Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Gambia

Employment in industry in the Gambia in 2025 — 18.8%. Ranked 94 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 2.6 pp.

2025 18.8% +0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 94of 182
Period maximum 18.8%2025
Period minimum 15.9%2012

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Gambia, 1991–2025151617181919911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 16.2%1992: 16.2%1993: 16.2%1994: 16.1%1995: 16.1%1996: 16.1%1997: 16.1%1998: 16.1%1999: 16.1%2000: 16.1%2001: 16.1%2002: 16%2003: 16%2004: 16%2005: 16%2006: 16%2007: 16%2008: 16%2009: 16%2010: 16%2011: 16%2012: 15.9%2013: 16.1%2014: 16.2%2015: 16.5%2016: 16.7%2017: 16.9%2018: 17.2%2019: 17.5%2020: 17.6%2021: 17.9%2022: 18.3%2023: 18.6%2024: 18.7%2025: 18.8%
Change over the period: +2.6 pp Annual average: 0.08 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Gambia 18.8%
World 23.7%
Western Africa computed 16%
Low-income countries computed 10.4%
Employment in industry — Gambia, by year Gambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 18.8 +0.1 pp
2024 18.7 +0.1 pp
2023 18.6 +0.3 pp
2022 18.3 +0.3 pp
2021 17.9 +0.3 pp
2020 17.6 +0.1 pp
2019 17.5 +0.3 pp
2018 17.2 +0.3 pp
2017 16.9 +0.2 pp
2016 16.7 +0.2 pp
2015 16.5 +0.2 pp
2014 16.2 +0.2 pp
2013 16.1 +0.2 pp
2012 15.9 −0 pp
2011 16 −0 pp
2010 16 +0 pp
2009 16 −0 pp
2008 16 −0 pp
2007 16 +0 pp
2006 16 +0 pp
2005 16 −0 pp
2004 16 −0 pp
2003 16 −0 pp
2002 16 −0 pp
2001 16.1 −0 pp
2000 16.1 −0 pp
1999 16.1 −0 pp
1998 16.1 +0 pp
1997 16.1 −0 pp
1996 16.1 +0 pp
1995 16.1 −0 pp
1994 16.1 −0 pp
1993 16.2 −0 pp
1992 16.2 +0 pp
1991 16.2 —

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.