Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Guinea-Bissau

Employment in industry in Guinea-Bissau in 2025 — 9.7%. Ranked 163 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 2.6 pp.

2025 9.7% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 163of 182
Period maximum 9.7%2025
Period minimum 6.7%2009

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Guinea-Bissau, 1991–202567891019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 7.1%1992: 7%1993: 7%1994: 7%1995: 7%1996: 7%1997: 7%1998: 6.9%1999: 6.9%2000: 6.9%2001: 6.9%2002: 6.8%2003: 6.8%2004: 6.8%2005: 6.8%2006: 6.8%2007: 6.8%2008: 6.7%2009: 6.7%2010: 6.7%2011: 6.8%2012: 6.7%2013: 6.8%2014: 6.8%2015: 6.9%2016: 6.9%2017: 7%2018: 7.2%2019: 9.2%2020: 9.2%2021: 9.4%2022: 9.6%2023: 9.7%2024: 9.7%2025: 9.7%
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: Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau 9.7%
World 23.7%
Western Africa computed 16%
Low-income countries computed 10.4%
Employment in industry — Guinea-Bissau, by year Guinea-Bissau All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 9.7 +0 pp
2024 9.7 +0 pp
2023 9.7 +0 pp
2022 9.6 +0.2 pp
2021 9.4 +0.2 pp
2020 9.2 +0 pp
2019 9.2 +2 pp
2018 7.2 +0.2 pp
2017 7 +0.1 pp
2016 6.9 +0.1 pp
2015 6.9 +0.1 pp
2014 6.8 +0 pp
2013 6.8 +0 pp
2012 6.7 −0 pp
2011 6.8 +0 pp
2010 6.7 +0 pp
2009 6.7 −0 pp
2008 6.7 −0 pp
2007 6.8 −0 pp
2006 6.8 −0 pp
2005 6.8 −0 pp
2004 6.8 −0 pp
2003 6.8 −0 pp
2002 6.8 −0 pp
2001 6.9 −0 pp
2000 6.9 −0 pp
1999 6.9 +0 pp
1998 6.9 −0.1 pp
1997 7 −0 pp
1996 7 +0 pp
1995 7 −0 pp
1994 7 −0 pp
1993 7 −0 pp
1992 7 −0 pp
1991 7.1 —

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.