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Countries by employment in industry

Oman had the highest employment in industry of 185 countries in 2022, at 40%. South Sudan had the lowest, at 1.7%. The median was 19% and the figure for the World was 23.6%. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest40Oman
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Median19185 countries
World23.6History

Map of countries, 2022

United Arab Emirates: 30.7 %Afghanistan: 19 %Albania: 22.2 %Armenia: 21.2 %Angola: 7 %Argentina: 21.1 %Austria: 26.4 %Australia: 19.2 %Azerbaijan: 15.4 %Bosnia and Herzegovina: 30.7 %Bangladesh: 18 %Belgium: 20.5 %Burkina Faso: 16.5 %Bulgaria: 30.2 %Burundi: 3.1 %Benin: 18.3 %Brunei: 21.5 %Bolivia: 20.5 %Brazil: 20.5 %Bahamas: 14.9 %Bhutan: 15.2 %Botswana: 15.7 %Belarus: 30.9 %Belize: 15.7 %Canada: 19.4 %Democratic Republic of the Congo: 8 %Central African Republic: 13.6 %Republic of the Congo: 19.9 %Switzerland: 20.1 %Côte d’Ivoire: 13.6 %Chile: 22.8 %Cameroon: 14.6 %China: 30.9 %Colombia: 20.3 %Costa Rica: 19 %Cuba: 16.9 %Cape Verde: 22.5 %Cyprus: 17.2 %Czechia: 36.9 %Germany: 26.8 %Djibouti: 6.1 %Denmark: 19.1 %Dominican Republic: 19.5 %Algeria: 31.8 %Ecuador: 17.3 %Estonia: 28.6 %Egypt: 28.6 %Eritrea: 12.6 %Spain: 20.5 %Ethiopia: 6.3 %Finland: 20.9 %Fiji: 12.4 %France: 19.3 %Gabon: 17.9 %United Kingdom: 16.7 %Georgia: 15 %Ghana: 17.7 %Gambia: 18.3 %Guinea: 13.7 %Equatorial Guinea: 10.5 %Greece: 15.6 %Guatemala: 22 %Guinea-Bissau: 9.6 %Guyana: 26.6 %Hong Kong: 14 %Honduras: 24.1 %Croatia: 27.7 %Haiti: 9.2 %Hungary: 31.3 %Indonesia: 21.9 %Ireland: 19.4 %Israel: 15.7 %India: 26.1 %Iraq: 27 %Iran: 34.9 %Iceland: 18 %Italy: 26.9 %Jamaica: 17.4 %Jordan: 18.3 %Japan: 23.6 %Kenya: 12 %Kyrgyzstan: 26.5 %Cambodia: 27 %North Korea: 22.5 %South Korea: 24.5 %Kuwait: 25.6 %Kazakhstan: 19.8 %Laos: 7.2 %Lebanon: 19.5 %Sri Lanka: 26.5 %Liberia: 8.1 %Lesotho: 33.1 %Lithuania: 25.7 %Luxembourg: 9.2 %Latvia: 23.5 %Libya: 17.9 %Morocco: 23.2 %Moldova: 12.7 %Montenegro: 19 %Madagascar: 9.9 %North Macedonia: 30.4 %Mali: 8.6 %Myanmar: 19 %Mongolia: 22.9 %Mauritania: 14.5 %Mauritius: 22.8 %Malawi: 7.3 %Mexico: 25 %Malaysia: 26.1 %Mozambique: 6.4 %Namibia: 16.3 %New Caledonia: 22.1 %Niger: 9.3 %Nigeria: 16.8 %Nicaragua: 16.8 %Netherlands: 14.3 %Norway: 19 %Nepal: 30.6 %New Zealand: 20.8 %Oman: 40 %Panama: 17.7 %Peru: 16.7 %French Polynesia: 14.5 %Papua New Guinea: 7.6 %Philippines: 18.4 %Pakistan: 25.4 %Poland: 30.6 %Puerto Rico: 15.4 %Palestine: 29.9 %Portugal: 24.9 %Paraguay: 18.7 %Qatar: 39 %Romania: 32.8 %Serbia: 28 %Russia: 26.3 %Rwanda: 14.5 %Saudi Arabia: 16.9 %Solomon