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Qatar had the highest employment in industry of 186 countries in 2019, at 54.7%. South Sudan had the lowest, at 1.7%. The median was 19.3% and the figure for the World was 23.5%. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest54.7Qatar
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Median19.3186 countries
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Map of countries, 2019

United Arab Emirates: 30 %Afghanistan: 18.6 %Albania: 20.5 %Armenia: 19.1 %Angola: 6.9 %Argentina: 20.6 %Austria: 25.4 %Australia: 19.1 %Azerbaijan: 15.1 %Bosnia and Herzegovina: 31.7 %Bangladesh: 19.8 %Belgium: 21.1 %Burkina Faso: 17 %Bulgaria: 29.5 %Burundi: 3.2 %Benin: 17.8 %Brunei: 20.8 %Bolivia: 23.4 %Brazil: 20.4 %Bahamas: 14.5 %Bhutan: 15.4 %Botswana: 16.5 %Belarus: 30.4 %Belize: 15.7 %Canada: 19.3 %Democratic Republic of the Congo: 8.3 %Central African Republic: 14.4 %Republic of the Congo: 20.3 %Switzerland: 20.4 %Côte d’Ivoire: 10.4 %Chile: 21.9 %Cameroon: 14.6 %China: 30.8 %Colombia: 20.4 %Costa Rica: 18.1 %Cuba: 17 %Cape Verde: 21.8 %Cyprus: 18.4 %Czechia: 37.2 %Germany: 27.1 %Djibouti: 5.9 %Denmark: 18.5 %Dominican Republic: 19.5 %Algeria: 31.2 %Ecuador: 15.9 %Estonia: 29.4 %Egypt: 28.6 %Eritrea: 12.9 %Spain: 20.5 %Ethiopia: 6.9 %Finland: 21.7 %Fiji: 11.9 %France: 20.4 %Gabon: 16.3 %United Kingdom: 18.2 %Georgia: 13.4 %Ghana: 16.1 %Gambia: 17.5 %Guinea: 14.2 %Equatorial Guinea: 10.3 %Greece: 15.3 %Guatemala: 19.1 %Guinea-Bissau: 9.2 %Guyana: 24.4 %Hong Kong: 13.7 %Honduras: 23.7 %Croatia: 27.6 %Haiti: 9.3 %Hungary: 32.1 %Indonesia: 22.4 %Ireland: 18.8 %Israel: 16.4 %India: 25.3 %Iraq: 26.3 %Iran: 32.8 %Iceland: 17.5 %Italy: 25.9 %Jamaica: 16.2 %Jordan: 18.4 %Japan: 24.2 %Kenya: 11.4 %Kyrgyzstan: 27.2 %Cambodia: 24.5 %North Korea: 23.4 %South Korea: 24.6 %Kuwait: 25.5 %Kazakhstan: 19.8 %Laos: 7 %Lebanon: 20.5 %Sri Lanka: 27.6 %Liberia: 8.4 %Lesotho: 34.4 %Lithuania: 25.7 %Luxembourg: 10.5 %Latvia: 23.9 %Libya: 18.7 %Morocco: 22.8 %Moldova: 11.4 %Montenegro: 19.4 %Madagascar: 9.7 %North Macedonia: 31.3 %Mali: 8.8 %Myanmar: 16.6 %Mongolia: 20.1 %Mauritania: 14.2 %Mauritius: 23.5 %Malawi: 7.5 %Mexico: 24.3 %Malaysia: 27.9 %Mozambique: 7.1 %Namibia: 16.2 %New Caledonia: 22.2 %Niger: 8 %Nigeria: 13.3 %Nicaragua: 16.9 %Netherlands: 15.9 %Norway: 19.7 %Nepal: 30.1 %New Zealand: 19.5 %Oman: 40.1 %Panama: 16.7 %Peru: 16 %French Polynesia: 14.7 %Papua New Guinea: 7.7 %Philippines: 19.5 %Pakistan: 24.3 %Poland: 32.1 %Puerto Rico: 15.8 %Palestine: 27.8 %Portugal: 24.2 %Paraguay: 18.1 %Qatar: 54.7 %Romania: 