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Qatar had the highest employment in industry of 186 countries in 2021, at 40.9%. South Sudan had the lowest, at 1.7%. The median was 19.2% and the figure for the World was 23.6%. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest40.9Qatar
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Median19.2186 countries
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Map of countries, 2021

United Arab Emirates: 30.9 %Afghanistan: 19.6 %Albania: 21.8 %Armenia: 18.7 %Angola: 5.7 %Argentina: 20.5 %Austria: 25.6 %Australia: 19.5 %Azerbaijan: 15.3 %Bosnia and Herzegovina: 30.6 %Bangladesh: 18.3 %Belgium: 19.8 %Burkina Faso: 16.4 %Bulgaria: 30 %Burundi: 3.1 %Benin: 18 %Brunei: 23.6 %Bolivia: 20.4 %Brazil: 20.7 %Bahamas: 14.9 %Bhutan: 15.6 %Botswana: 16 %Belarus: 30.5 %Belize: 15.8 %Canada: 19.3 %Democratic Republic of the Congo: 7.8 %Central African Republic: 13.7 %Republic of the Congo: 20 %Switzerland: 20.2 %Côte d’Ivoire: 12.4 %Chile: 23 %Cameroon: 14.5 %China: 31.5 %Colombia: 20 %Costa Rica: 17.6 %Cuba: 16.9 %Cape Verde: 21.6 %Cyprus: 17.9 %Czechia: 36.8 %Germany: 27.4 %Djibouti: 6.1 %Denmark: 19.4 %Dominican Republic: 20.3 %Algeria: 31.5 %Ecuador: 16.8 %Estonia: 29 %Egypt: 28.4 %Eritrea: 12.5 %Spain: 20.7 %Ethiopia: 6.3 %Finland: 21.9 %Fiji: 11.8 %France: 19.5 %Gabon: 17.4 %United Kingdom: 16.9 %Georgia: 13.9 %Ghana: 14.4 %Gambia: 17.9 %Guinea: 13.9 %Equatorial Guinea: 10.3 %Greece: 15.3 %Guatemala: 22.1 %Guinea-Bissau: 9.4 %Guyana: 24.3 %Hong Kong: 13.6 %Honduras: 24.9 %Croatia: 28.5 %Haiti: 9.2 %Hungary: 31.4 %Indonesia: 21.8 %Ireland: 19.1 %Israel: 16 %India: 24.5 %Iraq: 26.5 %Iran: 34.6 %Iceland: 18.9 %Italy: 26.6 %Jamaica: 17.1 %Jordan: 18.4 %Japan: 23.7 %Kenya: 11.3 %Kyrgyzstan: 27.2 %Cambodia: 26.4 %North Korea: 22.7 %South Korea: 24.6 %Kuwait: 25.3 %Kazakhstan: 19.9 %Laos: 7.1 %Lebanon: 21 %Sri Lanka: 26 %Liberia: 8.1 %Lesotho: 33 %Lithuania: 26.3 %Luxembourg: 10 %Latvia: 24.2 %Libya: 18.4 %Morocco: 22.9 %Moldova: 12.2 %Montenegro: 16.9 %Madagascar: 9.6 %North Macedonia: 30.9 %Mali: 8.8 %Myanmar: 18.5 %Mongolia: 21.9 %Mauritania: 14.3 %Mauritius: 22.1 %Malawi: 7.4 %Mexico: 24.5 %Malaysia: 25.9 %Mozambique: 6.5 %Namibia: 16.2 %New Caledonia: 22.2 %Niger: 8.7 %Nigeria: 15.6 %Nicaragua: 16.9 %Netherlands: 14.1 %Norway: 18.8 %Nepal: 30.4 %New Zealand: 20 %Oman: 40.3 %Panama: 16.8 %Peru: 16.7 %French Polynesia: 14.5 %Papua New Guinea: 7.6 %Philippines: 18.9 %Pakistan: 25.4 %Poland: 30.7 %Puerto Rico: 15.4 %Palestine: 29.1 %Portugal: 24.6 %Paraguay: 19.5 %Qatar: 40.9 %Romania: 