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Countries by employment in industry

Qatar had the highest employment in industry of 186 countries in 2020, at 42.4%. South Sudan had the lowest, at 1.7%. The median was 19% and the figure for the World was 23.3%. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest42.4Qatar
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Median19186 countries
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Map of countries, 2020

United Arab Emirates: 28.9 %Afghanistan: 18.5 %Albania: 20.9 %Armenia: 18.4 %Angola: 6.2 %Argentina: 20.9 %Austria: 24.9 %Australia: 19.2 %Azerbaijan: 15.1 %Bosnia and Herzegovina: 33.5 %Bangladesh: 19 %Belgium: 20.7 %Burkina Faso: 16.7 %Bulgaria: 30.9 %Burundi: 3.1 %Benin: 17.9 %Brunei: 23.7 %Bolivia: 20.2 %Brazil: 20.3 %Bahamas: 14.3 %Bhutan: 14.9 %Botswana: 15 %Belarus: 30.6 %Belize: 15.6 %Canada: 19.5 %Democratic Republic of the Congo: 8.2 %Central African Republic: 14.1 %Republic of the Congo: 20.1 %Switzerland: 20.4 %Côte d’Ivoire: 11.4 %Chile: 21.9 %Cameroon: 14.5 %China: 31.1 %Colombia: 19.8 %Costa Rica: 18.1 %Cuba: 16.6 %Cape Verde: 21.5 %Cyprus: 19.5 %Czechia: 37.2 %Germany: 27.2 %Djibouti: 5.9 %Denmark: 18.9 %Dominican Republic: 19.5 %Algeria: 31.3 %Ecuador: 15.9 %Estonia: 29.7 %Egypt: 28.5 %Eritrea: 12.5 %Spain: 20.8 %Ethiopia: 6.6 %Finland: 21.1 %Fiji: 11.7 %France: 20 %Gabon: 16.8 %United Kingdom: 17.2 %Georgia: 13.4 %Ghana: 15.2 %Gambia: 17.6 %Guinea: 14 %Equatorial Guinea: 10.1 %Greece: 15 %Guatemala: 20.4 %Guinea-Bissau: 9.2 %Guyana: 24.5 %Hong Kong: 13.5 %Honduras: 23.6 %Croatia: 28.1 %Haiti: 9.2 %Hungary: 31.9 %Indonesia: 21.6 %Ireland: 18.8 %Israel: 15.8 %India: 23.7 %Iraq: 26.2 %Iran: 34.1 %Iceland: 17.9 %Italy: 26.4 %Jamaica: 15.8 %Jordan: 17.6 %Japan: 23.9 %Kenya: 11.3 %Kyrgyzstan: 26 %Cambodia: 25.1 %North Korea: 23.1 %South Korea: 24.6 %Kuwait: 24.8 %Kazakhstan: 19.7 %Laos: 7 %Lebanon: 20.7 %Sri Lanka: 26.9 %Liberia: 8.3 %Lesotho: 33.3 %Lithuania: 25.4 %Luxembourg: 10.3 %Latvia: 22.8 %Libya: 18.2 %Morocco: 22.6 %Moldova: 12.2 %Montenegro: 18.4 %Madagascar: 9.6 %North Macedonia: 31 %Mali: 9.3 %Myanmar: 18.6 %Mongolia: 19.8 %Mauritania: 14.2 %Mauritius: 23.4 %Malawi: 7.4 %Mexico: 24.4 %Malaysia: 26.2 %Mozambique: 6.7 %Namibia: 16 %New Caledonia: 22 %Niger: 8.4 %Nigeria: 14.5 %Nicaragua: 16.8 %Netherlands: 15.7 %Norway: 19.7 %Nepal: 30.2 %New Zealand: 20.4 %Oman: 33.7 %Panama: 16.6 %Peru: 15.6 %French Polynesia: 14.4 %Papua New Guinea: 7.6 %Philippines: 18.7 %Pakistan: 24.8 %Poland: 31.7 %Puerto Rico: 15.8 %Palestine: 28.3 %Portugal: 