Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Lebanon

Employment in industry in Lebanon in 2023 — 20.1%. Ranked 79 in the world out of 184. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 4.7 pp.

2023 20.1% +0.6 pp vs 2022
World rank 79of 184
Period maximum 25.9%1994
Period minimum 19.5%2022

Trend over time

1991–2023 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Lebanon, 1991–202318202224261991199519992003200720112015201920231991: 24.8%1992: 25.6%1993: 25.9%1994: 25.9%1995: 25.9%1996: 25.7%1997: 25.1%1998: 25%1999: 24.4%2000: 24.1%2001: 23.9%2002: 23.7%2003: 23.6%2004: 23.6%2005: 23.4%2006: 23.1%2007: 23.3%2008: 23.4%2009: 23.7%2010: 23.6%2011: 23.5%2012: 23.3%2013: 23%2014: 22.4%2015: 22%2016: 21.9%2017: 21.7%2018: 21.2%2019: 20.5%2020: 20.7%2021: 21%2022: 19.5%2023: 20.1%
Change over the period: −4.7 pp Annual average: -0.15 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Lebanon 20.1%
World 23.5%
Western Asia computed 24.4%
Employment in industry — Lebanon, by year Lebanon All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 20.1 +0.6 pp
2022 19.5 −1.5 pp
2021 21 +0.3 pp
2020 20.7 +0.2 pp
2019 20.5 −0.7 pp
2018 21.2 −0.4 pp
2017 21.7 −0.2 pp
2016 21.9 −0.1 pp
2015 22 −0.4 pp
2014 22.4 −0.6 pp
2013 23 −0.3 pp
2012 23.3 −0.1 pp
2011 23.5 −0.1 pp
2010 23.6 −0.1 pp
2009 23.7 +0.3 pp
2008 23.4 +0.1 pp
2007 23.3 +0.2 pp
2006 23.1 −0.3 pp
2005 23.4 −0.2 pp
2004 23.6 +0 pp
2003 23.6 −0.2 pp
2002 23.7 −0.2 pp
2001 23.9 −0.2 pp
2000 24.1 −0.3 pp
1999 24.4 −0.5 pp
1998 25 −0.1 pp
1997 25.1 −0.6 pp
1996 25.7 −0.2 pp
1995 25.9 −0 pp
1994 25.9 +0 pp
1993 25.9 +0.3 pp
1992 25.6 +0.8 pp
1991 24.8 —

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.