32.9 %Serbia: 27.9 %Russia: 26.5 %Rwanda: 14.4 %Saudi Arabia: 19.5 %Solomon Islands: 7.9 %Sudan: 14.1 %Sweden: 18.1 %Singapore: 14.4 %Slovenia: 30 %Slovakia: 36.5 %Sierra Leone: 10.6 %Senegal: 21.9 %Somalia: 17.7 %Suriname: 26.3 %South Sudan: 1.7 %El Salvador: 23.9 %Syria: 26.4 %Eswatini: 17.9 %Chad: 8.6 %Togo: 17.5 %Thailand: 22.3 %Tajikistan: 16 %Timor-Leste: 11.5 %Turkmenistan: 28.8 %Tunisia: 33.9 %Türkiye: 27.6 %Trinidad and Tobago: 24.3 %Tanzania: 7.9 %Ukraine: 25.2 %Uganda: 7.1 %United States: 19.2 %Uruguay: 17.9 %Uzbekistan: 23.7 %Venezuela: 17.6 %Vietnam: 33.1 %Vanuatu: 10.8 %Samoa: 14 %Yemen: 12 %South Africa: 20.6 %Zambia: 10.2 %Zimbabwe: 13.5 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Qatar: 40.9 %Qatar40.9Oman: 40.3 %Oman40.3Czechia: 36.8 %Czechia36.8Slovakia: 36.5 %Slovakia36.5Bahrain: 35.2 %Bahrain35.2Iran: 34.6 %Iran34.6Tunisia: 33.9 %Tunisia33.9Vietnam: 33.1 %Vietnam33.1Lesotho: 33 %Lesotho33Romania: 32.9 %Romania32.9China: 31.5 %China31.5Algeria: 31.5 %Algeria31.5Hungary: 31.4 %Hungary31.4United Arab Emirates: 30.9 %United Arab Emirates30.9North Macedonia: 30.9 %North Macedonia30.9Poland: 30.7 %Poland30.7Bosnia and Herzegovina: 30.6 %Bosnia and Herzegovina30.6Belarus: 30.5 %Belarus30.5Nepal: 30.4 %Nepal30.4Slovenia: 30 %Slovenia30Bulgaria: 30 %Bulgaria30Palestine: 29.1 %Palestine29.1Estonia: 29 %Estonia29Turkmenistan: 28.8 %Turkmenistan28.8Croatia: 28.5 %Croatia28.5Egypt: 28.4 %Egypt28.4Serbia: 27.9 %Serbia27.9Türkiye: 27.6 %Türkiye27.6Tonga: 27.4 %Tonga27.4Germany: 27.4 %Germany27.4Kyrgyzstan: 27.2 %Kyrgyzstan27.2Italy: 26.6 %Italy26.6Iraq: 26.5 %Iraq26.5Russia: 26.5 %Russia26.5Cambodia: 26.4 %Cambodia26.4Syria: 26.4 %Syria26.4Suriname: 26.3 %Suriname26.3Lithuania: 26.3 %Lithuania26.3Sri Lanka: 26 %Sri Lanka26Malaysia: 25.9 %Malaysia25.9Qatar: 40.9 %Qatar40.9Oman: 40.3 %Oman40.3Czechia: 36.8 %Czechia36.8Slovakia: 36.5 %Slovakia36.5Bahrain: 35.2 %Bahrain35.2Iran: 34.6 %Iran34.6Tunisia: 33.9 %Tunisia33.9Vietnam: 33.1 %Vietnam33.1Lesotho: 33 %Lesotho33Romania: 32.9 %Romania32.9China: 31.5 %China31.5Algeria: 31.5 %Algeria31.5Hungary: 31.4 %Hungary31.4United Arab Emirates: 30.9 %United Arab Emirates30.9North Macedonia: 30.9 %North Macedonia30.9Poland: 30.7 %Poland30.7Bosnia and Herzegovina: 30.6 %Bosnia and Herzegovina30.6Belarus: 30.5 %Belarus30.5Nepal: 30.4 %Nepal30.4Slovenia: 30 %Slovenia30Bulgaria: 30 %Bulgaria30Palestine: 29.1 %Palestine29.1Estonia: 29 %Estonia29Turkmenistan: 28.8 %Turkmenistan28.8Croatia: 28.5 %Croatia28.5Egypt: 28.4 %Egypt28.4Serbia: 27.9 %Serbia27.9Türkiye: 27.6 %Türkiye27.6Tonga: 27.4 %Tonga27.4Germany: 27.4 %Germany27.4Kyrgyzstan: 27.2 %Kyrgyzstan27.2Italy: 26.6 %Italy26.6Iraq: 26.5 %Iraq26.5Russia: 26.5 %Russia26.5Cambodia: 26.4 %Cambodia26.4Syria: 26.4 %Syria26.4Suriname: 26.3 %Suriname26.3Lithuania: 26.3 %Lithuania26.3Sri Lanka: 26 %Sri Lanka26Malaysia: 25.9 %Malaysia25.9
