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Countries by employment in industry

Oman had the highest employment in industry of 183 countries in 2023, at 39.7%. South Sudan had the lowest, at 1.7%. The median was 19.2% and the figure for the World was 23.5%. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest39.7Oman
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Map of countries, 2023

United Arab Emirates: 30.8 %Afghanistan: 19.2 %Albania: 21.6 %Armenia: 20.5 %Angola: 7.1 %Argentina: 21.4 %Austria: 25.7 %Australia: 19.7 %Azerbaijan: 15.4 %Bosnia and Herzegovina: 30.6 %Bangladesh: 17.6 %Belgium: 20.1 %Burkina Faso: 16.6 %Bulgaria: 29.6 %Burundi: 3.1 %Benin: 18.3 %Brunei: 20.5 %Bolivia: 20.1 %Brazil: 20.2 %Bahamas: 14.9 %Bhutan: 15.3 %Botswana: 15.8 %Belarus: 31 %Belize: 15.4 %Canada: 19.2 %Democratic Republic of the Congo: 8 %Central African Republic: 13.5 %Republic of the Congo: 19.6 %Switzerland: 19.9 %Côte d’Ivoire: 13.8 %Chile: 22.1 %Cameroon: 14.6 %China: 31.4 %Colombia: 20 %Costa Rica: 20.2 %Cuba: 17.1 %Cape Verde: 22.7 %Cyprus: 16.1 %Czechia: 36.5 %Germany: 26.4 %Djibouti: 6.3 %Denmark: 19.3 %Dominican Republic: 19.2 %Algeria: 32 %Ecuador: 17.5 %Estonia: 27.4 %Egypt: 29.2 %Eritrea: 12.6 %Spain: 20 %Ethiopia: 6.4 %Finland: 21.4 %Fiji: 12.6 %France: 19.2 %Gabon: 18.3 %United Kingdom: 15.9 %Georgia: 16.1 %Ghana: 17.6 %Gambia: 18.6 %Guinea: 14 %Equatorial Guinea: 10.1 %Greece: 16 %Guatemala: 22.5 %Guinea-Bissau: 9.7 %Guyana: 28.3 %Hong Kong: 14 %Honduras: 21.8 %Croatia: 27.4 %Haiti: 9.1 %Hungary: 31 %Indonesia: 22 %Ireland: 17.3 %Israel: 15.4 %India: 25 %Iraq: 26.6 %Iran: 35 %Iceland: 18.2 %Italy: 26.6 %Jamaica: 17.2 %Jordan: 16.4 %Japan: 23.7 %Kenya: 12.2 %Kyrgyzstan: 26 %Cambodia: 27.6 %North Korea: 22.7 %South Korea: 24 %Kuwait: 25.2 %Kazakhstan: 19.8 %Laos: 7.2 %Lebanon: 20.1 %Sri Lanka: 26.3 %Liberia: 8.2 %Lesotho: 33 %Lithuania: 25.8 %Luxembourg: 9 %Latvia: 23.3 %Libya: 18.3 %Morocco: 23.3 %Moldova: 13.3 %Montenegro: 18.4 %Madagascar: 9.8 %North Macedonia: 31 %Mali: 8.6 %Myanmar: 18.7 %Mongolia: 22.6 %Mauritania: 14.8 %Mauritius: 21.2 %Malawi: 7.3 %Mexico: 25 %Malaysia: 26 %Mozambique: 6.4 %Namibia: 16.4 %New Caledonia: 21.9 %Niger: 9.2 %Nigeria: 16.8 %Nicaragua: 16.9 %Netherlands: 14.3 %Norway: 18.7 %Nepal: 30.8 %New Zealand: 20.5 %Oman: 39.7 %Panama: 17.5 %Peru: 16.4 %French Polynesia: 14.5 %Papua New Guinea: 7.5 %Philippines: 18.9 %Pakistan: 25.2 %Poland: 29.5 %Puerto Rico: 15.2 %Portugal: 25.5 %Paraguay: 18 %Qatar: 39 %Romania: 33.2 %Serbia: 27.6 %Russia: 25.9 %Rwanda: 14.2 %Saudi Arabia: 23.1 %Solomon Islands: 7.8 %Sweden: 17.3 %Singapore: 13.8 %Slovenia: 32.1 %Slovakia: 34.7 %Sierra Leone: 11.2 %Senegal: 22.3 %Somalia: 17.7 %Suriname: 26.1 %South Sudan: 1.7 %El Salvador: 23.3 %Syria: 25.8 %Eswatini: 26.1 %Chad: 8.6 %Togo: 18.2 %Thailand: 21.9 %Tajikistan: 16.8 %Timor-Leste: 3.1 %Turkmenistan: 29.1 %Tunisia: 33.3 %Türkiye: 27.6 %Trinidad and Tobago: 24.8 %Tanzania: 8 %Uganda: 7.2 %United States: 19.3 %Uruguay: 18.8 %Uzbekistan: 24.1 %Venezuela: 17.3 %Vietnam: 33.5 %Vanuatu: 10.6 %Samoa: 14.2 %Yemen: 11.6 %South Africa: 20.6 %Zambia: 9.9 %Zimbabwe: 11.4 %
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%, 2023. 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, 2023

Oman: 39.7 %Oman39.7Qatar: 39 %Qatar39Czechia: 36.5 %Czechia36.5Bahrain: 35.1 %Bahrain35.1Iran: 35 %Iran35Slovakia: 34.7 %Slovakia34.7Vietnam: 33.5 %Vietnam33.5Tunisia: 33.3 %Tunisia33.3Romania: 33.2 %Romania33.2Lesotho: 33 %Lesotho33Slovenia: 32.1 %Slovenia32.1Algeria: 32 %Algeria32China: 31.4 %China31.4North Macedonia: 31 %North Macedonia31Hungary: 31 %Hungary31Belarus: 31 %Belarus31Nepal: 30.8 %Nepal30.8United Arab Emirates: 30.8 %United Arab Emirates30.8Bosnia and Herzegovina: 30.6 %Bosnia and Herzegovina30.6Bulgaria: 29.6 %Bulgaria29.6Poland: 29.5 %Poland29.5Egypt: 29.2 %Egypt29.2Turkmenistan: 29.1 %Turkmenistan29.1Guyana: 28.3 %Guyana28.3Serbia: 27.6 %Serbia27.6Türkiye: 27.6 %Türkiye27.6Cambodia: 27.6 %Cambodia27.6Croatia: 27.4 %Croatia27.4Estonia: 27.4 %Estonia27.4Italy: 26.6 %Italy26.6Iraq: 26.6 %Iraq26.6Germany: 26.4 %Germany26.4Sri Lanka: 26.3 %Sri Lanka26.3Suriname: 26.1 %Suriname26.1Eswatini: 26.1 %Eswatini26.1Kyrgyzstan: 26 %Kyrgyzstan26Malaysia: 26 %Malaysia26Russia: 25.9 %Russia25.9Lithuania: 25.8 %Lithuania25.8Syria: 25.8 %Syria25.8Oman: 39.7 %Oman39.7Qatar: 39 %Qatar39Czechia: 36.5 %Czechia36.5Bahrain: 35.1 %Bahrain35.1Iran: 35 %Iran35Slovakia: 34.7 %Slovakia34.7Vietnam: 33.5 %Vietnam33.5Tunisia: 33.3 %Tunisia33.3Romania: 33.2 %Romania33.2Lesotho: 33 %Lesotho33Slovenia: 32.1 %Slovenia32.1Algeria: 32 %Algeria32China: 31.4 %China31.4North Macedonia: 31 %North Macedonia31Hungary: 31 %Hungary31Belarus: 31 %Belarus31Nepal: 30.8 %Nepal30.8United Arab Emirates: 30.8 %United Arab Emirates30.8Bosnia and Herzegovina: 30.6 %Bosnia and Herzegovina30.6Bulgaria: 29.6 %Bulgaria29.6Poland: 29.5 %Poland29.5Egypt: 29.2 %Egypt29.2Turkmenistan: 29.1 %Turkmenistan29.1Guyana: 28.3 %Guyana28.3Serbia: 27.6 %Serbia27.6Türkiye: 27.6 %Türkiye27.6Cambodia: 27.6 %Cambodia27.6Croatia: 27.4 %Croatia27.4Estonia: 27.4 %Estonia27.4Italy: 26.6 %Italy26.6Iraq: 26.6 %Iraq26.6Germany: 26.4 %Germany26.4Sri Lanka: 26.3 %Sri Lanka26.3Suriname: 26.1 %Suriname26.1Eswatini: 26.1 %Eswatini26.1Kyrgyzstan: 26 %Kyrgyzstan26Malaysia: 26 %Malaysia26Russia: 25.9 %Russia25.9Lithuania: 25.8 %Lithuania25.8Syria: 25.8 %Syria25.8
