Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Qatar

Employment in industry in Qatar in 2025 — 38%. Ranked 2 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 7.5 pp.

2025 38% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 2of 182
Period maximum 59.6%2008
Period minimum 30.5%1991

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Qatar, 1991–20253040506019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 30.5%1992: 31%1993: 30.7%1994: 31.4%1995: 31.6%1996: 31.9%1997: 33.2%1998: 34.6%1999: 35.6%2000: 36.9%2001: 38.4%2002: 39.1%2003: 39.8%2004: 41%2005: 41%2006: 41.6%2007: 51.9%2008: 59.6%2009: 58.4%2010: 56.4%2011: 54.1%2012: 51.8%2013: 51.7%2014: 52.9%2015: 54.1%2016: 54.6%2017: 54.5%2018: 55.3%2019: 54.7%2020: 42.4%2021: 40.9%2022: 39%2023: 39%2024: 38.2%2025: 38%
Change over the period: +7.5 pp Annual average: 0.22 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Qatar 38%
World 23.7%
Western Asia computed 24.3%
High-income countries computed 21.9%
Employment in industry — Qatar, by year Qatar All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 38 −0.2 pp
2024 38.2 −0.7 pp
2023 39 −0.1 pp
2022 39 −1.9 pp
2021 40.9 −1.5 pp
2020 42.4 −12.3 pp
2019 54.7 −0.7 pp
2018 55.3 +0.8 pp
2017 54.5 −0.1 pp
2016 54.6 +0.4 pp
2015 54.1 +1.3 pp
2014 52.9 +1.1 pp
2013 51.7 −0.1 pp
2012 51.8 −2.3 pp
2011 54.1 −2.3 pp
2010 56.4 −2.1 pp
2009 58.4 −1.1 pp
2008 59.6 +7.7 pp
2007 51.9 +10.3 pp
2006 41.6 +0.5 pp
2005 41 +0 pp
2004 41 +1.2 pp
2003 39.8 +0.7 pp
2002 39.1 +0.7 pp
2001 38.4 +1.5 pp
2000 36.9 +1.3 pp
1999 35.6 +0.9 pp
1998 34.6 +1.4 pp
1997 33.2 +1.4 pp
1996 31.9 +0.2 pp
1995 31.6 +0.2 pp
1994 31.4 +0.7 pp
1993 30.7 −0.2 pp
1992 31 +0.5 pp
1991 30.5 —

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.