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Countries by employment in industry

Qatar had the highest employment in industry of 186 countries in 2018, at 55.3%. South Sudan had the lowest, at 1.7%. The median was 19.4% and the figure for the World was 23.5%. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest55.3Qatar
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Median19.4186 countries
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Map of countries, 2018

United Arab Emirates: 30.2 %Afghanistan: 19.4 %Albania: 20.2 %Armenia: 18.9 %Angola: 6.9 %Argentina: 20.8 %Austria: 25.4 %Australia: 19.9 %Azerbaijan: 14.7 %Bosnia and Herzegovina: 32.2 %Bangladesh: 20.1 %Belgium: 20.9 %Burkina Faso: 16.3 %Bulgaria: 30.3 %Burundi: 3.3 %Benin: 17.4 %Brunei: 19.4 %Bolivia: 22.2 %Brazil: 20.5 %Bahamas: 14.3 %Bhutan: 13.1 %Botswana: 16.4 %Belarus: 30.6 %Belize: 17.5 %Canada: 19.7 %Democratic Republic of the Congo: 8.5 %Central African Republic: 14.5 %Republic of the Congo: 20.6 %Switzerland: 20.4 %Côte d’Ivoire: 9.3 %Chile: 22 %Cameroon: 14.5 %China: 30.4 %Colombia: 20.1 %Costa Rica: 18.9 %Cuba: 17.2 %Cape Verde: 21.9 %Cyprus: 16.7 %Czechia: 37.5 %Germany: 27.3 %Djibouti: 5.8 %Denmark: 18.9 %Dominican Republic: 20.3 %Algeria: 31.1 %Ecuador: 17.2 %Estonia: 30.2 %Egypt: 26.9 %Eritrea: 12.9 %Spain: 20.3 %Ethiopia: 7.1 %Finland: 21.9 %Fiji: 11.9 %France: 20.2 %Gabon: 15.8 %United Kingdom: 18.1 %Georgia: 13.6 %Ghana: 16.8 %Gambia: 17.2 %Guinea: 14.2 %Equatorial Guinea: 10.6 %Greece: 15.4 %Guatemala: 19.1 %Guinea-Bissau: 7.2 %Guyana: 24.9 %Hong Kong: 14 %Honduras: 22.6 %Croatia: 27.3 %Haiti: 9.5 %Hungary: 32.5 %Indonesia: 22.4 %Ireland: 18.8 %Israel: 17.1 %India: 25.4 %Iraq: 26.2 %Iran: 33 %Iceland: 16.8 %Italy: 26.1 %Jamaica: 16.1 %Jordan: 19.7 %Japan: 24.4 %Kenya: 11.1 %Kyrgyzstan: 24.8 %Cambodia: 25 %North Korea: 23.5 %South Korea: 25.2 %Kuwait: 24.9 %Kazakhstan: 19.9 %Laos: 6.8 %Lebanon: 21.2 %Sri Lanka: 27.9 %Liberia: 8.4 %Lesotho: 33.5 %Lithuania: 25.8 %Luxembourg: 12.4 %Latvia: 23 %Libya: 19.4 %Morocco: 22.6 %Moldova: 10.5 %Montenegro: 18.9 %Madagascar: 9.5 %North Macedonia: 31.6 %Mali: 7.7 %Myanmar: 17 %Mongolia: 19.9 %Mauritania: 14 %Mauritius: 23.7 %Malawi: 7.5 %Mexico: 24.7 %Malaysia: 27.1 %Mozambique: 7.3 %Namibia: 16.2 %New Caledonia: 22.1 %Niger: 7.9 %Nigeria: 13.4 %Nicaragua: 17.3 %Netherlands: 16.1 %Norway: 19.1 %Nepal: 29.9 %New Zealand: 20 %Oman: 46.2 %Panama: 17.6 %Peru: 16 %French Polynesia: 14.7 %Papua New Guinea: 7.7 %Philippines: 19.5 %Pakistan: 25 %Poland: 31.8 %Puerto Rico: 15.8 %Palestine: 28.8 %Portugal: 24.4 %Paraguay: 18.6 %Qatar: 55.3 %Romania: 33.1 %Serbia: 26.8 %Russia: 26.7 %Rwanda: 15.5 %Saudi Arabia: 25.7 %Solomon Islands: 8.2 %Sudan: 14.1 %Sweden: 18.2 %Singapore: 16 %Slovenia: 29.4 %Slovakia: 36.5 %Sierra Leone: 10.6 %Senegal: 18 %Somalia: 17.1 %Suriname: 26 %South Sudan: 1.7 %El Salvador: 22.2 %Syria: 25.9 %Eswatini: 21.5 %Chad: 8.9 %Togo: 18 %Thailand: 22.8 %Tajikistan: 15.5 %Timor-Leste: 10.9 %Turkmenistan: 28.4 %Tunisia: 34 %Türkiye: 27.7 %Trinidad and Tobago: 25.8 %Tanzania: 8 %Ukraine: 24.3 %Uganda: 7.2 %United States: 19.7 %Uruguay: 17.6 %Uzbekistan: 22.7 %Venezuela: 18.7 %Vietnam: 26.7 %Vanuatu: 10.6 %Samoa: 13.6 %Yemen: 11.8 %South Africa: 23.2 %Zambia: 9.9 %Zimbabwe: 11.1 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Qatar: 55.3 %Qatar55.3Oman: 46.2 %Oman46.2Czechia: 37.5 %Czechia37.5Slovakia: 36.5 %Slovakia36.5Bahrain: 35.2 %Bahrain35.2Tunisia: 34 %Tunisia34Lesotho: 33.5 %Lesotho33.5Romania: 33.1 %Romania33.1Iran: 33 %Iran33Hungary: 32.5 %Hungary32.5Bosnia and Herzegovina: 32.2 %Bosnia and Herzegovina32.2Poland: 31.8 %Poland31.8North Macedonia: 31.6 %North Macedonia31.6Algeria: 31.1 %Algeria31.1Belarus: 30.6 %Belarus30.6China: 30.4 %China30.4Bulgaria: 30.3 %Bulgaria30.3United Arab Emirates: 30.2 %United Arab Emirates30.2Estonia: 30.2 %Estonia30.2Nepal: 29.9 %Nepal29.9Slovenia: 29.4 %Slovenia29.4Palestine: 28.8 %Palestine28.8Turkmenistan: 28.4 %Turkmenistan28.4Sri Lanka: 27.9 %Sri Lanka27.9Türkiye: 27.7 %Türkiye27.7Germany: 27.3 %Germany27.3Croatia: 27.3 %Croatia27.3Malaysia: 27.1 %Malaysia27.1Egypt: 26.9 %Egypt26.9Serbia: 26.8 %Serbia26.8Vietnam: 26.7 %Vietnam26.7Russia: 26.7 %Russia26.7Iraq: 26.2 %Iraq26.2Tonga: 26.1 %Tonga26.1Italy: 26.1 %Italy26.1Suriname: 26 %Suriname26Syria: 25.9 %Syria25.9Trinidad and Tobago: 25.8 %Trinidad and Tobago25.8Lithuania: 25.8 %Lithuania25.8Saudi Arabia: 25.7 %Saudi Arabia25.7Qatar: 55.3 %Qatar55.3Oman: 46.2 %Oman46.2Czechia: 37.5 %Czechia37.5Slovakia: 36.5 %Slovakia36.5Bahrain: 35.2 %Bahrain35.2Tunisia: 34 %Tunisia34Lesotho: 33.5 %Lesotho33.5Romania: 33.1 %Romania33.1Iran: 33 %Iran33Hungary: 32.5 %Hungary32.5Bosnia and Herzegovina: 32.2 %Bosnia and Herzegovina32.2Poland: 31.8 %Poland31.8North Macedonia: 31.6 %North Macedonia31.6Algeria: 31.1 %Algeria31.1Belarus: 30.6 %Belarus30.6China: 30.4 %China30.4Bulgaria: 30.3 %Bulgaria30.3United Arab Emirates: 30.2 %United Arab Emirates30.2Estonia: 30.2 %Estonia30.2Nepal: 29.9 %Nepal29.9Slovenia: 29.4 %Slovenia29.4Palestine: 28.8 %Palestine28.8Turkmenistan: 28.4 %Turkmenistan28.4Sri Lanka: 27.9 %Sri Lanka27.9Türkiye: 27.7 %Türkiye27.7Germany: 27.3 %Germany27.3Croatia: 27.3 %Croatia27.3Malaysia: 27.1 %Malaysia27.1Egypt: 26.9 %Egypt26.9Serbia: 26.8 %Serbia26.8Vietnam: 26.7 %Vietnam26.7Russia: 26.7 %Russia26.7Iraq: 26.2 %Iraq26.2Tonga: 26.1 %Tonga26.1Italy: 26.1 %Italy26.1Suriname: 26 %Suriname26Syria: 25.9 %Syria25.9Trinidad and Tobago: 25.8 %Trinidad and Tobago25.8Lithuania: 25.8 %Lithuania25.8Saudi Arabia: 25.7 %Saudi Arabia25.7
