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Qatar had the highest employment in industry of 186 countries in 2017, at 54.5%. South Sudan had the lowest, at 1.7%. The median was 19.5% and the figure for the World was 23.4%. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest54.5Qatar
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Median19.5186 countries
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Map of countries, 2017

United Arab Emirates: 30.5 %Afghanistan: 20.2 %Albania: 19.9 %Armenia: 16.7 %Angola: 7 %Argentina: 21.1 %Austria: 24.9 %Australia: 19.4 %Azerbaijan: 14.4 %Bosnia and Herzegovina: 29.5 %Bangladesh: 20.4 %Belgium: 21.2 %Burkina Faso: 15.7 %Bulgaria: 29.3 %Burundi: 3.5 %Benin: 17 %Brunei: 16.1 %Bolivia: 22.5 %Brazil: 20.9 %Bahamas: 14.1 %Bhutan: 11.7 %Botswana: 16.4 %Belarus: 30.8 %Belize: 15.7 %Canada: 19.8 %Democratic Republic of the Congo: 8.4 %Central African Republic: 14.6 %Republic of the Congo: 21.2 %Switzerland: 20.5 %Côte d’Ivoire: 8.3 %Chile: 22.4 %Cameroon: 14.4 %China: 30 %Colombia: 19.6 %Costa Rica: 17.9 %Cuba: 17.1 %Cape Verde: 21.9 %Cyprus: 17 %Czechia: 38.1 %Germany: 27.4 %Djibouti: 5.6 %Denmark: 18.9 %Dominican Republic: 20.1 %Algeria: 31 %Ecuador: 17.2 %Estonia: 30.2 %Egypt: 26.6 %Eritrea: 12.7 %Spain: 20 %Ethiopia: 7.4 %Finland: 21.8 %Fiji: 11.9 %France: 20.4 %Gabon: 15.4 %United Kingdom: 18.2 %Georgia: 12.5 %Ghana: 17.5 %Gambia: 16.9 %Guinea: 14.1 %Equatorial Guinea: 10.5 %Greece: 15.5 %Guatemala: 19 %Guinea-Bissau: 7 %Guyana: 24.9 %Hong Kong: 14.1 %Honduras: 22.7 %Croatia: 26.1 %Haiti: 9.5 %Hungary: 31.5 %Indonesia: 22.1 %Ireland: 18.8 %Israel: 17.4 %India: 25.3 %Iraq: 26.2 %Iran: 33.2 %Iceland: 17.5 %Italy: 26 %Jamaica: 15.7 %Jordan: 20.1 %Japan: 24.6 %Kenya: 10.8 %Kyrgyzstan: 24.8 %Cambodia: 25.5 %North Korea: 24.1 %South Korea: 25.3 %Kuwait: 25.1 %Kazakhstan: 19.9 %Laos: 6.5 %Lebanon: 21.7 %Sri Lanka: 28.4 %Liberia: 8.2 %Lesotho: 33.3 %Lithuania: 25.1 %Luxembourg: 11 %Latvia: 23 %Libya: 19.2 %Morocco: 22.5 %Moldova: 9.9 %Montenegro: 17.1 %Madagascar: 9.4 %North Macedonia: 30.7 %Mali: 8.2 %Myanmar: 15.7 %Mongolia: 18.5 %Mauritania: 13.9 %Mauritius: 24.3 %Malawi: 7.5 %Mexico: 24.6 %Malaysia: 27.7 %Mozambique: 7.4 %Namibia: 17.6 %New Caledonia: 25.1 %Niger: 7.7 %Nigeria: 13.4 %Nicaragua: 17.7 %Netherlands: 16.6 %Norway: 19.7 %Nepal: 29.5 %New Zealand: 20.6 %Oman: 43.4 %Panama: 17.4 %Peru: 16.1 %French Polynesia: 14.8 %Papua New Guinea: 8.1 %Philippines: 18.7 %Pakistan: 24.3 %Poland: 31.7 %Puerto Rico: 15.8 %Palestine: 28.4 %Portugal: 24.4 %Paraguay: 19.5 %Qatar: 54.5 %Romania: 33.3 %Serbia: 25.1 %Russia: 26.8 %Rwanda: 13.3 %Saudi Arabia: 26.3 %Solomon Islands: 8.4 %Sudan: 14.2 %Sweden: 18.2 %Singapore: 15.9 %Slovenia: 29.3 %Slovakia: 37.1 %Sierra Leone: 9.2 %Senegal: 15.1 %Somalia: 17 %Suriname: 25.6 %South Sudan: 1.7 %El Salvador: 21.9 %Syria: 25.9 %Eswatini: 23.1 %Chad: 8.4 %Togo: 19.3 %Thailand: 22.9 %Tajikistan: 15.5 %Timor-Leste: 11.8 %Turkmenistan: 28.4 %Tunisia: 33.3 %Türkiye: 27.6 %Trinidad and Tobago: 25.9 %Tanzania: 7.9 %Ukraine: 24.5 %Uganda: 6.8 %United States: 19.6 %Uruguay: 18.1 %Uzbekistan: 23.1 %Venezuela: 20.1 %Vietnam: 25.8 %Vanuatu: 10.5 %Samoa: 14 %Yemen: 11.9 %South Africa: 23.4 %Zambia: 9.8 %Zimbabwe: 11.1 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Qatar: 54.5 %Qatar54.5Oman: 43.4 %Oman43.4Czechia: 38.1 %Czechia38.1Slovakia: 37.1 %Slovakia37.1Bahrain: 35.3 %Bahrain35.3Tunisia: 33.3 %Tunisia33.3Romania: 33.3 %Romania33.3Lesotho: 33.3 %Lesotho33.3Iran: 33.2 %Iran33.2Poland: 31.7 %Poland31.7Hungary: 31.5 %Hungary31.5Algeria: 31 %Algeria31Belarus: 30.8 %Belarus30.8North Macedonia: 30.7 %North Macedonia30.7United Arab Emirates: 30.5 %United Arab Emirates30.5Estonia: 30.2 %Estonia30.2China: 30 %China30Nepal: 29.5 %Nepal29.5Bosnia and Herzegovina: 29.5 %Bosnia and Herzegovina29.5Bulgaria: 29.3 %Bulgaria29.3Slovenia: 29.3 %Slovenia29.3Palestine: 28.4 %Palestine28.4Sri Lanka: 28.4 %Sri Lanka28.4Turkmenistan: 28.4 %Turkmenistan28.4Malaysia: 27.7 %Malaysia27.7Türkiye: 27.6 %Türkiye27.6Germany: 27.4 %Germany27.4Russia: 26.8 %Russia26.8Egypt: 26.6 %Egypt26.6Saudi Arabia: 26.3 %Saudi Arabia26.3Iraq: 26.2 %Iraq26.2Croatia: 26.1 %Croatia26.1Tonga: 26 %Tonga26Italy: 26 %Italy26Trinidad and Tobago: 25.9 %Trinidad and Tobago25.9Syria: 25.9 %Syria25.9Vietnam: 25.8 %Vietnam25.8Suriname: 25.6 %Suriname25.6Cambodia: 25.5 %Cambodia25.5South Korea: 25.3 %South Korea25.3Qatar: 54.5 %Qatar54.5Oman: 43.4 %Oman43.4Czechia: 38.1 %Czechia38.1Slovakia: 37.1 %Slovakia37.1Bahrain: 35.3 %Bahrain35.3Tunisia: 33.3 %Tunisia33.3Romania: 33.3 %Romania33.3Lesotho: 33.3 %Lesotho33.3Iran: 33.2 %Iran33.2Poland: 31.7 %Poland31.7Hungary: 31.5 %Hungary31.5Algeria: 31 %Algeria31Belarus: 30.8 %Belarus30.8North Macedonia: 30.7 %North Macedonia30.7United Arab Emirates: 30.5 %United Arab Emirates30.5Estonia: 30.2 %Estonia30.2China: 30 %China30Nepal: 29.5 %Nepal29.5Bosnia and Herzegovina: 29.5 %Bosnia and Herzegovina29.5Bulgaria: 29.3 %Bulgaria29.3Slovenia: 29.3 %Slovenia29.3Palestine: 28.4 %Palestine28.4Sri Lanka: 28.4 %Sri Lanka28.4Turkmenistan: 28.4 %Turkmenistan28.4Malaysia: 27.7 %Malaysia27.7Türkiye: 27.6 %Türkiye27.6Germany: 27.4 %Germany27.4Russia: 26.8 %Russia26.8Egypt: 26.6 %Egypt26.6Saudi Arabia: 26.3 %Saudi Arabia26.3Iraq: 26.2 %Iraq26.2Croatia: 26.1 %Croatia26.1Tonga: 26 %Tonga26Italy: 26 %Italy26Trinidad and Tobago: 25.9 %Trinidad and Tobago25.9Syria: 25.9 %Syria25.9Vietnam: 25.8 %Vietnam25.8Suriname: 25.6 %Suriname25.6Cambodia: 25.5 %Cambodia25.5South Korea: 25.3 %South Korea25.3
