Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Philippines

Employment in industry in the Philippines in 2025 — 20%. Ranked 77 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 3.4 pp.

2025 20% +0.5 pp vs 2024
World rank 77of 182
Period maximum 20%2025
Period minimum 16%2009

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Philippines, 1991–2025161718192019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 16.6%1992: 16.5%1993: 16.1%1994: 16.4%1995: 16.2%1996: 17.4%1997: 17.5%1998: 17.1%1999: 17%2000: 16.9%2001: 16.5%2002: 16.2%2003: 16.2%2004: 16.5%2005: 16.5%2006: 16.6%2007: 16.8%2008: 16.7%2009: 16%2010: 16.4%2011: 16.1%2012: 16%2013: 16.4%2014: 16.8%2015: 17.1%2016: 17.8%2017: 18.7%2018: 19.5%2019: 19.5%2020: 18.7%2021: 18.9%2022: 18.4%2023: 18.9%2024: 19.5%2025: 20%
Change over the period: +3.4 pp Annual average: 0.1 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Philippines 20%
World 23.7%
South-Eastern Asia computed 23.9%
Employment in industry — Philippines, by year Philippines All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 20 +0.5 pp
2024 19.5 +0.6 pp
2023 18.9 +0.5 pp
2022 18.4 −0.4 pp
2021 18.9 +0.2 pp
2020 18.7 −0.8 pp
2019 19.5 +0.1 pp
2018 19.5 +0.8 pp
2017 18.7 +0.8 pp
2016 17.8 +0.8 pp
2015 17.1 +0.3 pp
2014 16.8 +0.4 pp
2013 16.4 +0.3 pp
2012 16 −0.1 pp
2011 16.1 −0.3 pp
2010 16.4 +0.4 pp
2009 16 −0.7 pp
2008 16.7 −0.1 pp
2007 16.8 +0.3 pp
2006 16.6 +0.1 pp
2005 16.5 −0 pp
2004 16.5 +0.2 pp
2003 16.2 +0 pp
2002 16.2 −0.3 pp
2001 16.5 −0.4 pp
2000 16.9 −0.1 pp
1999 17 −0.1 pp
1998 17.1 −0.4 pp
1997 17.5 +0.1 pp
1996 17.4 +1.2 pp
1995 16.2 −0.2 pp
1994 16.4 +0.3 pp
1993 16.1 −0.4 pp
1992 16.5 −0.1 pp
1991 16.6 —

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.