%. Source: World Bank (modelled estimate), Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) (SL.IND.EMPL.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCountries2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Qatar55.3+0.8 pts
2Oman46.2+2.9 pts
3Czechia37.5-0.6 pts
4Slovakia36.5-0.6 pts
5Bahrain35.2-0.1 pts
6Tunisia34+0.7 pts
7Lesotho33.5+0.2 pts
8Romania33.1-0.2 pts
9Iran33-0.2 pts
10Hungary32.5+0.9 pts
11Bosnia and Herzegovina32.2+2.7 pts
12Poland31.8+0.1 pts
13North Macedonia31.6+0.9 pts
14Algeria31.1+0.2 pts
15Belarus30.6-0.1 pts
16China30.4+0.4 pts
17Bulgaria30.3+1 pts
18United Arab Emirates30.2-0.3 pts
19Estonia30.2-0 pts
20Nepal29.9+0.3 pts
21Slovenia29.4+0.1 pts
22Palestine28.8+0.4 pts
23Turkmenistan28.4-0 pts
24Sri Lanka27.9-0.5 pts
25Türkiye27.7+0.2 pts
26Germany27.3-0.1 pts
27Croatia27.3+1.2 pts
28Malaysia27.1-0.6 pts
29Egypt26.9+0.3 pts
30Serbia26.8+1.6 pts
31Vietnam26.7+0.9 pts
32Russia26.7-0.2 pts
33Iraq26.2-0 pts
34Tonga26.1+0.1 pts
35Italy26.1+0.1 pts
36Suriname26+0.3 pts
37Syria25.9-0 pts
38Trinidad and Tobago25.8-0.1 pts
39Lithuania25.8+0.6 pts
40Saudi Arabia25.7-0.7 pts
41Austria25.4+0.5 pts
42India25.4+0.1 pts
43South Korea25.2-0.1 pts
44Cambodia25-0.5 pts
45Pakistan25+0.7 pts
46Guyana24.90 pts
47Kuwait24.9-0.2 pts
48Kyrgyzstan24.8-0 pts
49Mexico24.7+0.1 pts
50Japan24.4-0.1 pts
51Portugal24.4-0 pts
52Ukraine24.3-0.2 pts
53Mauritius23.7-0.6 pts
54North Korea23.5-0.6 pts
55South Africa23.2-0.2 pts
56Latvia230 pts
57Thailand22.8-0.1 pts
58São Tomé and Príncipe22.7+0.1 pts
59Uzbekistan22.7-0.4 pts
60Morocco22.6+0.1 pts
61Honduras22.6-0.1 pts
62Indonesia22.4+0.3 pts
63El Salvador22.2+0.3 pts
64Bolivia22.2-0.4 pts
65New Caledonia22.1-3 pts
66Chile22-0.3 pts
67Finland21.9+0.1 pts
68Cape Verde21.9-0 pts
69Eswatini21.5-1.5 pts
70Lebanon21.2-0.4 pts
71Belgium20.9-0.3 pts
72Argentina20.8-0.3 pts
73Republic of the Congo20.6-0.6 pts
74Brazil20.5-0.4 pts
75Switzerland20.4-0.1 pts
76Spain20.3+0.2 pts
77Dominican Republic20.3+0.2 pts
78France20.2-0.2 pts
79Albania20.2+0.3 pts
80Saint Vincent and the Grenadines20.10 pts
81Colombia20.1+0.5 pts
82Bangladesh20.1-0.4 pts
83New Zealand20-0.6 pts
84Mongolia19.9+1.4 pts
85Kazakhstan19.9+0.1 pts
86Australia19.9+0.5 pts
87Guam19.7-0.2 pts
88Canada19.7-0 pts
89United States19.7+0.1 pts
90Jordan19.7-0.5 pts
91Philippines19.5+0.8 pts
