.6 %Uruguay: 18.4 %Uzbekistan: 23.1 %Venezuela: 21.1 %Vietnam: 24.8 %Vanuatu: 9.9 %Samoa: 13.9 %Yemen: 12.4 %South Africa: 23.4 %Zambia: 9.8 %Zimbabwe: 10.6 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Qatar: 54.6 %Qatar54.6Oman: 40.9 %Oman40.9Czechia: 38.1 %Czechia38.1Slovakia: 36.5 %Slovakia36.5Bahrain: 35.3 %Bahrain35.3Lesotho: 33.5 %Lesotho33.5Tunisia: 33.4 %Tunisia33.4Iran: 33.2 %Iran33.2Romania: 33.1 %Romania33.1Belarus: 31.5 %Belarus31.5Poland: 31.4 %Poland31.4Algeria: 31.3 %Algeria31.3Bosnia and Herzegovina: 31.3 %Bosnia and Herzegovina31.3United Arab Emirates: 31 %United Arab Emirates31Hungary: 30.4 %Hungary30.4North Macedonia: 30.4 %North Macedonia30.4Estonia: 30.2 %Estonia30.2Bulgaria: 30.2 %Bulgaria30.2China: 29.6 %China29.6Nepal: 29.2 %Nepal29.2Slovenia: 29.2 %Slovenia29.2Turkmenistan: 28.4 %Turkmenistan28.4Palestine: 27.9 %Palestine27.9Türkiye: 27.8 %Türkiye27.8Malaysia: 27.5 %Malaysia27.5Germany: 27.3 %Germany27.3Russia: 26.8 %Russia26.8Croatia: 26.7 %Croatia26.7Iraq: 26.4 %Iraq26.4Trinidad and Tobago: 26.4 %Trinidad and Tobago26.4Sri Lanka: 26.4 %Sri Lanka26.4Saudi Arabia: 26.4 %Saudi Arabia26.4Italy: 26.1 %Italy26.1Syria: 26 %Syria26Mauritius: 25.8 %Mauritius25.8Cambodia: 25.8 %Cambodia25.8Austria: 25.6 %Austria25.6Suriname: 25.6 %Suriname25.6Tonga: 25.6 %Tonga25.6Egypt: 25.5 %Egypt25.5Qatar: 54.6 %Qatar54.6Oman: 40.9 %Oman40.9Czechia: 38.1 %Czechia38.1Slovakia: 36.5 %Slovakia36.5Bahrain: 35.3 %Bahrain35.3Lesotho: 33.5 %Lesotho33.5Tunisia: 33.4 %Tunisia33.4Iran: 33.2 %Iran33.2Romania: 33.1 %Romania33.1Belarus: 31.5 %Belarus31.5Poland: 31.4 %Poland31.4Algeria: 31.3 %Algeria31.3Bosnia and Herzegovina: 31.3 %Bosnia and Herzegovina31.3United Arab Emirates: 31 %United Arab Emirates31Hungary: 30.4 %Hungary30.4North Macedonia: 30.4 %North Macedonia30.4Estonia: 30.2 %Estonia30.2Bulgaria: 30.2 %Bulgaria30.2China: 29.6 %China29.6Nepal: 29.2 %Nepal29.2Slovenia: 29.2 %Slovenia29.2Turkmenistan: 28.4 %Turkmenistan28.4Palestine: 27.9 %Palestine27.9Türkiye: 27.8 %Türkiye27.8Malaysia: 27.5 %Malaysia27.5Germany: 27.3 %Germany27.3Russia: 26.8 %Russia26.8Croatia: 26.7 %Croatia26.7Iraq: 26.4 %Iraq26.4Trinidad and Tobago: 26.4 %Trinidad and Tobago26.4Sri Lanka: 26.4 %Sri Lanka26.4Saudi Arabia: 26.4 %Saudi Arabia26.4Italy: 26.1 %Italy26.1Syria: 26 %Syria26Mauritius: 25.8 %Mauritius25.8Cambodia: 25.8 %Cambodia25.8Austria: 25.6 %Austria25.6Suriname: 25.6 %Suriname25.6Tonga: 25.6 %Tonga25.6Egypt: 25.5 %Egypt25.5
