Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Middle Africa

Employment in industry in Middle Africa in 2025 — 9.5%. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 0.5 pp.

2025 9.5% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank —
Period maximum 10%1991
Period minimum 9.1%2021

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Middle Africa, 1991–202599.39.59.81010.319911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 10%1992: 9.9%1993: 9.7%1994: 9.7%1995: 9.6%1996: 9.8%1997: 9.6%1998: 9.6%1999: 9.6%2000: 9.5%2001: 9.5%2002: 9.4%2003: 9.4%2004: 9.4%2005: 9.3%2006: 9.2%2007: 9.1%2008: 9.2%2009: 9.1%2010: 9.4%2011: 9.5%2012: 9.6%2013: 9.7%2014: 9.8%2015: 9.8%2016: 9.7%2017: 9.7%2018: 9.8%2019: 9.7%2020: 9.4%2021: 9.1%2022: 9.5%2023: 9.5%2024: 9.5%2025: 9.5%
Change over the period: −0.5 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Middle Africa 9.5%
World 23.7%
Employment in industry — Middle Africa, by year Middle Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 9.5 +0 pp
2024 9.5 +0 pp
2023 9.5 −0 pp
2022 9.5 +0.4 pp
2021 9.1 −0.3 pp
2020 9.4 −0.3 pp
2019 9.7 −0.1 pp
2018 9.8 +0.1 pp
2017 9.7 −0 pp
2016 9.7 −0.1 pp
2015 9.8 +0 pp
2014 9.8 +0.1 pp
2013 9.7 +0.1 pp
2012 9.6 +0.2 pp
2011 9.5 +0.1 pp
2010 9.4 +0.2 pp
2009 9.1 −0.1 pp
2008 9.2 +0.1 pp
2007 9.1 −0.1 pp
2006 9.2 −0.1 pp
2005 9.3 −0.1 pp
2004 9.4 +0 pp
2003 9.4 −0.1 pp
2002 9.4 −0.1 pp
2001 9.5 −0 pp
2000 9.5 −0 pp
1999 9.6 −0.1 pp
1998 9.6 −0 pp
1997 9.6 −0.1 pp
1996 9.8 +0.1 pp
1995 9.6 −0 pp
1994 9.7 −0 pp
1993 9.7 −0.2 pp
1992 9.9 −0.1 pp
1991 10 —

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.