24.4 %Paraguay: 19.1 %Qatar: 42.4 %Romania: 32.6 %Serbia: 27.9 %Russia: 26.4 %Rwanda: 17.2 %Saudi Arabia: 22.9 %Solomon Islands: 7.9 %Sudan: 13.9 %Sweden: 18.3 %Singapore: 14.8 %Slovenia: 30 %Slovakia: 36.5 %Sierra Leone: 10.6 %Senegal: 21.4 %Somalia: 17.9 %Suriname: 26.1 %South Sudan: 1.7 %El Salvador: 23.4 %Syria: 26.1 %Eswatini: 19 %Chad: 8.8 %Togo: 17 %Thailand: 22.6 %Tajikistan: 15.8 %Timor-Leste: 11.9 %Turkmenistan: 28.6 %Tunisia: 34 %Türkiye: 27.3 %Trinidad and Tobago: 23.9 %Tanzania: 8 %Ukraine: 24.7 %Uganda: 7.4 %United States: 19.4 %Uruguay: 17.4 %Uzbekistan: 23.4 %Venezuela: 17.5 %Vietnam: 31.1 %Vanuatu: 10.7 %Samoa: 13.9 %Yemen: 11.8 %South Africa: 21.2 %Zambia: 8.7 %Zimbabwe: 12.3 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Qatar: 42.4 %Qatar42.4Czechia: 37.2 %Czechia37.2Slovakia: 36.5 %Slovakia36.5Bahrain: 34.5 %Bahrain34.5Iran: 34.1 %Iran34.1Tunisia: 34 %Tunisia34Oman: 33.7 %Oman33.7Bosnia and Herzegovina: 33.5 %Bosnia and Herzegovina33.5Lesotho: 33.3 %Lesotho33.3Romania: 32.6 %Romania32.6Hungary: 31.9 %Hungary31.9Poland: 31.7 %Poland31.7Algeria: 31.3 %Algeria31.3China: 31.1 %China31.1Vietnam: 31.1 %Vietnam31.1North Macedonia: 31 %North Macedonia31Bulgaria: 30.9 %Bulgaria30.9Belarus: 30.6 %Belarus30.6Nepal: 30.2 %Nepal30.2Slovenia: 30 %Slovenia30Estonia: 29.7 %Estonia29.7United Arab Emirates: 28.9 %United Arab Emirates28.9Turkmenistan: 28.6 %Turkmenistan28.6Egypt: 28.5 %Egypt28.5Palestine: 28.3 %Palestine28.3Croatia: 28.1 %Croatia28.1Serbia: 27.9 %Serbia27.9Türkiye: 27.3 %Türkiye27.3Germany: 27.2 %Germany27.2Sri Lanka: 26.9 %Sri Lanka26.9Tonga: 26.8 %Tonga26.8Italy: 26.4 %Italy26.4Russia: 26.4 %Russia26.4Iraq: 26.2 %Iraq26.2Malaysia: 26.2 %Malaysia26.2Suriname: 26.1 %Suriname26.1Syria: 26.1 %Syria26.1Kyrgyzstan: 26 %Kyrgyzstan26Lithuania: 25.4 %Lithuania25.4Cambodia: 25.1 %Cambodia25.1Qatar: 42.4 %Qatar42.4Czechia: 37.2 %Czechia37.2Slovakia: 36.5 %Slovakia36.5Bahrain: 34.5 %Bahrain34.5Iran: 34.1 %Iran34.1Tunisia: 34 %Tunisia34Oman: 33.7 %Oman33.7Bosnia and Herzegovina: 33.5 %Bosnia and Herzegovina33.5Lesotho: 33.3 %Lesotho33.3Romania: 32.6 %Romania32.6Hungary: 31.9 %Hungary31.9Poland: 31.7 %Poland31.7Algeria: 31.3 %Algeria31.3China: 31.1 %China31.1Vietnam: 31.1 %Vietnam31.1North Macedonia: 31 %North Macedonia31Bulgaria: 30.9 %Bulgaria30.9Belarus: 30.6 %Belarus30.6Nepal: 30.2 %Nepal30.2Slovenia: 30 %Slovenia30Estonia: 29.7 %Estonia29.7United Arab Emirates: 28.9 %United Arab Emirates28.9Turkmenistan: 28.6 %Turkmenistan28.6Egypt: 28.5 %Egypt28.5Palestine: 28.3 %Palestine28.3Croatia: 28.1 %Croatia28.1Serbia: 27.9 %Serbia27.9Türkiye: 27.3 %Türkiye27.3Germany: 27.2 %Germany27.2Sri Lanka: 26.9 %Sri Lanka26.9Tonga: 26.8 %Tonga26.8Italy: 26.4 %Italy26.4Russia: 26.4 %Russia26.4Iraq: 26.2 %Iraq26.2Malaysia: 26.2 %Malaysia26.2Suriname: 26.1 %Suriname26.1Syria: 26.1 %Syria26.1Kyrgyzstan: 26 %Kyrgyzstan26Lithuania: 25.4 %Lithuania25.4Cambodia: 25.1 %Cambodia25.1
