Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Paraguay

Employment in industry in Paraguay in 2025 — 19%. Ranked 89 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 0.3 pp.

2025 19% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 89of 182
Period maximum 19.7%2015
Period minimum 15.6%2002

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Paraguay, 1991–20251416182019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 19.3%1992: 19.1%1993: 19.1%1994: 19.1%1995: 19.1%1996: 18.9%1997: 18.7%1998: 18.3%1999: 17.9%2000: 16%2001: 15.8%2002: 15.6%2003: 16%2004: 16.6%2005: 15.8%2006: 16.9%2007: 18.2%2008: 19.1%2009: 17.7%2010: 19.2%2011: 17.8%2012: 16.9%2013: 17.5%2014: 19.1%2015: 19.7%2016: 19.4%2017: 19.5%2018: 18.6%2019: 18.1%2020: 19.1%2021: 19.5%2022: 18.7%2023: 18%2024: 18.9%2025: 19%
Change over the period: −0.3 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Paraguay 19%
World 23.7%
South America computed 19.7%
Employment in industry — Paraguay, by year Paraguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 19 +0 pp
2024 18.9 +0.9 pp
2023 18 −0.7 pp
2022 18.7 −0.7 pp
2021 19.5 +0.4 pp
2020 19.1 +0.9 pp
2019 18.1 −0.4 pp
2018 18.6 −0.9 pp
2017 19.5 +0.1 pp
2016 19.4 −0.3 pp
2015 19.7 +0.6 pp
2014 19.1 +1.7 pp
2013 17.5 +0.6 pp
2012 16.9 −0.9 pp
2011 17.8 −1.4 pp
2010 19.2 +1.5 pp
2009 17.7 −1.4 pp
2008 19.1 +0.8 pp
2007 18.2 +1.4 pp
2006 16.9 +1.1 pp
2005 15.8 −0.9 pp
2004 16.6 +0.7 pp
2003 16 +0.4 pp
2002 15.6 −0.2 pp
2001 15.8 −0.3 pp
2000 16 −1.9 pp
1999 17.9 −0.4 pp
1998 18.3 −0.4 pp
1997 18.7 −0.1 pp
1996 18.9 −0.3 pp
1995 19.1 +0.1 pp
1994 19.1 −0 pp
1993 19.1 −0 pp
1992 19.1 −0.2 pp
1991 19.3 —

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.