Islands: 7.8 %Sudan: 14 %Sweden: 17.2 %Singapore: 14.6 %Slovenia: 30.2 %Slovakia: 35.8 %Sierra Leone: 10.8 %Senegal: 22.3 %Somalia: 17.7 %Suriname: 26.4 %South Sudan: 1.7 %El Salvador: 23.4 %Syria: 25.8 %Eswatini: 21.7 %Chad: 8.7 %Togo: 18.2 %Thailand: 22.2 %Tajikistan: 16.4 %Timor-Leste: 4.1 %Turkmenistan: 29 %Tunisia: 33.3 %Türkiye: 27.7 %Trinidad and Tobago: 24.2 %Tanzania: 8 %Uganda: 7.2 %United States: 19.3 %Uruguay: 18 %Uzbekistan: 23.9 %Venezuela: 17.5 %Vietnam: 30.7 %Vanuatu: 10.7 %Samoa: 13.3 %Yemen: 11.9 %South Africa: 21.1 %Zambia: 9.7 %Zimbabwe: 12.3 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Oman: 40 %Oman40Qatar: 39 %Qatar39Czechia: 36.9 %Czechia36.9Slovakia: 35.8 %Slovakia35.8Bahrain: 35.2 %Bahrain35.2Iran: 34.9 %Iran34.9Tunisia: 33.3 %Tunisia33.3Lesotho: 33.1 %Lesotho33.1Romania: 32.8 %Romania32.8Algeria: 31.8 %Algeria31.8Hungary: 31.3 %Hungary31.3China: 30.9 %China30.9Belarus: 30.9 %Belarus30.9United Arab Emirates: 30.7 %United Arab Emirates30.7Vietnam: 30.7 %Vietnam30.7Bosnia and Herzegovina: 30.7 %Bosnia and Herzegovina30.7Nepal: 30.6 %Nepal30.6Poland: 30.6 %Poland30.6North Macedonia: 30.4 %North Macedonia30.4Bulgaria: 30.2 %Bulgaria30.2Slovenia: 30.2 %Slovenia30.2Palestine: 29.9 %Palestine29.9Turkmenistan: 29 %Turkmenistan29Egypt: 28.6 %Egypt28.6Estonia: 28.6 %Estonia28.6Serbia: 28 %Serbia28Croatia: 27.7 %Croatia27.7Türkiye: 27.7 %Türkiye27.7Cambodia: 27 %Cambodia27Iraq: 27 %Iraq27Italy: 26.9 %Italy26.9Germany: 26.8 %Germany26.8Guyana: 26.6 %Guyana26.6Kyrgyzstan: 26.5 %Kyrgyzstan26.5Sri Lanka: 26.5 %Sri Lanka26.5Suriname: 26.4 %Suriname26.4Austria: 26.4 %Austria26.4Russia: 26.3 %Russia26.3India: 26.1 %India26.1Malaysia: 26.1 %Malaysia26.1Oman: 40 %Oman40Qatar: 39 %Qatar39Czechia: 36.9 %Czechia36.9Slovakia: 35.8 %Slovakia35.8Bahrain: 35.2 %Bahrain35.2Iran: 34.9 %Iran34.9Tunisia: 33.3 %Tunisia33.3Lesotho: 33.1 %Lesotho33.1Romania: 32.8 %Romania32.8Algeria: 31.8 %Algeria31.8Hungary: 31.3 %Hungary31.3China: 30.9 %China30.9Belarus: 30.9 %Belarus30.9United Arab Emirates: 30.7 %United Arab Emirates30.7Vietnam: 30.7 %Vietnam30.7Bosnia and Herzegovina: 30.7 %Bosnia and Herzegovina30.7Nepal: 30.6 %Nepal30.6Poland: 30.6 %Poland30.6North Macedonia: 30.4 %North Macedonia30.4Bulgaria: 30.2 %Bulgaria30.2Slovenia: 30.2 %Slovenia30.2Palestine: 29.9 %Palestine29.9Turkmenistan: 29 %Turkmenistan29Egypt: 28.6 %Egypt28.6Estonia: 28.6 %Estonia28.6Serbia: 28 %Serbia28Croatia: 27.7 %Croatia27.7Türkiye: 27.7 %Türkiye27.7Cambodia: 27 %Cambodia27Iraq: 27 %Iraq27Italy: 26.9 %Italy26.9Germany: 26.8 %Germany26.8Guyana: 26.6 %Guyana26.6Kyrgyzstan: 26.5 %Kyrgyzstan26.5Sri Lanka: 26.5 %Sri Lanka26.5Suriname: 26.4 %Suriname26.4Austria: 26.4 %Austria26.4Russia: 26.3 %Russia26.3India: 26.1 %India26.1Malaysia: 26.1 %Malaysia26.1
