Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Uganda

Employment in industry in Uganda in 2025 — 7.3%. Ranked 176 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 12 pp.

2025 7.3% +0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 176of 182
Period maximum 19.3%1991
Period minimum 6.8%2014

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Uganda, 1991–2025510152019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 19.3%1992: 19.3%1993: 19.2%1994: 19.1%1995: 19%1996: 18.9%1997: 18.9%1998: 18.8%1999: 18.7%2000: 18.5%2001: 18.4%2002: 18.3%2003: 18.1%2004: 17.8%2005: 17.5%2006: 17.2%2007: 16.9%2008: 16.5%2009: 16.2%2010: 12.8%2011: 11%2012: 11%2013: 9.8%2014: 6.8%2015: 6.8%2016: 6.8%2017: 6.8%2018: 7.2%2019: 7.7%2020: 7.4%2021: 7.1%2022: 7.2%2023: 7.2%2024: 7.2%2025: 7.3%
Change over the period: −12 pp Annual average: -0.35 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Uganda 7.3%
World 23.7%
Eastern Africa computed 8.6%
Low-income countries computed 10.4%
Employment in industry — Uganda, by year Uganda All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 7.3 +0.1 pp
2024 7.2 +0 pp
2023 7.2 +0 pp
2022 7.2 +0 pp
2021 7.1 −0.2 pp
2020 7.4 −0.4 pp
2019 7.7 +0.5 pp
2018 7.2 +0.4 pp
2017 6.8 +0 pp
2016 6.8 −0 pp
2015 6.8 +0 pp
2014 6.8 −3 pp
2013 9.8 −1.2 pp
2012 11 −0 pp
2011 11 −1.8 pp
2010 12.8 −3.4 pp
2009 16.2 −0.3 pp
2008 16.5 −0.3 pp
2007 16.9 −0.3 pp
2006 17.2 −0.3 pp
2005 17.5 −0.4 pp
2004 17.8 −0.3 pp
2003 18.1 −0.2 pp
2002 18.3 −0.1 pp
2001 18.4 −0.1 pp
2000 18.5 −0.1 pp
1999 18.7 −0.1 pp
1998 18.8 −0.1 pp
1997 18.9 −0.1 pp
1996 18.9 −0.1 pp
1995 19 −0.1 pp
1994 19.1 −0.1 pp
1993 19.2 −0.1 pp
1992 19.3 −0.1 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.