Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Colombia

Employment in industry in Colombia in 2025 — 20%. Ranked 76 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 4 pp.

2025 20% −0 pp vs 2024
World rank 76of 182
Period maximum 25.1%1995
Period minimum 18.8%1999

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Colombia, 1991–2025182022242619911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 24%1992: 24.5%1993: 24.8%1994: 25.1%1995: 25.1%1996: 23.7%1997: 22%1998: 20.9%1999: 18.8%2000: 19.7%2001: 19.5%2002: 20.5%2003: 19.9%2004: 20.8%2005: 20.7%2006: 20.8%2007: 20.7%2008: 20.6%2009: 20.3%2010: 20.3%2011: 21%2012: 21%2013: 19.9%2014: 20.1%2015: 19.8%2016: 19.4%2017: 19.6%2018: 20.1%2019: 20.4%2020: 19.8%2021: 20%2022: 20.3%2023: 20%2024: 20%2025: 20%
Change over the period: −4 pp Annual average: -0.12 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Colombia 20%
World 23.7%
South America computed 19.7%
Employment in industry — Colombia, by year Colombia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 20 −0 pp
2024 20 +0 pp
2023 20 −0.3 pp
2022 20.3 +0.3 pp
2021 20 +0.2 pp
2020 19.8 −0.6 pp
2019 20.4 +0.3 pp
2018 20.1 +0.5 pp
2017 19.6 +0.2 pp
2016 19.4 −0.5 pp
2015 19.8 −0.2 pp
2014 20.1 +0.2 pp
2013 19.9 −1.1 pp
2012 21 −0.1 pp
2011 21 +0.7 pp
2010 20.3 +0 pp
2009 20.3 −0.3 pp
2008 20.6 −0.1 pp
2007 20.7 −0.1 pp
2006 20.8 +0.2 pp
2005 20.7 −0.1 pp
2004 20.8 +0.9 pp
2003 19.9 −0.6 pp
2002 20.5 +1 pp
2001 19.5 −0.2 pp
2000 19.7 +0.9 pp
1999 18.8 −2.1 pp
1998 20.9 −1.2 pp
1997 22 −1.7 pp
1996 23.7 −1.5 pp
1995 25.1 +0.1 pp
1994 25.1 +0.2 pp
1993 24.8 +0.3 pp
1992 24.5 +0.5 pp
1991 24 —

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.