%. Source: World Bank (modelled estimate), Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) (SL.IND.EMPL.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCountries2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Qatar54.6+0.4 pts
2Oman40.9+3.4 pts
3Czechia38.10 pts
4Slovakia36.5+0.4 pts
5Bahrain35.3+0.2 pts
6Lesotho33.5+0.7 pts
7Tunisia33.4+0.2 pts
8Iran33.2-0.5 pts
9Romania33.1+1.2 pts
10Belarus31.5-0.6 pts
11Poland31.4+0.9 pts
12Algeria31.3+0.2 pts
13Bosnia and Herzegovina31.3+1.8 pts
14United Arab Emirates31-0.2 pts
15Hungary30.4+0.1 pts
16North Macedonia30.4-0.1 pts
17Estonia30.2-1.1 pts
18Bulgaria30.2-0.1 pts
19China29.6+0.3 pts
20Nepal29.2+0.2 pts
21Slovenia29.2+1.1 pts
22Turkmenistan28.40 pts
23Palestine27.9+1.3 pts
24Türkiye27.8-0.5 pts
25Malaysia27.5-0 pts
26Germany27.3-0.3 pts
27Russia26.8-0.2 pts
28Croatia26.7+0.1 pts
29Iraq26.4+0.6 pts
30Trinidad and Tobago26.4-0.6 pts
31Sri Lanka26.4+0.6 pts
32Saudi Arabia26.4-0 pts
33Italy26.1-0.5 pts
34Syria26-0.6 pts
35Mauritius25.8+0.8 pts
36Cambodia25.8+0.8 pts
37Austria25.6-0.2 pts
38Suriname25.6+0.2 pts
39Tonga25.6-0.2 pts
40Egypt25.5+0.2 pts
41South Korea25.2-0.2 pts
42India25.2+0.2 pts
43Lithuania25.1+0.1 pts
44Kuwait25+0.1 pts
45Guyana24.9+0.1 pts
46New Caledonia24.9-0.5 pts
47Kyrgyzstan24.8+1 pts
48Vietnam24.8+2 pts
49North Korea24.6+0.1 pts
50Japan24.6-0.3 pts
51Ukraine24.5-0.5 pts
52Eswatini24.5-0.3 pts
53Portugal24.20 pts
54Mexico24.2+0.4 pts
55Serbia24.1+0.1 pts
56Latvia24.1+0.5 pts
57Thailand23.70 pts
58Pakistan23.6-0.4 pts
59Honduras23.5-0.3 pts
60South Africa23.4-0.5 pts
61Bolivia23.3+0.1 pts
62Uzbekistan23.1+0.2 pts
63Chile22.7-0.8 pts
64São Tomé and Príncipe22.5+0.2 pts
65Finland22.3+1.2 pts
66Morocco22.2+0.1 pts
67Republic of the Congo22.1-1.4 pts
68Lebanon21.9-0.1 pts
69Indonesia21.8-0.3 pts
70Cape Verde21.80 pts
71Argentina21.6-0.8 pts
72Brazil21.4-1.5 pts
73Afghanistan21.3-1.3 pts
74Belgium21.3-0.2 pts
75Venezuela21.1-0.2 pts
76El Salvador21.1-1.1 pts
77Guatemala21+2.1 pts
78Switzerland20.6-0.1 pts
79Jordan20.6-0.6 pts
80Bangladesh20.5-0 pts
81France20.3-0.1 pts
82New Zealand20.3-1.7 pts
83Kazakhstan20.3-0.3 pts
84Albania20.1+1.1 pts
85Saint Vincent and the Grenadines20.1-0 pts
86Guam20.1-0.2 pts
87Australia20-0.1 pts
88Malta19.9-0.1 pts
89Dominican Republic19.7+0.7 pts
90Spain19.7-0.6 pts
91United States19.6-0.1 pts
92Canada19.5-0.5 pts
93Norway19.5-0.5 pts
94Paraguay19.4-0.3 pts
95Colombia19.4-0.5 pts
