Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Oman

Employment in industry in Oman in 2025 — 39.4%. Ranked 1 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 32.1 pp.

2025 39.4% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 1of 182
Period maximum 46.2%2018
Period minimum 7.4%1991

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Oman, 1991–2025020406019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 7.4%1992: 7.5%1993: 7.6%1994: 7.6%1995: 7.6%1996: 7.7%1997: 8.6%1998: 9.4%1999: 10.1%2000: 11.2%2001: 12.5%2002: 13.7%2003: 15.1%2004: 16.7%2005: 18.8%2006: 21.1%2007: 23.6%2008: 26.2%2009: 31.1%2010: 36.9%2011: 37%2012: 37.8%2013: 37.8%2014: 37.6%2015: 37.5%2016: 40.9%2017: 43.4%2018: 46.2%2019: 40.1%2020: 33.7%2021: 40.3%2022: 40%2023: 39.7%2024: 39.5%2025: 39.4%
Change over the period: +32.1 pp Annual average: 0.94 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Oman 39.4%
World 23.7%
Western Asia computed 24.3%
High-income countries computed 21.9%
Employment in industry — Oman, by year Oman All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 39.4 −0.1 pp
2024 39.5 −0.2 pp
2023 39.7 −0.3 pp
2022 40 −0.3 pp
2021 40.3 +6.6 pp
2020 33.7 −6.4 pp
2019 40.1 −6.1 pp
2018 46.2 +2.9 pp
2017 43.4 +2.5 pp
2016 40.9 +3.4 pp
2015 37.5 −0.1 pp
2014 37.6 −0.3 pp
2013 37.8 +0 pp
2012 37.8 +0.8 pp
2011 37 +0.1 pp
2010 36.9 +5.8 pp
2009 31.1 +4.9 pp
2008 26.2 +2.6 pp
2007 23.6 +2.5 pp
2006 21.1 +2.3 pp
2005 18.8 +2.1 pp
2004 16.7 +1.6 pp
2003 15.1 +1.4 pp
2002 13.7 +1.3 pp
2001 12.5 +1.3 pp
2000 11.2 +1.1 pp
1999 10.1 +0.7 pp
1998 9.4 +0.8 pp
1997 8.6 +0.9 pp
1996 7.7 +0 pp
1995 7.6 +0 pp
1994 7.6 +0 pp
1993 7.6 +0.1 pp
1992 7.5 +0.1 pp
1991 7.4 —

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.