Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Malawi

Employment in industry in Malawi in 2025 — 7.3%. Ranked 175 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 0.5 pp.

2025 7.3% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 175of 182
Period maximum 7.9%1991
Period minimum 7.3%2006

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Malawi, 1991–20257.27.47.67.8819911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 7.9%1992: 7.8%1993: 7.8%1994: 7.6%1995: 7.6%1996: 7.6%1997: 7.6%1998: 7.6%1999: 7.5%2000: 7.5%2001: 7.4%2002: 7.3%2003: 7.3%2004: 7.3%2005: 7.3%2006: 7.3%2007: 7.3%2008: 7.4%2009: 7.4%2010: 7.4%2011: 7.4%2012: 7.4%2013: 7.4%2014: 7.5%2015: 7.5%2016: 7.5%2017: 7.5%2018: 7.5%2019: 7.5%2020: 7.4%2021: 7.4%2022: 7.3%2023: 7.3%2024: 7.3%2025: 7.3%
Change over the period: −0.5 pp Annual average: -0.02 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Malawi 7.3%
World 23.7%
Eastern Africa computed 8.6%
Low-income countries computed 10.4%
Employment in industry — Malawi, by year Malawi All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 7.3 +0 pp
2024 7.3 −0 pp
2023 7.3 +0 pp
2022 7.3 −0 pp
2021 7.4 −0.1 pp
2020 7.4 −0.1 pp
2019 7.5 +0 pp
2018 7.5 +0 pp
2017 7.5 +0 pp
2016 7.5 +0 pp
2015 7.5 +0 pp
2014 7.5 +0 pp
2013 7.4 +0 pp
2012 7.4 −0 pp
2011 7.4 +0 pp
2010 7.4 +0 pp
2009 7.4 +0 pp
2008 7.4 +0 pp
2007 7.3 +0.1 pp
2006 7.3 −0 pp
2005 7.3 −0 pp
2004 7.3 −0 pp
2003 7.3 −0 pp
2002 7.3 −0 pp
2001 7.4 −0.1 pp
2000 7.5 −0 pp
1999 7.5 −0 pp
1998 7.6 −0 pp
1997 7.6 −0 pp
1996 7.6 −0 pp
1995 7.6 +0 pp
1994 7.6 −0.2 pp
1993 7.8 −0 pp
1992 7.8 −0.1 pp
1991 7.9 —

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.