33 %Serbia: 27.3 %Russia: 26.7 %Rwanda: 15.7 %Saudi Arabia: 24.3 %Solomon Islands: 8 %Sudan: 13.8 %Sweden: 18.4 %Singapore: 15 %Slovenia: 30.1 %Slovakia: 36.1 %Sierra Leone: 10.7 %Senegal: 21.1 %Somalia: 17.1 %Suriname: 25.9 %South Sudan: 1.7 %El Salvador: 22.5 %Syria: 25.5 %Eswatini: 20.4 %Chad: 8.9 %Togo: 16.5 %Thailand: 22.9 %Tajikistan: 15.8 %Timor-Leste: 12.8 %Turkmenistan: 28.4 %Tunisia: 34.6 %Türkiye: 26.4 %Trinidad and Tobago: 25.5 %Tanzania: 8 %Ukraine: 25 %Uganda: 7.7 %United States: 19.8 %Uruguay: 17.4 %Uzbekistan: 23.2 %Venezuela: 17.6 %Vietnam: 29.6 %Vanuatu: 10.8 %Samoa: 13.9 %Yemen: 11.8 %South Africa: 22.3 %Zambia: 9.1 %Zimbabwe: 11.2 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Qatar: 54.7 %Qatar54.7Oman: 40.1 %Oman40.1Czechia: 37.2 %Czechia37.2Slovakia: 36.1 %Slovakia36.1Bahrain: 35.1 %Bahrain35.1Tunisia: 34.6 %Tunisia34.6Lesotho: 34.4 %Lesotho34.4Romania: 33 %Romania33Iran: 32.8 %Iran32.8Hungary: 32.1 %Hungary32.1Poland: 32.1 %Poland32.1Bosnia and Herzegovina: 31.7 %Bosnia and Herzegovina31.7North Macedonia: 31.3 %North Macedonia31.3Algeria: 31.2 %Algeria31.2China: 30.8 %China30.8Belarus: 30.4 %Belarus30.4Nepal: 30.1 %Nepal30.1Slovenia: 30.1 %Slovenia30.1United Arab Emirates: 30 %United Arab Emirates30Vietnam: 29.6 %Vietnam29.6Bulgaria: 29.5 %Bulgaria29.5Estonia: 29.4 %Estonia29.4Egypt: 28.6 %Egypt28.6Turkmenistan: 28.4 %Turkmenistan28.4Malaysia: 27.9 %Malaysia27.9Palestine: 27.8 %Palestine27.8Croatia: 27.6 %Croatia27.6Sri Lanka: 27.6 %Sri Lanka27.6Serbia: 27.3 %Serbia27.3Kyrgyzstan: 27.2 %Kyrgyzstan27.2Germany: 27.1 %Germany27.1Russia: 26.7 %Russia26.7Türkiye: 26.4 %Türkiye26.4Tonga: 26.4 %Tonga26.4Iraq: 26.3 %Iraq26.3Italy: 25.9 %Italy25.9Suriname: 25.9 %Suriname25.9Lithuania: 25.7 %Lithuania25.7Kuwait: 25.5 %Kuwait25.5Trinidad and Tobago: 25.5 %Trinidad and Tobago25.5Qatar: 54.7 %Qatar54.7Oman: 40.1 %Oman40.1Czechia: 37.2 %Czechia37.2Slovakia: 36.1 %Slovakia36.1Bahrain: 35.1 %Bahrain35.1Tunisia: 34.6 %Tunisia34.6Lesotho: 34.4 %Lesotho34.4Romania: 33 %Romania33Iran: 32.8 %Iran32.8Hungary: 32.1 %Hungary32.1Poland: 32.1 %Poland32.1Bosnia and Herzegovina: 31.7 %Bosnia and Herzegovina31.7North Macedonia: 31.3 %North Macedonia31.3Algeria: 31.2 %Algeria31.2China: 30.8 %China30.8Belarus: 30.4 %Belarus30.4Nepal: 30.1 %Nepal30.1Slovenia: 30.1 %Slovenia30.1United Arab Emirates: 30 %United Arab Emirates30Vietnam: 29.6 %Vietnam29.6Bulgaria: 29.5 %Bulgaria29.5Estonia: 29.4 %Estonia29.4Egypt: 28.6 %Egypt28.6Turkmenistan: 28.4 %Turkmenistan28.4Malaysia: 27.9 %Malaysia27.9Palestine: 27.8 %Palestine27.8Croatia: 27.6 %Croatia27.6Sri Lanka: 27.6 %Sri Lanka27.6Serbia: 27.3 %Serbia27.3Kyrgyzstan: 27.2 %Kyrgyzstan27.2Germany: 27.1 %Germany27.1Russia: 26.7 %Russia26.7Türkiye: 26.4 %Türkiye26.4Tonga: 26.4 %Tonga26.4Iraq: 26.3 %Iraq26.3Italy: 25.9 %Italy25.9Suriname: 25.9 %Suriname25.9Lithuania: 25.7 %Lithuania25.7Kuwait: 25.5 %Kuwait25.5Trinidad and Tobago: 25.5 %Trinidad and Tobago25.5