%. Source: World Bank (modelled estimate), Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) (SL.IND.EMPL.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCountries2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Qatar54.5-0.1 pts
2Oman43.4+2.5 pts
3Czechia38.1-0 pts
4Slovakia37.1+0.6 pts
5Bahrain35.3-0 pts
6Tunisia33.3-0.1 pts
7Romania33.3+0.2 pts
8Lesotho33.3-0.2 pts
9Iran33.2+0.1 pts
10Poland31.7+0.2 pts
11Hungary31.5+1.1 pts
12Algeria31-0.4 pts
13Belarus30.8-0.8 pts
14North Macedonia30.7+0.3 pts
15United Arab Emirates30.5-0.5 pts
16Estonia30.2-0 pts
17China30+0.3 pts
18Nepal29.5+0.3 pts
19Bosnia and Herzegovina29.5-1.8 pts
20Bulgaria29.3-0.9 pts
21Slovenia29.3+0.1 pts
22Palestine28.4+0.5 pts
23Sri Lanka28.4+2 pts
24Turkmenistan28.4-0 pts
25Malaysia27.7+0.2 pts
26Türkiye27.6-0.2 pts
27Germany27.4+0.1 pts
28Russia26.80 pts
29Egypt26.6+1.1 pts
30Saudi Arabia26.3-0 pts
31Iraq26.2-0.2 pts
32Croatia26.1-0.6 pts
33Tonga26+0.5 pts
34Italy26-0.1 pts
35Trinidad and Tobago25.9-0.5 pts
36Syria25.9-0.1 pts
37Vietnam25.8+1 pts
38Suriname25.6+0.1 pts
39Cambodia25.5-0.3 pts
40South Korea25.3+0.1 pts
41India25.3+0.1 pts
42Lithuania25.1-0 pts
43Kuwait25.1+0.1 pts
44Serbia25.1+1 pts
45New Caledonia25.1+0.2 pts
46Austria24.9-0.6 pts
47Guyana24.9-0 pts
48Kyrgyzstan24.8-0 pts
49Japan24.6-0 pts
50Mexico24.6+0.3 pts
51Ukraine24.5+0.1 pts
52Portugal24.4+0.2 pts
53Pakistan24.3+0.7 pts
54Mauritius24.3-1.6 pts
55North Korea24.1-0.6 pts
56South Africa23.4-0 pts
57Eswatini23.1-1.4 pts
58Uzbekistan23.1-0 pts
59Latvia23-1.2 pts
60Thailand22.9-0.8 pts
61Honduras22.7-0.8 pts
62São Tomé and Príncipe22.6+0.1 pts
63Bolivia22.5-0.8 pts
64Morocco22.5+0.3 pts
65Chile22.4-0.3 pts
66Indonesia22.1+0.3 pts
67Cape Verde21.9+0.1 pts
68El Salvador21.9+0.8 pts
69Finland21.8-0.4 pts
70Lebanon21.7-0.2 pts
71Republic of the Congo21.2-0.9 pts
72Belgium21.2-0.1 pts
73Argentina21.1-0.4 pts
74Brazil20.9-0.4 pts
75New Zealand20.6+0.4 pts
76Switzerland20.5-0.1 pts
77Bangladesh20.4-0 pts
78France20.4+0.1 pts
79Afghanistan20.2-1.2 pts
80Jordan20.1-0.4 pts
81Saint Vincent and the Grenadines20.10 pts
82Dominican Republic20.1+0.4 pts
83Venezuela20.1-1.1 pts
84Spain20+0.3 pts
85Albania19.9-0.2 pts