%. Source: World Bank (modelled estimate), Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) (SL.IND.EMPL.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCountries2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Oman39.7-0.3 pts
2Qatar39-0.1 pts
3Czechia36.5-0.4 pts
4Bahrain35.1-0.1 pts
5Iran35+0.1 pts
6Slovakia34.7-1.2 pts
7Vietnam33.5+2.8 pts
8Tunisia33.3-0 pts
9Romania33.2+0.3 pts
10Lesotho33-0.1 pts
11Slovenia32.1+2 pts
12Algeria32+0.2 pts
13China31.4+0.5 pts
14North Macedonia31+0.6 pts
15Hungary31-0.3 pts
16Belarus31+0.1 pts
17Nepal30.8+0.2 pts
18United Arab Emirates30.80 pts
19Bosnia and Herzegovina30.6-0 pts
20Bulgaria29.6-0.6 pts
21Poland29.5-1.1 pts
22Egypt29.2+0.6 pts
23Turkmenistan29.10 pts
24Guyana28.3+1.7 pts
25Serbia27.6-0.4 pts
26Türkiye27.6-0.1 pts
27Cambodia27.6+0.5 pts
28Croatia27.4-0.3 pts
29Estonia27.4-1.2 pts
30Italy26.6-0.2 pts
31Iraq26.6-0.4 pts
32Germany26.4-0.4 pts
33Sri Lanka26.3-0.2 pts
34Suriname26.1-0.2 pts
35Eswatini26.1+4.4 pts
36Kyrgyzstan26-0.5 pts
37Malaysia26-0.1 pts
38Russia25.9-0.3 pts
39Lithuania25.8+0.1 pts
40Syria25.8-0 pts
41Austria25.7-0.6 pts
42Portugal25.5+0.6 pts
43Kuwait25.2-0.4 pts
44Pakistan25.2-0.3 pts
45Mexico25+0.1 pts
46India25-1.1 pts
47Trinidad and Tobago24.8+0.6 pts
48Uzbekistan24.1+0.2 pts
49South Korea24-0.5 pts
50Japan23.7+0.1 pts
51Latvia23.3-0.2 pts
52El Salvador23.3-0.1 pts
53Morocco23.30 pts
54Saudi Arabia23.1+6.2 pts
55Tonga23-1.9 pts
56Cape Verde22.7+0.2 pts
57North Korea22.7+0.1 pts
58Mongolia22.6-0.3 pts
59São Tomé and Príncipe22.6-0.2 pts
60Guatemala22.5+0.5 pts
61Senegal22.3-0.1 pts
62Chile22.1-0.7 pts
63Indonesia22+0.1 pts
64Thailand21.9-0.3 pts
65New Caledonia21.9-0.2 pts
66Honduras21.8-2.4 pts
67Albania21.6-0.6 pts
68Argentina21.4+0.3 pts
69Finland21.4+0.5 pts
70Mauritius21.2-1.6 pts
71Saint Vincent and the Grenadines21+0.3 pts
72South Africa20.6-0.5 pts
73New Zealand20.5-0.2 pts
74Armenia20.5-0.7 pts
75Brunei20.5-1 pts
76Costa Rica20.2+1.2 pts
77Brazil20.2-0.3 pts
78Belgium20.1-0.3 pts
79Lebanon20.1+0.6 pts
80Bolivia20.1-0.4 pts
81Spain20-0.4 pts
82Colombia20-0.3 pts
83Switzerland19.9-0.2 pts
84Kazakhstan19.8-0 pts
85Australia19.7+0.4 pts
86Republic of the Congo19.6-0.3 pts
87Guam19.5-0.1 pts
88United States19.3+0.1 pts
89Denmark19.3+0.2 pts
90France19.2-0 pts
91Canada19.2-0.2 pts