%. Source: World Bank (modelled estimate), Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) (SL.IND.EMPL.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCountries2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Qatar40.9-1.5 pts
2Oman40.3+6.6 pts
3Czechia36.8-0.4 pts
4Slovakia36.5-0 pts
5Bahrain35.2+0.6 pts
6Iran34.6+0.6 pts
7Tunisia33.9-0.1 pts
8Vietnam33.1+2.1 pts
9Lesotho33-0.3 pts
10Romania32.9+0.4 pts
11China31.5+0.4 pts
12Algeria31.5+0.2 pts
13Hungary31.4-0.5 pts
14United Arab Emirates30.9+1.9 pts
15North Macedonia30.9-0.1 pts
16Poland30.7-1 pts
17Bosnia and Herzegovina30.6-2.9 pts
18Belarus30.5-0.1 pts
19Nepal30.4+0.2 pts
20Slovenia30-0 pts
21Bulgaria30-0.9 pts
22Palestine29.1+0.8 pts
23Estonia29-0.7 pts
24Turkmenistan28.8+0.3 pts
25Croatia28.5+0.5 pts
26Egypt28.4-0.1 pts
27Serbia27.9-0 pts
28Türkiye27.6+0.2 pts
29Tonga27.4+0.7 pts
30Germany27.4+0.2 pts
31Kyrgyzstan27.2+1.2 pts
32Italy26.6+0.2 pts
33Iraq26.5+0.4 pts
34Russia26.5+0.1 pts
35Cambodia26.4+1.3 pts
36Syria26.4+0.3 pts
37Suriname26.3+0.2 pts
38Lithuania26.3+0.9 pts
39Sri Lanka26-0.9 pts
40Malaysia25.9-0.2 pts
41Austria25.6+0.8 pts
42Pakistan25.4+0.7 pts
43Kuwait25.3+0.5 pts
44Ukraine25.2+0.5 pts
45Honduras24.9+1.3 pts
46South Korea24.6-0 pts
47Portugal24.6+0.2 pts
48India24.5+0.8 pts
49Mexico24.5+0.1 pts
50Guyana24.3-0.1 pts
51Trinidad and Tobago24.3+0.4 pts
52Latvia24.2+1.4 pts
53El Salvador23.9+0.5 pts
54Japan23.7-0.2 pts
55Uzbekistan23.7+0.3 pts
56Brunei23.6-0.1 pts
57Chile23+1.1 pts
58São Tomé and Príncipe22.9+0.1 pts
59Morocco22.9+0.3 pts
60North Korea22.7-0.4 pts
61Thailand22.3-0.3 pts
62New Caledonia22.2+0.2 pts
63Mauritius22.1-1.3 pts
64Guatemala22.1+1.7 pts
65Senegal21.9+0.5 pts
66Mongolia21.9+2.1 pts
67Finland21.9+0.8 pts
68Albania21.8+0.9 pts
69Indonesia21.8+0.1 pts
70Cape Verde21.6+0.1 pts
71Lebanon21+0.3 pts
72Brazil20.7+0.5 pts
73Spain20.7-0.1 pts
74South Africa20.6-0.6 pts
75Argentina20.5-0.4 pts
76Bolivia20.4+0.2 pts
77Dominican Republic20.3+0.8 pts
78Saint Vincent and the Grenadines20.2+0.3 pts
79Switzerland20.2-0.2 pts
80New Zealand20-0.4 pts
81Colombia20+0.2 pts
82Republic of the Congo20-0.1 pts
83Kazakhstan19.9+0.2 pts
84Belgium19.8-0.9 pts
85Afghanistan19.6+1.1 pts
86Saudi Arabia19.5-3.4 pts
87Guam19.5+0.3 pts
88France19.5-0.4 pts
