Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Cabo Verde

Employment in industry in Cabo Verde in 2025 — 23.1%. Ranked 56 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 8.8 pp.

2025 23.1% +0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 56of 182
Period maximum 23.1%2025
Period minimum 14.3%1991

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Cabo Verde, 1991–202512.51517.52022.52519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 14.3%1992: 14.9%1993: 15.2%1994: 16.1%1995: 16.8%1996: 17.4%1997: 18%1998: 18.6%1999: 19.2%2000: 19.9%2001: 19.8%2002: 20%2003: 20.2%2004: 20.7%2005: 21%2006: 21.3%2007: 22%2008: 22.3%2009: 22.1%2010: 22%2011: 22.1%2012: 22%2013: 21.9%2014: 21.8%2015: 21.8%2016: 21.8%2017: 21.9%2018: 21.9%2019: 21.8%2020: 21.5%2021: 21.6%2022: 22.5%2023: 22.7%2024: 22.9%2025: 23.1%
Change over the period: +8.8 pp Annual average: 0.26 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Cabo Verde 23.1%
World 23.7%
Western Africa computed 16%
Employment in industry — Cabo Verde, by year Cabo Verde All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 23.1 +0.2 pp
2024 22.9 +0.2 pp
2023 22.7 +0.2 pp
2022 22.5 +0.9 pp
2021 21.6 +0.1 pp
2020 21.5 −0.3 pp
2019 21.8 −0.1 pp
2018 21.9 −0 pp
2017 21.9 +0.1 pp
2016 21.8 +0 pp
2015 21.8 −0.1 pp
2014 21.8 −0.1 pp
2013 21.9 −0.1 pp
2012 22 −0.1 pp
2011 22.1 +0.1 pp
2010 22 −0.1 pp
2009 22.1 −0.2 pp
2008 22.3 +0.3 pp
2007 22 +0.6 pp
2006 21.3 +0.4 pp
2005 21 +0.3 pp
2004 20.7 +0.5 pp
2003 20.2 +0.1 pp
2002 20 +0.2 pp
2001 19.8 −0 pp
2000 19.9 +0.7 pp
1999 19.2 +0.5 pp
1998 18.6 +0.7 pp
1997 18 +0.6 pp
1996 17.4 +0.6 pp
1995 16.8 +0.7 pp
1994 16.1 +0.8 pp
1993 15.2 +0.4 pp
1992 14.9 +0.6 pp
1991 14.3 —

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.