%. Source: World Bank (modelled estimate), Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) (SL.IND.EMPL.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCountries2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Oman40-0.3 pts
2Qatar39-1.9 pts
3Czechia36.9+0.1 pts
4Slovakia35.8-0.6 pts
5Bahrain35.2+0.1 pts
6Iran34.9+0.3 pts
7Tunisia33.3-0.6 pts
8Lesotho33.1+0.1 pts
9Romania32.8-0.1 pts
10Algeria31.8+0.3 pts
11Hungary31.3-0.1 pts
12China30.9-0.6 pts
13Belarus30.9+0.5 pts
14United Arab Emirates30.7-0.1 pts
15Vietnam30.7-2.4 pts
16Bosnia and Herzegovina30.7+0.1 pts
17Nepal30.6+0.2 pts
18Poland30.6-0.1 pts
19North Macedonia30.4-0.4 pts
20Bulgaria30.2+0.2 pts
21Slovenia30.2+0.1 pts
22Palestine29.9+0.8 pts
23Turkmenistan29+0.2 pts
24Egypt28.6+0.3 pts
25Estonia28.6-0.4 pts
26Serbia28+0.1 pts
27Croatia27.7-0.8 pts
28Türkiye27.7+0.1 pts
29Cambodia27+0.6 pts
30Iraq27+0.5 pts
31Italy26.9+0.2 pts
32Germany26.8-0.6 pts
33Guyana26.6+2.3 pts
34Kyrgyzstan26.5-0.7 pts
35Sri Lanka26.5+0.5 pts
36Suriname26.4+0.1 pts
37Austria26.4+0.7 pts
38Russia26.3-0.2 pts
39India26.1+1.6 pts
40Malaysia26.1+0.1 pts
41Syria25.8-0.6 pts
42Lithuania25.7-0.5 pts
43Kuwait25.6+0.2 pts
44Pakistan25.4-0 pts
45Mexico25+0.5 pts
46Tonga24.9-2.5 pts
47Portugal24.9+0.3 pts
48South Korea24.5-0.1 pts
49Trinidad and Tobago24.2-0.1 pts
50Honduras24.1-0.7 pts
51Uzbekistan23.9+0.2 pts
52Japan23.6-0.1 pts
53Latvia23.5-0.6 pts
54El Salvador23.4-0.5 pts
55Morocco23.2+0.3 pts
56Mongolia22.9+1 pts
57Chile22.8-0.2 pts
58Mauritius22.8+0.7 pts
59São Tomé and Príncipe22.8-0.2 pts
60North Korea22.5-0.2 pts
61Cape Verde22.5+0.9 pts
62Senegal22.3+0.4 pts
63Albania22.2+0.5 pts
64Thailand22.2-0 pts
65New Caledonia22.1-0.1 pts
66Guatemala22-0.1 pts
67Indonesia21.9+0.1 pts
68Eswatini21.7+3.8 pts
69Brunei21.5-2.1 pts
70Armenia21.2+2.5 pts
71Argentina21.1+0.6 pts
72South Africa21.1+0.5 pts
73Finland20.9-1 pts
74New Zealand20.8+0.8 pts
75Saint Vincent and the Grenadines20.7+0.5 pts
76Bolivia20.5+0.1 pts
77Brazil20.5-0.2 pts
78Belgium20.5+0.7 pts
79Spain20.5-0.2 pts
80Colombia20.3+0.3 pts
81Switzerland20.1-0.1 pts
82Republic of the Congo19.9-0.1 pts
83Kazakhstan19.8-0.1 pts
84Guam19.50 pts
85Lebanon19.5-1.5 pts
86Dominican Republic19.5-0.8 pts
87Canada19.40 pts
88Ireland19.4+0.2 pts
89United States19.3+0.1 pts
90France19.3-0.2 pts
91Australia19.2-0.3 pts
92Denmark19.1-0.3 pts
93Montenegro19+2.1 pts
94Afghanistan19-0.6 pts
95Norway19+0.2 pts
96Costa Rica19+1.4 pts
97Myanmar19+0.5 pts
98Paraguay18.7-0.7 pts
