Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Gabon

Employment in industry in Gabon in 2025 — 18.9%. Ranked 92 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 9.3 pp.

2025 18.9% +0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 92of 182
Period maximum 18.9%2025
Period minimum 9.5%1992

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Gabon, 1991–20257.51012.51517.52019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 9.5%1992: 9.5%1993: 9.6%1994: 9.8%1995: 10%1996: 10.2%1997: 10.4%1998: 10.4%1999: 10.5%2000: 10.7%2001: 10.8%2002: 10.9%2003: 11.1%2004: 11.3%2005: 11.6%2006: 11.7%2007: 12%2008: 12.2%2009: 12.3%2010: 12.8%2011: 13.2%2012: 13.6%2013: 13.9%2014: 14.3%2015: 14.7%2016: 15%2017: 15.4%2018: 15.8%2019: 16.3%2020: 16.8%2021: 17.4%2022: 17.9%2023: 18.3%2024: 18.8%2025: 18.9%
Change over the period: +9.3 pp Annual average: 0.27 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Gabon 18.9%
World 23.7%
Middle Africa computed 9.5%
Employment in industry — Gabon, by year Gabon All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 18.9 +0.1 pp
2024 18.8 +0.5 pp
2023 18.3 +0.4 pp
2022 17.9 +0.5 pp
2021 17.4 +0.6 pp
2020 16.8 +0.5 pp
2019 16.3 +0.4 pp
2018 15.8 +0.4 pp
2017 15.4 +0.4 pp
2016 15 +0.3 pp
2015 14.7 +0.4 pp
2014 14.3 +0.4 pp
2013 13.9 +0.4 pp
2012 13.6 +0.4 pp
2011 13.2 +0.4 pp
2010 12.8 +0.4 pp
2009 12.3 +0.1 pp
2008 12.2 +0.2 pp
2007 12 +0.3 pp
2006 11.7 +0.1 pp
2005 11.6 +0.3 pp
2004 11.3 +0.2 pp
2003 11.1 +0.2 pp
2002 10.9 +0.1 pp
2001 10.8 +0.1 pp
2000 10.7 +0.2 pp
1999 10.5 +0.1 pp
1998 10.4 +0.1 pp
1997 10.4 +0.2 pp
1996 10.2 +0.2 pp
1995 10 +0.2 pp
1994 9.8 +0.2 pp
1993 9.6 +0.1 pp
1992 9.5 −0 pp
1991 9.5 —

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.