Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Argentina

Employment in industry in Argentina in 2025 — 21.2%. Ranked 68 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 6.2 pp.

2025 21.2% +0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 68of 182
Period maximum 27.4%1991
Period minimum 18.7%2002

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Argentina, 1991–202517.52022.52527.519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 27.4%1992: 27%1993: 24.7%1994: 24%1995: 22.8%1996: 22.8%1997: 23.4%1998: 22.8%1999: 21.7%2000: 20.9%2001: 20.3%2002: 18.7%2003: 20.2%2004: 20.6%2005: 21.1%2006: 21.6%2007: 21.9%2008: 22.1%2009: 21.4%2010: 21.6%2011: 22.4%2012: 22.1%2013: 22.5%2014: 22.8%2015: 22.4%2016: 21.6%2017: 21.1%2018: 20.8%2019: 20.6%2020: 20.9%2021: 20.5%2022: 21.1%2023: 21.4%2024: 21.1%2025: 21.2%
Change over the period: −6.2 pp Annual average: -0.18 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Argentina

Argentina 21.2%
World 23.7%
South America computed 19.7%
Employment in industry — Argentina, by year Argentina All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 21.2 +0.1 pp
2024 21.1 −0.3 pp
2023 21.4 +0.3 pp
2022 21.1 +0.6 pp
2021 20.5 −0.4 pp
2020 20.9 +0.3 pp
2019 20.6 −0.2 pp
2018 20.8 −0.3 pp
2017 21.1 −0.4 pp
2016 21.6 −0.8 pp
2015 22.4 −0.4 pp
2014 22.8 +0.3 pp
2013 22.5 +0.3 pp
2012 22.1 −0.3 pp
2011 22.4 +0.8 pp
2010 21.6 +0.2 pp
2009 21.4 −0.7 pp
2008 22.1 +0.2 pp
2007 21.9 +0.3 pp
2006 21.6 +0.4 pp
2005 21.1 +0.6 pp
2004 20.6 +0.3 pp
2003 20.2 +1.6 pp
2002 18.7 −1.6 pp
2001 20.3 −0.6 pp
2000 20.9 −0.8 pp
1999 21.7 −1.1 pp
1998 22.8 −0.5 pp
1997 23.4 +0.6 pp
1996 22.8 −0.1 pp
1995 22.8 −1.2 pp
1994 24 −0.7 pp
1993 24.7 −2.2 pp
1992 27 −0.4 pp
1991 27.4 —

About the indicator

The share of total employment in industry (mining, manufacturing, electricity, water supply) and in construction. The peak is in countries in the middle of the industrial transition; in postindustrial economies the share declines even as industrial output grows, because of automation.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.