Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Sao Tome and Principe

Employment in industry in Sao Tome and Principe in 2025 — 22.5%. Ranked 59 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 0.4 pp.

2025 22.5% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 59of 182
Period maximum 22.9%2021
Period minimum 20.5%2005

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Sao Tome and Principe, 1991–20252021222319911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 22.1%1992: 22.1%1993: 22%1994: 22.1%1995: 22.1%1996: 22.1%1997: 22%1998: 22.1%1999: 22.2%2000: 22.1%2001: 22.2%2002: 22.2%2003: 22.6%2004: 22.8%2005: 20.5%2006: 21.1%2007: 21.2%2008: 21.7%2009: 21.8%2010: 21.8%2011: 21.7%2012: 21.8%2013: 22.1%2014: 22.3%2015: 22.2%2016: 22.5%2017: 22.6%2018: 22.7%2019: 22.7%2020: 22.8%2021: 22.9%2022: 22.8%2023: 22.6%2024: 22.5%2025: 22.5%
Change over the period: +0.4 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe 22.5%
World 23.7%
Middle Africa computed 9.5%
Employment in industry — Sao Tome and Principe, by year Sao Tome and Principe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 22.5 +0 pp
2024 22.5 −0.1 pp
2023 22.6 −0.2 pp
2022 22.8 −0.2 pp
2021 22.9 +0.1 pp
2020 22.8 +0.2 pp
2019 22.7 −0 pp
2018 22.7 +0.1 pp
2017 22.6 +0.1 pp
2016 22.5 +0.2 pp
2015 22.2 −0.1 pp
2014 22.3 +0.3 pp
2013 22.1 +0.2 pp
2012 21.8 +0.1 pp
2011 21.7 −0 pp
2010 21.8 −0.1 pp
2009 21.8 +0.1 pp
2008 21.7 +0.5 pp
2007 21.2 +0.1 pp
2006 21.1 +0.6 pp
2005 20.5 −2.2 pp
2004 22.8 +0.2 pp
2003 22.6 +0.4 pp
2002 22.2 −0 pp
2001 22.2 +0.1 pp
2000 22.1 −0.1 pp
1999 22.2 +0.1 pp
1998 22.1 +0.1 pp
1997 22 −0 pp
1996 22.1 +0 pp
1995 22.1 +0 pp
1994 22.1 +0.1 pp
1993 22 −0 pp
1992 22.1 −0 pp
1991 22.1 —

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.