96Namibia19.3+2.3 pts
97Barbados19.3-0.1 pts
98Togo19.20 pts
99Denmark19-0.4 pts
100Maldives18.8+0.4 pts
101U.S. Virgin Islands18.7-0.3 pts
102Ireland18.5+0.4 pts
103United Kingdom18.5-0.2 pts
104Uruguay18.4-0.4 pts
105Libya18.3-0.3 pts
106Sweden18.2-0.1 pts
107Mongolia18.1-1.3 pts
108Costa Rica18-0.5 pts
109Philippines17.8+0.8 pts
110Nicaragua17.70 pts
111Comoros17.6-0.7 pts
112Israel17.5-0.1 pts
113Montenegro17.50 pts
114Iceland17.5-0.4 pts
115Ghana17.3-0.1 pts
116Ecuador17.3-1 pts
117Panama17.2-0.3 pts
118Somalia17.2-0 pts
119Cyprus17.1+0.8 pts
120Cuba17+0.1 pts
121Gambia16.7+0.2 pts
122Peru16.6-0.4 pts
123Benin16.6+0.3 pts
124Brunei16.6-0.7 pts
125Saint Lucia16.5-0 pts
126Botswana16.3+0.1 pts
127Myanmar16.2-0.6 pts
128Singapore16.2-1.1 pts
129Netherlands16.1-0.4 pts
130Puerto Rico16-0.1 pts
131Armenia15.8-0.1 pts
132Jamaica15.7+0.8 pts
133Belize15.7+0.3 pts
134Tajikistan15.50 pts
135Greece15.4+0.3 pts
136Burkina Faso15.1+0.6 pts
137Gabon15+0.3 pts
138French Polynesia14.9-0.2 pts
139Central African Republic14.6-0.1 pts
140Cameroon14.4+0.1 pts
141Sudan14.3+0.3 pts
142Azerbaijan14.3+0.3 pts
143Hong Kong14.1+0.4 pts
144Samoa13.9+0.7 pts
145Guinea13.9+0.4 pts
146Macao13.8-0.7 pts
147Bahamas13.7+0.2 pts
148Mauritania13.7-0.2 pts
149Nigeria13.6-0.4 pts
150Rwanda13.2+0.1 pts
151Timor-Leste13.1+0.7 pts
152Eritrea12.90 pts
153Senegal12.6-0.4 pts
154Yemen12.4-0.6 pts
155Luxembourg12.3-0.4 pts
156Fiji11.8-0.7 pts
157Georgia11.2+0.8 pts
158Bhutan10.8+1.1 pts
159Equatorial Guinea10.7-0.4 pts
160Kenya10.6+0.2 pts
161Zimbabwe10.6-0 pts
162Moldova10.2-0.3 pts
163Vanuatu9.9+0.3 pts
164Zambia9.80 pts
165Haiti9.6-0.1 pts
166Madagascar9.20 pts
167Solomon Islands8.6+0.1 pts
168Democratic Republic of the Congo8.4-0.1 pts
169Liberia8.2-0.2 pts
170Papua New Guinea8.1+0.1 pts
171Chad8.1+0.1 pts
172Tanzania7.90 pts
173Sierra Leone7.9+1.4 pts
174Ethiopia7.6-0.2 pts
175Niger7.6+0.1 pts
176Mozambique7.6-0.1 pts
177Malawi7.50 pts
178Côte d’Ivoire7.3-1.2 pts
179Angola7-0 pts
180Guinea-Bissau6.9+0.1 pts
181Uganda6.8-0 pts
182Mali6.7-1.5 pts
183Laos6.4+0.1 pts
184Djibouti5.5+0.2 pts
185Burundi3.5-0 pts
186South Sudan1.8-0.1 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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Qatar, with 54.6% in 2016, according to the World Bank.

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South Sudan, with 1.8% in 2016.

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