%. Source: World Bank (modelled estimate), Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) (SL.IND.EMPL.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCountries2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Qatar54.7-0.7 pts
2Oman40.1-6.1 pts
3Czechia37.2-0.2 pts
4Slovakia36.1-0.5 pts
5Bahrain35.1-0.1 pts
6Tunisia34.6+0.7 pts
7Lesotho34.4+0.9 pts
8Romania33-0.1 pts
9Iran32.8-0.2 pts
10Hungary32.1-0.3 pts
11Poland32.1+0.3 pts
12Bosnia and Herzegovina31.7-0.4 pts
13North Macedonia31.3-0.4 pts
14Algeria31.2+0.1 pts
15China30.8+0.4 pts
16Belarus30.4-0.2 pts
17Nepal30.1+0.3 pts
18Slovenia30.1+0.7 pts
19United Arab Emirates30-0.2 pts
20Vietnam29.6+2.9 pts
21Bulgaria29.5-0.8 pts
22Estonia29.4-0.8 pts
23Egypt28.6+1.7 pts
24Turkmenistan28.40 pts
25Malaysia27.9+0.8 pts
26Palestine27.8-0.9 pts
27Croatia27.6+0.3 pts
28Sri Lanka27.6-0.3 pts
29Serbia27.3+0.5 pts
30Kyrgyzstan27.2+2.4 pts
31Germany27.1-0.2 pts
32Russia26.7-0 pts
33Türkiye26.4-1.4 pts
34Tonga26.4+0.3 pts
35Iraq26.3+0.2 pts
36Italy25.9-0.2 pts
37Suriname25.9-0.1 pts
38Lithuania25.7-0.1 pts
39Kuwait25.5+0.6 pts
40Trinidad and Tobago25.5-0.3 pts
41Syria25.5-0.4 pts
42Austria25.4-0.1 pts
43India25.3-0.1 pts
44Ukraine25+0.7 pts
45South Korea24.6-0.6 pts
46Cambodia24.5-0.5 pts
47Guyana24.4-0.5 pts
48Saudi Arabia24.3-1.3 pts
49Pakistan24.3-0.7 pts
50Mexico24.3-0.4 pts
51Japan24.2-0.2 pts
52Portugal24.2-0.3 pts
53Latvia23.9+0.9 pts
54Honduras23.7+1.1 pts
55Mauritius23.5-0.2 pts
56Bolivia23.4+1.2 pts
57North Korea23.4-0.1 pts
58Uzbekistan23.2+0.6 pts
59Thailand22.90 pts
60Morocco22.8+0.2 pts
61São Tomé and Príncipe22.7-0 pts
62El Salvador22.5+0.3 pts
63Indonesia22.40 pts
64South Africa22.3-0.9 pts
65New Caledonia22.2+0.1 pts
66Chile21.9-0.2 pts
67Cape Verde21.8-0.1 pts
68Finland21.7-0.3 pts
69Senegal21.1+3.2 pts
70Belgium21.1+0.2 pts
71Brunei20.8+1.4 pts
72Argentina20.6-0.2 pts
73Albania20.5+0.3 pts
74Lebanon20.5-0.7 pts
75Spain20.5+0.2 pts
76Colombia20.4+0.3 pts
77Switzerland20.4-0 pts
78Brazil20.4-0.1 pts
79Eswatini20.4-1.1 pts
80France20.4+0.2 pts
81Republic of the Congo20.3-0.4 pts
82Mongolia20.1+0.1 pts
83Saint Vincent and the Grenadines20-0.2 pts
84Bangladesh19.8-0.2 pts
85Kazakhstan19.8-0.2 pts
86United States19.8+0.1 pts
