Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Bahrain

Employment in industry in Bahrain in 2025 — 34.9%. Ranked 3 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 6.4 pp.

2025 34.9% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 3of 182
Period maximum 35.7%2010
Period minimum 28.2%1999

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Bahrain, 1991–2025283032343619911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 28.5%1992: 28.6%1993: 29%1994: 28.8%1995: 28.7%1996: 28.5%1997: 28.3%1998: 28.2%1999: 28.2%2000: 28.5%2001: 28.6%2002: 28.7%2003: 29.2%2004: 30.2%2005: 31.3%2006: 32.5%2007: 33.5%2008: 34.7%2009: 34.5%2010: 35.7%2011: 35.3%2012: 35%2013: 35.1%2014: 35.2%2015: 35.2%2016: 35.3%2017: 35.3%2018: 35.2%2019: 35.1%2020: 34.5%2021: 35.2%2022: 35.2%2023: 35.1%2024: 35%2025: 34.9%
Change over the period: +6.4 pp Annual average: 0.19 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Bahrain 34.9%
World 23.7%
Western Asia computed 24.3%
High-income countries computed 21.9%
Employment in industry — Bahrain, by year Bahrain All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 34.9 −0.1 pp
2024 35 −0.1 pp
2023 35.1 −0.1 pp
2022 35.2 +0.1 pp
2021 35.2 +0.6 pp
2020 34.5 −0.6 pp
2019 35.1 −0.1 pp
2018 35.2 −0.1 pp
2017 35.3 −0 pp
2016 35.3 +0.2 pp
2015 35.2 −0.1 pp
2014 35.2 +0.1 pp
2013 35.1 +0.1 pp
2012 35 −0.2 pp
2011 35.3 −0.5 pp
2010 35.7 +1.2 pp
2009 34.5 −0.1 pp
2008 34.7 +1.2 pp
2007 33.5 +1.1 pp
2006 32.5 +1.2 pp
2005 31.3 +1.1 pp
2004 30.2 +1 pp
2003 29.2 +0.5 pp
2002 28.7 +0.1 pp
2001 28.6 +0.1 pp
2000 28.5 +0.3 pp
1999 28.2 −0 pp
1998 28.2 −0.2 pp
1997 28.3 −0.2 pp
1996 28.5 −0.2 pp
1995 28.7 −0.1 pp
1994 28.8 −0.2 pp
1993 29 +0.4 pp
1992 28.6 +0 pp
1991 28.5 —

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.