99Philippines18.4-0.4 pts
100Jordan18.3-0.1 pts
101Benin18.3+0.3 pts
102Gambia18.3+0.3 pts
103Togo18.2+0.7 pts
104Uruguay18+0.1 pts
105Bangladesh18-0.3 pts
106Iceland18-1 pts
107Libya17.9-0.6 pts
108Gabon17.9+0.5 pts
109Panama17.7+0.9 pts
110Ghana17.7+3.3 pts
111Somalia17.70 pts
112Venezuela17.5-0.1 pts
113Jamaica17.4+0.4 pts
114U.S. Virgin Islands17.4-0.3 pts
115Ecuador17.3+0.5 pts
116Sweden17.2-0.9 pts
117Cyprus17.2-0.8 pts
118Malta17.2-1.1 pts
119Maldives16.9+0.3 pts
120Saint Lucia16.9+0.9 pts
121Saudi Arabia16.9-2.7 pts
122Cuba16.90 pts
123Nicaragua16.8-0.1 pts
124Nigeria16.8+1.2 pts
125Peru16.7-0 pts
126United Kingdom16.7-0.2 pts
127Burkina Faso16.5+0.1 pts
128Tajikistan16.4+0.4 pts
129Namibia16.3+0.1 pts
130Barbados16.2-0.6 pts
131Belize15.7-0.1 pts
132Israel15.7-0.2 pts
133Botswana15.7-0.3 pts
134Greece15.6+0.3 pts
135Azerbaijan15.4+0.1 pts
136Puerto Rico15.4-0.1 pts
137Bhutan15.2-0.4 pts
138Georgia15+1.1 pts
139Bahamas14.90 pts
140Comoros14.70 pts
141Cameroon14.6+0.1 pts
142Singapore14.6+0.1 pts
143Mauritania14.5+0.2 pts
144French Polynesia14.50 pts
145Rwanda14.5+0.1 pts
146Netherlands14.3+0.2 pts
147Hong Kong14+0.4 pts
148Sudan14-0.1 pts
149Guinea13.7-0.2 pts
150Central African Republic13.6-0.1 pts
151Côte d’Ivoire13.6+1.2 pts
152Samoa13.3-0.7 pts
153Moldova12.7+0.4 pts
154Eritrea12.6+0.1 pts
155Fiji12.4+0.6 pts
156Zimbabwe12.3-1.2 pts
157Kenya12+0.6 pts
158Yemen11.9-0.1 pts
159Macao11.7-0.4 pts
160Sierra Leone10.8+0.2 pts
161Vanuatu10.7-0.2 pts
162Equatorial Guinea10.5+0.1 pts
163Madagascar9.9+0.3 pts
164Zambia9.7-0.5 pts
165Guinea-Bissau9.6+0.2 pts
166Niger9.3+0.6 pts
167Luxembourg9.2-0.8 pts
168Haiti9.2-0 pts
169Chad8.7+0.1 pts
170Mali8.6-0.2 pts
171Liberia8.1-0 pts
172Democratic Republic of the Congo8+0.2 pts
173Tanzania8+0.1 pts
174Solomon Islands7.8-0.1 pts
175Papua New Guinea7.6-0 pts
176Malawi7.3-0 pts
177Laos7.2+0.1 pts
178Uganda7.20 pts
179Angola7+1.3 pts
180Mozambique6.4-0.1 pts
181Ethiopia6.30 pts
182Djibouti6.1+0.1 pts
183Timor-Leste4.1-7.4 pts
184Burundi3.10 pts
185South 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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the countries are compared on one definition. 1 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2022 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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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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Oman, with 40% in 2022, according to the World Bank.

Which country has the lowest employment in industry?

South Sudan, with 1.7% in 2022.

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