87Norway19.7+0.6 pts
88Guam19.6-0.1 pts
89Philippines19.5+0.1 pts
90New Zealand19.5-0.5 pts
91Dominican Republic19.5-0.8 pts
92Montenegro19.4+0.5 pts
93Malta19.4+0.6 pts
94Canada19.3-0.4 pts
95Australia19.1-0.8 pts
96Guatemala19.1-0 pts
97Armenia19.1+0.1 pts
98Ireland18.8-0 pts
99Libya18.7-0.7 pts
100Afghanistan18.6-0.8 pts
101Denmark18.5-0.4 pts
102Jordan18.4-1.2 pts
103Cyprus18.4+1.8 pts
104Sweden18.4+0.2 pts
105United Kingdom18.2+0.1 pts
106Paraguay18.1-0.4 pts
107Costa Rica18.1-0.8 pts
108Benin17.8+0.4 pts
109U.S. Virgin Islands17.6-0.3 pts
110Venezuela17.6-1.1 pts
111Iceland17.5+0.7 pts
112Gambia17.5+0.3 pts
113Uruguay17.4-0.1 pts
114Somalia17.1+0.1 pts
115Cuba17-0.1 pts
116Burkina Faso17+0.7 pts
117Barbados16.9-1.3 pts
118Nicaragua16.9-0.4 pts
119Maldives16.7-0.7 pts
120Panama16.7-1 pts
121Myanmar16.6-0.4 pts
122Togo16.5-1.5 pts
123Botswana16.5+0.1 pts
124Israel16.4-0.7 pts
125Gabon16.3+0.4 pts
126Namibia16.2-0 pts
127Jamaica16.2+0.1 pts
128Ghana16.1-0.7 pts
129Peru16-0 pts
130Ecuador15.9-1.2 pts
131Netherlands15.9-0.1 pts
132Tajikistan15.8+0.3 pts
133Puerto Rico15.80 pts
134Rwanda15.7+0.2 pts
135Belize15.7-1.8 pts
136Comoros15.5-0.7 pts
137Bhutan15.4+2.4 pts
138Greece15.3-0.1 pts
139Azerbaijan15.1+0.4 pts
140Singapore15-1.1 pts
141French Polynesia14.70 pts
142Saint Lucia14.7-0.1 pts
143Cameroon14.60 pts
144Bahamas14.5+0.2 pts
145Central African Republic14.4-0.1 pts
146Guinea14.20 pts
147Mauritania14.2+0.1 pts
148Samoa13.9+0.3 pts
149Sudan13.8-0.3 pts
150Hong Kong13.7-0.3 pts
151Georgia13.4-0.2 pts
152Nigeria13.3-0.1 pts
153Eritrea12.90 pts
154Timor-Leste12.8+1.9 pts
155Macao12.5-0.2 pts
156Fiji11.9-0.1 pts
157Yemen11.8-0 pts
158Kenya11.4+0.2 pts
159Moldova11.4+0.9 pts
160Zimbabwe11.2+0.1 pts
161Vanuatu10.8+0.2 pts
162Sierra Leone10.7+0.1 pts
163Luxembourg10.5-1.8 pts
164Côte d’Ivoire10.4+1.2 pts
165Equatorial Guinea10.3-0.4 pts
166Madagascar9.7+0.1 pts
167Haiti9.3-0.2 pts
168Guinea-Bissau9.2+2 pts
169Zambia9.1-0.9 pts
170Chad8.9-0 pts
171Mali8.8+1.1 pts
172Liberia8.4-0 pts
173Democratic Republic of the Congo8.3-0.2 pts
174Tanzania80 pts
175Niger8+0.1 pts
176Solomon Islands8-0.2 pts
177Uganda7.7+0.5 pts
178Papua New Guinea7.70 pts
179Malawi7.50 pts
180Mozambique7.1-0.2 pts
181Laos7+0.2 pts
182Angola6.9-0 pts
183Ethiopia6.9-0.3 pts
184Djibouti5.9+0.1 pts
185Burundi3.2-0.1 pts
186South Sudan1.70 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 54.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.

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South Sudan, with 1.7% in 2019.

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