92Afghanistan19.2+0.2 pts
93Dominican Republic19.2-0.3 pts
94Philippines18.9+0.5 pts
95Uruguay18.8+0.8 pts
96Myanmar18.7-0.2 pts
97Norway18.7-0.3 pts
98Gambia18.6+0.3 pts
99Montenegro18.4-0.6 pts
100Benin18.3-0 pts
101Libya18.3+0.4 pts
102Gabon18.3+0.4 pts
103Iceland18.2+0.3 pts
104Togo18.2-0.1 pts
105Malta18+0.9 pts
106Paraguay18-0.7 pts
107Somalia17.70 pts
108Ghana17.6-0.1 pts
109Bangladesh17.6-0.3 pts
110Ecuador17.5+0.1 pts
111Panama17.5-0.3 pts
112Venezuela17.3-0.2 pts
113Sweden17.3+0.1 pts
114Ireland17.3-2.1 pts
115Jamaica17.2-0.2 pts
116U.S. Virgin Islands17.1-0.3 pts
117Cuba17.1+0.2 pts
118Maldives16.9-0 pts
119Nicaragua16.9+0.1 pts
120Nigeria16.80 pts
121Tajikistan16.8+0.4 pts
122Burkina Faso16.6+0.1 pts
123Namibia16.4+0.1 pts
124Jordan16.4-2 pts
125Peru16.4-0.3 pts
126Barbados16.2+0.1 pts
127Cyprus16.1-1 pts
128Georgia16.1+1.1 pts
129Greece16+0.4 pts
130United Kingdom15.9-0.8 pts
131Botswana15.8+0.1 pts
132Israel15.4-0.3 pts
133Azerbaijan15.4-0 pts
134Belize15.4-0.4 pts
135Bhutan15.30 pts
136Puerto Rico15.2-0.2 pts
137Saint Lucia15.1-1.8 pts
138Bahamas14.9-0.1 pts
139Mauritania14.8+0.3 pts
140Comoros14.70 pts
141Cameroon14.6-0 pts
142French Polynesia14.5-0 pts
143Netherlands14.3+0.1 pts
144Rwanda14.2-0.3 pts
145Samoa14.2+0.9 pts
146Hong Kong140 pts
147Guinea14+0.3 pts
148Singapore13.8-0.7 pts
149Côte d’Ivoire13.8+0.2 pts
150Central African Republic13.5-0.1 pts
151Moldova13.3+0.6 pts
152Eritrea12.60 pts
153Fiji12.6+0.2 pts
154Kenya12.2+0.2 pts
155Yemen11.6-0.3 pts
156Zimbabwe11.4-0.9 pts
157Macao11.3-0.3 pts
158Sierra Leone11.2+0.4 pts
159Vanuatu10.6-0.1 pts
160Equatorial Guinea10.1-0.3 pts
161Zambia9.9+0.2 pts
162Madagascar9.8-0 pts
163Guinea-Bissau9.70 pts
164Niger9.2-0.1 pts
165Haiti9.1-0.1 pts
166Luxembourg9-0.2 pts
167Mali8.60 pts
168Chad8.6-0.1 pts
169Liberia8.2+0.1 pts
170Tanzania80 pts
171Democratic Republic of the Congo8-0.1 pts
172Solomon Islands7.8-0 pts
173Papua New Guinea7.5-0.1 pts
174Malawi7.30 pts
175Laos7.2+0.1 pts
176Uganda7.20 pts
177Angola7.10 pts
178Mozambique6.40 pts
179Ethiopia6.40 pts
180Djibouti6.3+0.2 pts
181Timor-Leste3.1-1 pts
182Burundi3.10 pts
183South 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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the countries are compared on one definition. 3 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2023 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 39.7% in 2023, according to the World Bank.

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South Sudan, with 1.7% in 2023.

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