Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Eritrea

Employment in industry in Eritrea in 2025 — 12.7%. Ranked 150 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 0 pp.

2025 12.7% +0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 150of 182
Period maximum 13.1%2014
Period minimum 12.5%1992

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Eritrea, 1991–202512.412.612.81313.219911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 12.7%1992: 12.5%1993: 12.6%1994: 12.7%1995: 12.7%1996: 12.9%1997: 12.9%1998: 12.8%1999: 12.7%2000: 12.8%2001: 12.8%2002: 12.9%2003: 12.8%2004: 12.8%2005: 12.7%2006: 12.6%2007: 12.6%2008: 12.7%2009: 12.7%2010: 13%2011: 13.1%2012: 13%2013: 12.9%2014: 13.1%2015: 12.9%2016: 12.9%2017: 12.7%2018: 12.9%2019: 12.9%2020: 12.5%2021: 12.5%2022: 12.6%2023: 12.6%2024: 12.7%2025: 12.7%
Change over the period: +0 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Eritrea 12.7%
World 23.7%
Eastern Africa computed 8.6%
Low-income countries computed 10.4%
Employment in industry — Eritrea, by year Eritrea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 12.7 +0.1 pp
2024 12.7 +0.1 pp
2023 12.6 +0 pp
2022 12.6 +0.1 pp
2021 12.5 −0 pp
2020 12.5 −0.3 pp
2019 12.9 +0 pp
2018 12.9 +0.1 pp
2017 12.7 −0.1 pp
2016 12.9 +0 pp
2015 12.9 −0.2 pp
2014 13.1 +0.2 pp
2013 12.9 −0.1 pp
2012 13 −0 pp
2011 13.1 +0.1 pp
2010 13 +0.3 pp
2009 12.7 −0 pp
2008 12.7 +0 pp
2007 12.6 −0 pp
2006 12.6 −0.1 pp
2005 12.7 −0.1 pp
2004 12.8 +0 pp
2003 12.8 −0.1 pp
2002 12.9 +0.1 pp
2001 12.8 +0 pp
2000 12.8 +0 pp
1999 12.7 −0 pp
1998 12.8 −0.1 pp
1997 12.9 +0 pp
1996 12.9 +0.1 pp
1995 12.7 +0.1 pp
1994 12.7 +0.1 pp
1993 12.6 +0.1 pp
1992 12.5 −0.3 pp
1991 12.7 —

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.