Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Ecuador

Employment in industry in Ecuador in 2025 — 16.6%. Ranked 122 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 4.2 pp.

2025 16.6% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 122of 182
Period maximum 20.8%1991
Period minimum 15.9%2020

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Ecuador, 1991–2025141618202219911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 20.8%1992: 20.4%1993: 20.7%1994: 19%1995: 18.6%1996: 18.1%1997: 18.6%1998: 17.6%1999: 19.1%2000: 19.1%2001: 19%2002: 18.3%2003: 17.6%2004: 17%2005: 16.6%2006: 16.7%2007: 16.7%2008: 16.8%2009: 16.9%2010: 16.6%2011: 16.1%2012: 16.2%2013: 17.7%2014: 18.6%2015: 18.3%2016: 17.3%2017: 17.2%2018: 17.2%2019: 15.9%2020: 15.9%2021: 16.8%2022: 17.3%2023: 17.5%2024: 16.6%2025: 16.6%
Change over the period: −4.2 pp Annual average: -0.12 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Ecuador 16.6%
World 23.7%
South America computed 19.7%
Employment in industry — Ecuador, by year Ecuador All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 16.6 −0.1 pp
2024 16.6 −0.8 pp
2023 17.5 +0.1 pp
2022 17.3 +0.5 pp
2021 16.8 +0.9 pp
2020 15.9 −0.1 pp
2019 15.9 −1.2 pp
2018 17.2 −0.1 pp
2017 17.2 −0.1 pp
2016 17.3 −1 pp
2015 18.3 −0.3 pp
2014 18.6 +0.8 pp
2013 17.7 +1.5 pp
2012 16.2 +0.1 pp
2011 16.1 −0.5 pp
2010 16.6 −0.3 pp
2009 16.9 +0 pp
2008 16.8 +0.1 pp
2007 16.7 +0 pp
2006 16.7 +0.1 pp
2005 16.6 −0.4 pp
2004 17 −0.6 pp
2003 17.6 −0.7 pp
2002 18.3 −0.7 pp
2001 19 −0.1 pp
2000 19.1 −0 pp
1999 19.1 +1.5 pp
1998 17.6 −1 pp
1997 18.6 +0.5 pp
1996 18.1 −0.5 pp
1995 18.6 −0.4 pp
1994 19 −1.7 pp
1993 20.7 +0.4 pp
1992 20.4 −0.4 pp
1991 20.8 —

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.