Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Somalia

Employment in industry in Somalia in 2025 — 17.8%. Ranked 109 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 1.5 pp.

2025 17.8% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 109of 182
Period maximum 19.3%1991
Period minimum 17%2017

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Somalia, 1991–2025161718192019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 19.3%1992: 19.1%1993: 19%1994: 19.2%1995: 19.2%1996: 19.1%1997: 19.1%1998: 19%1999: 18.9%2000: 18.9%2001: 18.8%2002: 18.7%2003: 18.6%2004: 18.6%2005: 18.5%2006: 18.4%2007: 18.2%2008: 18.1%2009: 18.1%2010: 18%2011: 17.8%2012: 17.6%2013: 17.5%2014: 17.4%2015: 17.2%2016: 17.2%2017: 17%2018: 17.1%2019: 17.1%2020: 17.9%2021: 17.7%2022: 17.7%2023: 17.7%2024: 17.7%2025: 17.8%
Change over the period: −1.5 pp Annual average: -0.04 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Somalia 17.8%
World 23.7%
Eastern Africa computed 8.6%
Low-income countries computed 10.4%
Employment in industry — Somalia, by year Somalia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 17.8 +0 pp
2024 17.7 +0 pp
2023 17.7 +0 pp
2022 17.7 +0 pp
2021 17.7 −0.2 pp
2020 17.9 +0.8 pp
2019 17.1 +0.1 pp
2018 17.1 +0.1 pp
2017 17 −0.2 pp
2016 17.2 −0 pp
2015 17.2 −0.1 pp
2014 17.4 −0.1 pp
2013 17.5 −0.2 pp
2012 17.6 −0.2 pp
2011 17.8 −0.2 pp
2010 18 −0.1 pp
2009 18.1 −0.1 pp
2008 18.1 −0.1 pp
2007 18.2 −0.2 pp
2006 18.4 −0.1 pp
2005 18.5 −0.1 pp
2004 18.6 −0.1 pp
2003 18.6 −0.1 pp
2002 18.7 −0.1 pp
2001 18.8 −0.1 pp
2000 18.9 −0.1 pp
1999 18.9 −0.1 pp
1998 19 −0.1 pp
1997 19.1 −0 pp
1996 19.1 −0.1 pp
1995 19.2 −0.1 pp
1994 19.2 +0.3 pp
1993 19 −0.1 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.