Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Ethiopia

Employment in industry in Ethiopia in 2025 — 6.4%. Ranked 179 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 0.2 pp.

2025 6.4% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 179of 182
Period maximum 8.4%2013
Period minimum 6.3%2021

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Ethiopia, 1991–2025678919911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 6.7%1992: 6.6%1993: 6.6%1994: 6.6%1995: 6.5%1996: 6.5%1997: 6.5%1998: 6.5%1999: 6.5%2000: 6.6%2001: 6.8%2002: 6.9%2003: 7%2004: 7.2%2005: 7.4%2006: 7.5%2007: 7.6%2008: 7.7%2009: 7.8%2010: 7.9%2011: 8.1%2012: 8.2%2013: 8.4%2014: 8.1%2015: 7.9%2016: 7.6%2017: 7.4%2018: 7.1%2019: 6.9%2020: 6.6%2021: 6.3%2022: 6.3%2023: 6.4%2024: 6.4%2025: 6.4%
Change over the period: −0.2 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Ethiopia 6.4%
World 23.7%
Eastern Africa computed 8.6%
Low-income countries computed 10.4%
Employment in industry — Ethiopia, by year Ethiopia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 6.4 +0 pp
2024 6.4 +0.1 pp
2023 6.4 +0 pp
2022 6.3 +0 pp
2021 6.3 −0.3 pp
2020 6.6 −0.3 pp
2019 6.9 −0.3 pp
2018 7.1 −0.2 pp
2017 7.4 −0.2 pp
2016 7.6 −0.2 pp
2015 7.9 −0.3 pp
2014 8.1 −0.3 pp
2013 8.4 +0.2 pp
2012 8.2 +0.1 pp
2011 8.1 +0.2 pp
2010 7.9 +0.2 pp
2009 7.8 +0.1 pp
2008 7.7 +0.1 pp
2007 7.6 +0.1 pp
2006 7.5 +0.1 pp
2005 7.4 +0.2 pp
2004 7.2 +0.2 pp
2003 7 +0.1 pp
2002 6.9 +0.1 pp
2001 6.8 +0.1 pp
2000 6.6 +0.1 pp
1999 6.5 +0 pp
1998 6.5 −0 pp
1997 6.5 −0 pp
1996 6.5 +0 pp
1995 6.5 −0 pp
1994 6.6 −0 pp
1993 6.6 −0 pp
1992 6.6 −0.1 pp
1991 6.7 —

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.