92Libya19.4+0.3 pts
93Brunei19.4+3.3 pts
94Afghanistan19.4-0.8 pts
95Guatemala19.1+0.1 pts
96Norway19.1-0.6 pts
97Costa Rica18.9+1 pts
98Denmark18.9-0 pts
99Armenia18.9+2.2 pts
100Montenegro18.9+1.8 pts
101Ireland18.8-0 pts
102Malta18.8-1 pts
103Venezuela18.7-1.4 pts
104Paraguay18.6-0.9 pts
105Barbados18.2-1.1 pts
106Sweden18.20 pts
107United Kingdom18.1-0.1 pts
108Togo18-1.3 pts
109Senegal18+2.9 pts
110U.S. Virgin Islands17.9-0.3 pts
111Panama17.6+0.2 pts
112Uruguay17.6-0.5 pts
113Belize17.5+1.8 pts
114Maldives17.4-0.6 pts
115Benin17.4+0.4 pts
116Nicaragua17.3-0.4 pts
117Gambia17.2+0.3 pts
118Cuba17.2+0.1 pts
119Ecuador17.2-0.1 pts
120Israel17.1-0.3 pts
121Somalia17.1+0.1 pts
122Myanmar17+1.3 pts
123Iceland16.8-0.7 pts
124Ghana16.8-0.7 pts
125Cyprus16.7-0.4 pts
126Botswana16.40 pts
127Burkina Faso16.3+0.6 pts
128Namibia16.2-1.4 pts
129Comoros16.2-0.7 pts
130Jamaica16.1+0.4 pts
131Netherlands16.1-0.5 pts
132Singapore16+0.2 pts
133Peru16-0.1 pts
134Gabon15.8+0.4 pts
135Puerto Rico15.8-0 pts
136Rwanda15.5+2.2 pts
137Tajikistan15.5-0 pts
138Greece15.4-0.1 pts
139Saint Lucia14.8-1.5 pts
140Azerbaijan14.7+0.3 pts
141French Polynesia14.7-0.1 pts
142Cameroon14.5+0.1 pts
143Central African Republic14.5-0.1 pts
144Bahamas14.3+0.1 pts
145Guinea14.20 pts
146Sudan14.1-0.1 pts
147Mauritania14+0.2 pts
148Hong Kong14-0.1 pts
149Samoa13.6-0.4 pts
150Georgia13.6+1.1 pts
151Nigeria13.4-0 pts
152Bhutan13.1+1.3 pts
153Eritrea12.9+0.1 pts
154Macao12.7-0.4 pts
155Luxembourg12.4+1.4 pts
156Fiji11.9+0.1 pts
157Yemen11.8-0.1 pts
158Kenya11.1+0.4 pts
159Zimbabwe11.1-0 pts
160Timor-Leste10.9-0.9 pts
161Vanuatu10.6+0.1 pts
162Equatorial Guinea10.6+0.1 pts
163Sierra Leone10.6+1.4 pts
164Moldova10.5+0.6 pts
165Zambia9.9+0.2 pts
166Madagascar9.5+0.2 pts
167Haiti9.5-0 pts
168Côte d’Ivoire9.3+0.9 pts
169Chad8.9+0.5 pts
170Democratic Republic of the Congo8.5+0.1 pts
171Liberia8.4+0.2 pts
172Solomon Islands8.2-0.2 pts
173Tanzania8+0.1 pts
174Niger7.9+0.1 pts
175Papua New Guinea7.7-0.4 pts
176Mali7.7-0.6 pts
177Malawi7.50 pts
178Mozambique7.3-0.2 pts
179Uganda7.2+0.4 pts
180Guinea-Bissau7.2+0.2 pts
181Ethiopia7.1-0.2 pts
182Angola6.9-0.1 pts
183Laos6.8+0.3 pts
184Djibouti5.8+0.2 pts
185Burundi3.3-0.1 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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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.

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Qatar, with 55.3% in 2018, according to the World Bank.

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South Sudan, with 1.7% in 2018.

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