%. Source: World Bank (modelled estimate), Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) (SL.IND.EMPL.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCountries2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Qatar42.4-12.3 pts
2Czechia37.2-0 pts
3Slovakia36.5+0.5 pts
4Bahrain34.5-0.6 pts
5Iran34.1+1.3 pts
6Tunisia34-0.6 pts
7Oman33.7-6.4 pts
8Bosnia and Herzegovina33.5+1.8 pts
9Lesotho33.3-1.1 pts
10Romania32.6-0.5 pts
11Hungary31.9-0.2 pts
12Poland31.7-0.5 pts
13Algeria31.30 pts
14China31.1+0.4 pts
15Vietnam31.1+1.5 pts
16North Macedonia31-0.3 pts
17Bulgaria30.9+1.5 pts
18Belarus30.6+0.2 pts
19Nepal30.2+0.1 pts
20Slovenia30-0.1 pts
21Estonia29.7+0.3 pts
22United Arab Emirates28.9-1.1 pts
23Turkmenistan28.6+0.2 pts
24Egypt28.5-0.1 pts
25Palestine28.3+0.5 pts
26Croatia28.1+0.4 pts
27Serbia27.9+0.6 pts
28Türkiye27.3+1 pts
29Germany27.2+0.1 pts
30Sri Lanka26.9-0.7 pts
31Tonga26.8+0.4 pts
32Italy26.4+0.5 pts
33Russia26.4-0.3 pts
34Iraq26.2-0.2 pts
35Malaysia26.2-1.8 pts
36Suriname26.1+0.2 pts
37Syria26.1+0.6 pts
38Kyrgyzstan26-1.2 pts
39Lithuania25.4-0.3 pts
40Cambodia25.1+0.7 pts
41Austria24.9-0.5 pts
42Kuwait24.8-0.7 pts
43Pakistan24.8+0.4 pts
44Ukraine24.7-0.2 pts
45South Korea24.6+0.1 pts
46Guyana24.5+0.1 pts
47Portugal24.4+0.3 pts
48Mexico24.4+0.1 pts
49Japan23.9-0.3 pts
50Trinidad and Tobago23.9-1.6 pts
51Brunei23.7+3 pts
52India23.7-1.5 pts
53Honduras23.6-0.1 pts
54Uzbekistan23.4+0.2 pts
55Mauritius23.4-0.1 pts
56El Salvador23.4+0.8 pts
57North Korea23.1-0.3 pts
58Saudi Arabia22.9-1.4 pts
59São Tomé and Príncipe22.8+0.2 pts
60Latvia22.8-1.2 pts
61Thailand22.6-0.3 pts
62Morocco22.6-0.2 pts
63New Caledonia22-0.2 pts
64Chile21.9+0.1 pts
65Indonesia21.6-0.8 pts
66Cape Verde21.5-0.3 pts
67Senegal21.4+0.3 pts
68South Africa21.2-1.1 pts
69Finland21.1-0.6 pts
70Argentina20.9+0.3 pts
71Albania20.9+0.3 pts
72Spain20.8+0.3 pts
73Belgium20.7-0.4 pts
74Lebanon20.7+0.2 pts
75Switzerland20.40 pts
76New Zealand20.4+0.9 pts
77Guatemala20.4+1.3 pts
78Brazil20.3-0.1 pts
79Bolivia20.2-3.2 pts
80Republic of the Congo20.1-0.2 pts
81France20-0.4 pts
82Saint Vincent and the Grenadines19.9-0.1 pts
83Colombia19.8-0.6 pts
84Mongolia19.8-0.3 pts
85Kazakhstan19.7-0.1 pts
86Norway19.7-0 pts