86Guam19.9-0.2 pts
87Kazakhstan19.9-0.4 pts
88Malta19.8-0.1 pts
89Canada19.8+0.2 pts
90Norway19.7+0.2 pts
91Colombia19.6+0.2 pts
92United States19.6-0 pts
93Paraguay19.5+0.1 pts
94Australia19.4-0.6 pts
95Togo19.3+0.1 pts
96Barbados19.3+0.1 pts
97Libya19.2+0.8 pts
98Guatemala19-2 pts
99Denmark18.9-0.1 pts
100Ireland18.8+0.3 pts
101Philippines18.7+0.8 pts
102Mongolia18.5+0.4 pts
103U.S. Virgin Islands18.2-0.4 pts
104United Kingdom18.2-0.3 pts
105Sweden18.2-0 pts
106Uruguay18.1-0.3 pts
107Maldives18-0.7 pts
108Costa Rica17.9-0.1 pts
109Nicaragua17.7-0 pts
110Namibia17.6-1.7 pts
111Ghana17.5+0.2 pts
112Iceland17.50 pts
113Panama17.4+0.2 pts
114Israel17.4-0.1 pts
115Ecuador17.2-0.1 pts
116Cuba17.1+0.1 pts
117Montenegro17.1-0.4 pts
118Cyprus17-0 pts
119Somalia17-0.2 pts
120Benin17+0.4 pts
121Gambia16.9+0.2 pts
122Comoros16.9-0.7 pts
123Armenia16.7+0.9 pts
124Netherlands16.6+0.5 pts
125Botswana16.40 pts
126Saint Lucia16.3-0.1 pts
127Brunei16.1-0.5 pts
128Peru16.1-0.6 pts
129Singapore15.9-0.3 pts
130Puerto Rico15.8-0.2 pts
131Burkina Faso15.7+0.6 pts
132Jamaica15.70 pts
133Myanmar15.7-0.5 pts
134Belize15.7-0 pts
135Tajikistan15.5-0 pts
136Greece15.5+0.2 pts
137Gabon15.4+0.4 pts
138Senegal15.1+2.5 pts
139French Polynesia14.8-0 pts
140Central African Republic14.6-0.1 pts
141Cameroon14.4+0.1 pts
142Azerbaijan14.40 pts
143Sudan14.2-0.1 pts
144Guinea14.1+0.2 pts
145Bahamas14.1+0.4 pts
146Hong Kong14.1-0.1 pts
147Samoa14+0.1 pts
148Mauritania13.9+0.2 pts
149Nigeria13.4-0.1 pts
150Rwanda13.3+0.1 pts
151Macao13.2-0.6 pts
152Eritrea12.7-0.1 pts
153Georgia12.5+1.2 pts
154Yemen11.9-0.5 pts
155Fiji11.9+0.1 pts
156Timor-Leste11.8-1.4 pts
157Bhutan11.7+0.9 pts
158Zimbabwe11.1+0.5 pts
159Luxembourg11-1.3 pts
160Kenya10.8+0.2 pts
161Equatorial Guinea10.5-0.2 pts
162Vanuatu10.5+0.6 pts
163Moldova9.9-0.4 pts
164Zambia9.80 pts
165Haiti9.5-0.1 pts
166Madagascar9.4+0.1 pts
167Sierra Leone9.2+1.3 pts
168Chad8.4+0.4 pts
169Solomon Islands8.4-0.2 pts
170Democratic Republic of the Congo8.4-0 pts
171Côte d’Ivoire8.3+1 pts
172Mali8.2+1.5 pts
173Liberia8.20 pts
174Papua New Guinea8.1-0 pts
175Tanzania7.90 pts
176Niger7.7+0.1 pts
177Malawi7.50 pts
178Mozambique7.4-0.2 pts
179Ethiopia7.4-0.2 pts
180Guinea-Bissau7+0.1 pts
181Angola70 pts
182Uganda6.80 pts
183Laos6.5+0.1 pts
184Djibouti5.6+0.1 pts
185Burundi3.5-0 pts
186South Sudan1.7-0 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 54.5% in 2017, according to the World Bank.

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South Sudan, with 1.7% in 2017.

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