89Australia19.5+0.3 pts
90Paraguay19.5+0.4 pts
91Denmark19.4+0.5 pts
92Canada19.3-0.2 pts
93United States19.2-0.2 pts
94Ireland19.1+0.3 pts
95Iceland18.9+1 pts
96Philippines18.9+0.2 pts
97Norway18.8-0.8 pts
98Armenia18.7+0.3 pts
99Myanmar18.5-0.1 pts
100Libya18.4+0.3 pts
101Jordan18.4+0.8 pts
102Bangladesh18.3-0.7 pts
103Malta18.3-0.3 pts
104Sweden18.1-0.2 pts
105Benin18+0.1 pts
106Gambia17.9+0.3 pts
107Cyprus17.9-1.6 pts
108Eswatini17.9-1.1 pts
109Uruguay17.9+0.4 pts
110U.S. Virgin Islands17.7+0.5 pts
111Somalia17.7-0.2 pts
112Venezuela17.6+0.1 pts
113Costa Rica17.6-0.5 pts
114Togo17.5+0.5 pts
115Gabon17.4+0.6 pts
116Jamaica17.1+1.3 pts
117Montenegro16.9-1.5 pts
118United Kingdom16.9-0.3 pts
119Nicaragua16.90 pts
120Cuba16.9+0.2 pts
121Ecuador16.8+0.9 pts
122Panama16.8+0.2 pts
123Barbados16.8+0.4 pts
124Peru16.7+1.1 pts
125Maldives16.7+0.1 pts
126Burkina Faso16.4-0.2 pts
127Namibia16.2+0.1 pts
128Saint Lucia16.1+1 pts
129Tajikistan16+0.2 pts
130Israel16+0.2 pts
131Botswana16+0.9 pts
132Belize15.8+0.2 pts
133Bhutan15.6+0.7 pts
134Nigeria15.6+1.1 pts
135Puerto Rico15.4-0.3 pts
136Azerbaijan15.3+0.2 pts
137Greece15.3+0.3 pts
138Bahamas14.9+0.6 pts
139Comoros14.7-0.4 pts
140Cameroon14.50 pts
141French Polynesia14.50 pts
142Singapore14.4-0.4 pts
143Rwanda14.4-2.8 pts
144Ghana14.4-0.8 pts
145Mauritania14.3+0.1 pts
146Sudan14.1+0.2 pts
147Netherlands14.1-1.6 pts
148Samoa14+0.1 pts
149Guinea13.9-0.1 pts
150Georgia13.9+0.4 pts
151Central African Republic13.7-0.4 pts
152Hong Kong13.6+0.2 pts
153Zimbabwe13.5+1.2 pts
154Eritrea12.5-0 pts
155Côte d’Ivoire12.4+1 pts
156Moldova12.20 pts
157Macao12.1-0 pts
158Yemen12+0.1 pts
159Fiji11.8+0.1 pts
160Timor-Leste11.5-0.3 pts
161Kenya11.3+0.1 pts
162Vanuatu10.8+0.2 pts
163Sierra Leone10.6-0 pts
164Equatorial Guinea10.3+0.2 pts
165Zambia10.2+1.5 pts
166Luxembourg10-0.3 pts
167Madagascar9.60 pts
168Guinea-Bissau9.4+0.2 pts
169Haiti9.2-0 pts
170Mali8.8-0.5 pts
171Niger8.7+0.4 pts
172Chad8.6-0.2 pts
173Liberia8.1-0.1 pts
174Tanzania7.9-0 pts
175Solomon Islands7.9-0 pts
176Democratic Republic of the Congo7.8-0.3 pts
177Papua New Guinea7.60 pts
178Malawi7.4-0.1 pts
179Uganda7.1-0.2 pts
180Laos7.1+0.1 pts
181Mozambique6.5-0.2 pts
182Ethiopia6.3-0.3 pts
183Djibouti6.1+0.2 pts
184Angola5.7-0.5 pts
185Burundi3.1-0 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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Qatar, with 40.9% in 2021, according to the World Bank.

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South Sudan, with 1.7% in 2021.

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