Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Thailand

Employment in industry in Thailand in 2025 — 22.2%. Ranked 62 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 7.1 pp.

2025 22.2% −0 pp vs 2024
World rank 62of 182
Period maximum 23.7%2016
Period minimum 15.1%1991

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Thailand, 1991–20251517.52022.52519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 15.1%1992: 15.5%1993: 17.2%1994: 17.9%1995: 19.4%1996: 20.5%1997: 19.4%1998: 17.3%1999: 17.9%2000: 18.5%2001: 18.8%2002: 19.6%2003: 19.7%2004: 20%2005: 20.2%2006: 20.4%2007: 20.7%2008: 20.7%2009: 20.6%2010: 20.6%2011: 19.4%2012: 19.8%2013: 21.3%2014: 23.6%2015: 23.7%2016: 23.7%2017: 22.9%2018: 22.8%2019: 22.9%2020: 22.6%2021: 22.3%2022: 22.2%2023: 21.9%2024: 22.3%2025: 22.2%
Change over the period: +7.1 pp Annual average: 0.21 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Thailand 22.2%
World 23.7%
South-Eastern Asia computed 23.9%
Employment in industry — Thailand, by year Thailand All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 22.2 −0 pp
2024 22.3 +0.3 pp
2023 21.9 −0.3 pp
2022 22.2 −0 pp
2021 22.3 −0.3 pp
2020 22.6 −0.3 pp
2019 22.9 +0 pp
2018 22.8 −0.1 pp
2017 22.9 −0.8 pp
2016 23.7 +0 pp
2015 23.7 +0.2 pp
2014 23.6 +2.3 pp
2013 21.3 +1.4 pp
2012 19.8 +0.4 pp
2011 19.4 −1.2 pp
2010 20.6 +0.1 pp
2009 20.6 −0.1 pp
2008 20.7 −0 pp
2007 20.7 +0.3 pp
2006 20.4 +0.3 pp
2005 20.2 +0.2 pp
2004 20 +0.3 pp
2003 19.7 +0.1 pp
2002 19.6 +0.8 pp
2001 18.8 +0.3 pp
2000 18.5 +0.6 pp
1999 17.9 +0.6 pp
1998 17.3 −2.1 pp
1997 19.4 −1.1 pp
1996 20.5 +1 pp
1995 19.4 +1.6 pp
1994 17.9 +0.6 pp
1993 17.2 +1.7 pp
1992 15.5 +0.4 pp
1991 15.1 —

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.