87Cyprus19.5+1.1 pts
88Canada19.5+0.2 pts
89Dominican Republic19.50 pts
90United States19.4-0.3 pts
91Guam19.2-0.4 pts
92Australia19.2+0.1 pts
93Paraguay19.1+0.9 pts
94Eswatini19-1.4 pts
95Bangladesh19-0.8 pts
96Denmark18.9+0.3 pts
97Ireland18.8+0.1 pts
98Philippines18.7-0.8 pts
99Myanmar18.6+1.9 pts
100Malta18.6-0.8 pts
101Afghanistan18.5-0.1 pts
102Montenegro18.4-1 pts
103Armenia18.4-0.7 pts
104Sweden18.3-0.1 pts
105Libya18.2-0.6 pts
106Costa Rica18.1-0 pts
107Iceland17.9+0.5 pts
108Benin17.9+0.2 pts
109Somalia17.9+0.8 pts
110Gambia17.6+0.1 pts
111Jordan17.6-0.9 pts
112Venezuela17.5-0 pts
113Uruguay17.4-0 pts
114Rwanda17.2+1.5 pts
115U.S. Virgin Islands17.2-0.4 pts
116United Kingdom17.2-1 pts
117Togo17+0.5 pts
118Nicaragua16.8-0.1 pts
119Gabon16.8+0.5 pts
120Burkina Faso16.7-0.3 pts
121Cuba16.6-0.4 pts
122Panama16.6-0 pts
123Maldives16.6-0.1 pts
124Barbados16.4-0.5 pts
125Namibia16-0.2 pts
126Ecuador15.9-0.1 pts
127Israel15.8-0.6 pts
128Jamaica15.8-0.4 pts
129Puerto Rico15.8-0 pts
130Tajikistan15.8-0.1 pts
131Netherlands15.7-0.3 pts
132Belize15.6-0.1 pts
133Peru15.6-0.3 pts
134Ghana15.2-0.9 pts
135Azerbaijan15.1-0.1 pts
136Comoros15.1-0.4 pts
137Saint Lucia15.1+0.4 pts
138Botswana15-1.5 pts
139Greece15-0.3 pts
140Bhutan14.9-0.6 pts
141Singapore14.8-0.1 pts
142Cameroon14.5-0 pts
143Nigeria14.5+1.2 pts
144French Polynesia14.4-0.3 pts
145Bahamas14.3-0.1 pts
146Mauritania14.20 pts
147Central African Republic14.1-0.3 pts
148Guinea14-0.2 pts
149Sudan13.9+0.1 pts
150Samoa13.9-0.1 pts
151Hong Kong13.5-0.2 pts
152Georgia13.4-0 pts
153Eritrea12.5-0.3 pts
154Zimbabwe12.3+1.1 pts
155Moldova12.2+0.8 pts
156Macao12.1-0.4 pts
157Timor-Leste11.9-1 pts
158Yemen11.8+0.1 pts
159Fiji11.7-0.2 pts
160Côte d’Ivoire11.4+0.9 pts
161Kenya11.3-0.1 pts
162Vanuatu10.7-0.1 pts
163Sierra Leone10.6-0 pts
164Luxembourg10.3-0.3 pts
165Equatorial Guinea10.1-0.2 pts
166Madagascar9.6-0.1 pts
167Mali9.3+0.5 pts
168Haiti9.2-0.1 pts
169Guinea-Bissau9.20 pts
170Chad8.8-0.1 pts
171Zambia8.7-0.4 pts
172Niger8.4+0.4 pts
173Liberia8.3-0.1 pts
174Democratic Republic of the Congo8.2-0.2 pts
175Tanzania8-0.1 pts
176Solomon Islands7.9-0.1 pts
177Papua New Guinea7.6-0.2 pts
178Malawi7.4-0.1 pts
179Uganda7.4-0.4 pts
180Laos7-0 pts
181Mozambique6.7-0.4 pts
182Ethiopia6.6-0.3 pts
183Angola6.2-0.7 pts
184Djibouti5.9-0 pts
185Burundi3.1-0.2 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 42.4% in 2020, according to the World Bank.

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South Sudan, with 1.7% in 2020.

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