Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Singapore

Employment in industry in Singapore in 2025 — 14%. Ranked 147 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 21.1 pp.

2025 14% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 147of 182
Period maximum 35.1%1991
Period minimum 13.8%2023

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Singapore, 1991–20251020304019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 35.1%1992: 34.6%1993: 33.9%1994: 32.7%1995: 31.5%1996: 30.2%1997: 29.7%1998: 28.6%1999: 27.9%2000: 27.3%2001: 26.2%2002: 25.4%2003: 24.8%2004: 24.4%2005: 23.9%2006: 23.3%2007: 23.6%2008: 23.7%2009: 22.6%2010: 21.7%2011: 20.7%2012: 20.4%2013: 19.7%2014: 17.6%2015: 17.3%2016: 16.2%2017: 15.9%2018: 16%2019: 15%2020: 14.8%2021: 14.4%2022: 14.6%2023: 13.8%2024: 14.2%2025: 14%
Change over the period: −21.1 pp Annual average: -0.62 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Singapore 14%
World 23.7%
South-Eastern Asia computed 23.9%
High-income countries computed 21.9%
Employment in industry — Singapore, by year Singapore All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 14 −0.2 pp
2024 14.2 +0.3 pp
2023 13.8 −0.7 pp
2022 14.6 +0.1 pp
2021 14.4 −0.4 pp
2020 14.8 −0.1 pp
2019 15 −1.1 pp
2018 16 +0.2 pp
2017 15.9 −0.3 pp
2016 16.2 −1.1 pp
2015 17.3 −0.3 pp
2014 17.6 −2.1 pp
2013 19.7 −0.7 pp
2012 20.4 −0.4 pp
2011 20.7 −1 pp
2010 21.7 −0.9 pp
2009 22.6 −1.1 pp
2008 23.7 +0.1 pp
2007 23.6 +0.3 pp
2006 23.3 −0.6 pp
2005 23.9 −0.5 pp
2004 24.4 −0.4 pp
2003 24.8 −0.6 pp
2002 25.4 −0.8 pp
2001 26.2 −1.1 pp
2000 27.3 −0.6 pp
1999 27.9 −0.8 pp
1998 28.6 −1 pp
1997 29.7 −0.6 pp
1996 30.2 −1.2 pp
1995 31.5 −1.3 pp
1994 32.7 −1.1 pp
1993 33.9 −0.7 pp
1992 34.6 −0.5 pp
1991 35.1 —

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.