Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Trinidad and Tobago

Employment in industry in Trinidad and Tobago in 2025 — 24.2%. Ranked 48 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 3.6 pp.

2025 24.2% −0 pp vs 2024
World rank 48of 182
Period maximum 30.9%2008
Period minimum 23.9%2020

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Trinidad and Tobago, 1991–202522242628303219911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 27.8%1992: 26%1993: 25.4%1994: 24.5%1995: 24.7%1996: 24.9%1997: 25.4%1998: 27.2%1999: 26.5%2000: 27%2001: 27.5%2002: 27.3%2003: 27.4%2004: 29.2%2005: 29.8%2006: 29.6%2007: 30.6%2008: 30.9%2009: 29.3%2010: 28.6%2011: 27.5%2012: 27.5%2013: 27.7%2014: 27.2%2015: 27%2016: 26.4%2017: 25.9%2018: 25.8%2019: 25.5%2020: 23.9%2021: 24.3%2022: 24.2%2023: 24.8%2024: 24.2%2025: 24.2%
Change over the period: −3.6 pp Annual average: -0.11 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Trinidad and Tobago 24.2%
World 23.7%
High-income countries computed 21.9%
Employment in industry — Trinidad and Tobago, by year Trinidad and Tobago All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 24.2 −0 pp
2024 24.2 −0.6 pp
2023 24.8 +0.6 pp
2022 24.2 −0.1 pp
2021 24.3 +0.4 pp
2020 23.9 −1.6 pp
2019 25.5 −0.3 pp
2018 25.8 −0.1 pp
2017 25.9 −0.5 pp
2016 26.4 −0.6 pp
2015 27 −0.2 pp
2014 27.2 −0.5 pp
2013 27.7 +0.2 pp
2012 27.5 +0 pp
2011 27.5 −1.1 pp
2010 28.6 −0.7 pp
2009 29.3 −1.6 pp
2008 30.9 +0.3 pp
2007 30.6 +1 pp
2006 29.6 −0.3 pp
2005 29.8 +0.6 pp
2004 29.2 +1.8 pp
2003 27.4 +0.1 pp
2002 27.3 −0.2 pp
2001 27.5 +0.6 pp
2000 27 +0.4 pp
1999 26.5 −0.6 pp
1998 27.2 +1.7 pp
1997 25.4 +0.6 pp
1996 24.9 +0.1 pp
1995 24.7 +0.2 pp
1994 24.5 −0.9 pp
1993 25.4 −0.6 pp
1992 26 −1.8 pp
1991 27.8 —

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.