Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Burkina Faso

Employment in industry in Burkina Faso in 2025 — 16.7%. Ranked 121 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 10.5 pp.

2025 16.7% +0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 121of 182
Period maximum 17%2019
Period minimum 6.2%1993

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Burkina Faso, 1991–2025510152019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 6.2%1992: 6.2%1993: 6.2%1994: 6.2%1995: 6.4%1996: 6.7%1997: 6.9%1998: 7.2%1999: 7.5%2000: 7.8%2001: 8.1%2002: 8.5%2003: 8.9%2004: 9.3%2005: 9.7%2006: 10.2%2007: 10.6%2008: 11%2009: 11.5%2010: 12.1%2011: 12.7%2012: 13.2%2013: 13.5%2014: 14%2015: 14.5%2016: 15.1%2017: 15.7%2018: 16.3%2019: 17%2020: 16.7%2021: 16.4%2022: 16.5%2023: 16.6%2024: 16.6%2025: 16.7%
Change over the period: +10.5 pp Annual average: 0.31 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Burkina Faso 16.7%
World 23.7%
Western Africa computed 16%
Low-income countries computed 10.4%
Employment in industry — Burkina Faso, by year Burkina Faso All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 16.7 +0.1 pp
2024 16.6 +0 pp
2023 16.6 +0.1 pp
2022 16.5 +0.1 pp
2021 16.4 −0.2 pp
2020 16.7 −0.3 pp
2019 17 +0.7 pp
2018 16.3 +0.6 pp
2017 15.7 +0.6 pp
2016 15.1 +0.6 pp
2015 14.5 +0.5 pp
2014 14 +0.5 pp
2013 13.5 +0.4 pp
2012 13.2 +0.5 pp
2011 12.7 +0.6 pp
2010 12.1 +0.6 pp
2009 11.5 +0.5 pp
2008 11 +0.3 pp
2007 10.6 +0.5 pp
2006 10.2 +0.5 pp
2005 9.7 +0.4 pp
2004 9.3 +0.4 pp
2003 8.9 +0.4 pp
2002 8.5 +0.3 pp
2001 8.1 +0.3 pp
2000 7.8 +0.3 pp
1999 7.5 +0.3 pp
1998 7.2 +0.3 pp
1997 6.9 +0.3 pp
1996 6.7 +0.3 pp
1995 6.4 +0.2 pp
1994 6.2 +0 pp
1993 6.2 −0 pp
1992 6.2 −0 pp
1991 6.2 —

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.