Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Mauritania

Employment in industry in Mauritania in 2025 — 15%. Ranked 138 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 1.1 pp.

2025 15% +0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 138of 182
Period maximum 15%2025
Period minimum 12.2%2002

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Mauritania, 1991–2025121314151619911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 13.9%1992: 13.7%1993: 13.8%1994: 13.2%1995: 13.7%1996: 13.8%1997: 13.3%1998: 13.2%1999: 13.2%2000: 12.5%2001: 12.3%2002: 12.2%2003: 12.5%2004: 12.8%2005: 13.3%2006: 14.3%2007: 13.9%2008: 13.6%2009: 13.3%2010: 13.4%2011: 13.6%2012: 13.6%2013: 13.7%2014: 13.7%2015: 13.8%2016: 13.7%2017: 13.9%2018: 14%2019: 14.2%2020: 14.2%2021: 14.3%2022: 14.5%2023: 14.8%2024: 14.9%2025: 15%
Change over the period: +1.1 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Mauritania 15%
World 23.7%
Western Africa computed 16%
Employment in industry — Mauritania, by year Mauritania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 15 +0.1 pp
2024 14.9 +0.1 pp
2023 14.8 +0.3 pp
2022 14.5 +0.2 pp
2021 14.3 +0.1 pp
2020 14.2 +0 pp
2019 14.2 +0.1 pp
2018 14 +0.2 pp
2017 13.9 +0.2 pp
2016 13.7 −0.2 pp
2015 13.8 +0.1 pp
2014 13.7 −0 pp
2013 13.7 +0.1 pp
2012 13.6 +0 pp
2011 13.6 +0.2 pp
2010 13.4 +0.1 pp
2009 13.3 −0.3 pp
2008 13.6 −0.3 pp
2007 13.9 −0.5 pp
2006 14.3 +1.1 pp
2005 13.3 +0.5 pp
2004 12.8 +0.2 pp
2003 12.5 +0.3 pp
2002 12.2 −0.1 pp
2001 12.3 −0.3 pp
2000 12.5 −0.6 pp
1999 13.2 −0 pp
1998 13.2 −0.1 pp
1997 13.3 −0.6 pp
1996 13.8 +0.2 pp
1995 13.7 +0.4 pp
1994 13.2 −0.6 pp
1993 13.8 +0.1 pp
1992 13.7 −0.2 pp
1991 13.9 —

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.