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Industry Employment - Ranking 2017

All countries ranked by industry employment · World Bank
Year

In 2017, South Sudan (1.73%), Burundi (3.47%), and Djibouti (5.64%) ranked highest in industry employment among all countries. Qatar ranked lowest at 54.50%.

Industry Employment by Country - 2017
RankCountryValueYoY %
1st South Sudan 1.73% -2.7%
2nd Burundi 3.47% -0.1%
3rd Djibouti 5.64% +2.7%
4th Lao PDR 6.52% +2.2%
5th Uganda 6.82% +0.2%
6th Angola 6.97% +0.1%
7th Guinea-Bissau 7.04% +1.4%
8th Mozambique 7.44% -2.1%
9th Malawi 7.48% +0.2%
10th Niger 7.74% +1.6%
11th Tanzania 7.94% +0.3%
12th Papua New Guinea 8.08% -0.4%
13th Liberia 8.21% +0.1%
14th Mali 8.24% +22.7%
15th Côte d'Ivoire 8.32% +13.4%
16th Congo, Democratic Republic of 8.37% -0.1%
17th Solomon Islands 8.40% -2.0%
18th Chad 8.43% +4.7%
19th Sierra Leone 9.16% +16.5%
20th Madagascar 9.37% +1.4%
21st Haiti 9.55% -1.0%
22nd Zambia 9.75% +0.0%
23rd Moldova 9.89% -3.4%
24th Vanuatu 10.48% +5.9%
25th Equatorial Guinea 10.51% -2.0%
26th Kenya 10.79% +1.7%
27th Luxembourg 11.00% -10.3%
28th Zimbabwe 11.12% +4.8%
29th Bhutan 11.73% +8.8%
30th Timor-Leste 11.77% -10.4%
31st Fiji 11.86% +0.9%
32nd Yemen, Republic of 11.90% -3.7%
33rd Georgia 12.47% +11.0%
34th Eritrea 12.75% -1.2%
35th Macao SAR, China 13.18% -4.7%
36th Rwanda 13.35% +0.9%
37th Nigeria 13.44% -0.9%
38th Mauritania 13.88% +1.4%
39th Channel Islands 13.89% -0.9%
40th Samoa 14.02% +0.6%
41st Hong Kong SAR, China 14.05% -0.4%
42nd Bahamas, The 14.12% +2.8%
43rd Guinea 14.14% +1.5%
44th Sudan 14.21% -0.9%
45th Azerbaijan 14.37% +0.3%
46th Cameroon 14.43% +0.4%
47th Central African Republic 14.55% -0.6%
48th French Polynesia 14.84% -0.3%
49th Senegal 15.13% +19.8%
50th Gabon 15.41% +2.7%
51st Greece 15.52% +1.0%
52nd Tajikistan 15.52% -0.2%
53rd Belize 15.70% -0.1%
54th Myanmar 15.70% -3.1%
55th Jamaica 15.72% +0.1%
56th Burkina Faso 15.74% +4.3%
57th Puerto Rico (US) 15.81% -1.1%
58th Singapore 15.88% -1.7%
59th Peru 16.07% -3.4%
60th Brunei Darussalam 16.13% -2.7%
61st St. Lucia 16.34% -0.9%
62nd Botswana 16.39% +0.3%
63rd Netherlands 16.58% +2.9%
64th Armenia 16.71% +5.9%
65th Comoros 16.87% -4.0%
66th Gambia, The 16.90% +1.2%
67th Benin 16.99% +2.2%
68th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 16.99% -1.2%
69th Cyprus 17.05% 0.0%
70th Montenegro 17.08% -2.2%
71st Cuba 17.12% +0.8%
72nd Ecuador 17.22% -0.4%
73rd Israel 17.38% -0.7%
74th Panama 17.41% +1.0%
75th Iceland 17.48% +0.1%
76th Ghana 17.50% +1.2%
77th Namibia 17.63% -8.8%
78th Nicaragua 17.73% 0.0%
79th Costa Rica 17.88% -0.5%
80th Maldives 18.02% -3.9%
81st Uruguay 18.08% -1.7%
82nd Sweden 18.16% -0.2%
83rd United Kingdom 18.21% -1.4%
84th Virgin Islands (US) 18.23% -2.4%
85th Mongolia 18.53% +2.3%
86th Philippines 18.66% +4.6%
87th Ireland 18.84% +1.6%
88th Denmark 18.94% -0.6%
89th Guatemala 19.00% -9.6%
90th Libya 19.16% +4.5%
91st Barbados 19.31% +0.3%
92nd Togo 19.33% +0.6%
93rd Australia 19.43% -2.8%
94th Paraguay 19.51% +0.4%
95th United States 19.56% -0.2%
96th Colombia 19.59% +1.1%
97th Norway 19.67% +0.8%
98th Canada 19.75% +1.2%
99th Malta 19.82% -0.3%
100th Kazakhstan 19.85% -2.0%
101st Guam 19.89% -0.8%
102nd Albania 19.95% -0.8%
103rd Spain 20.04% +1.8%
104th Dominican Republic 20.10% +1.9%
105th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 20.12% +0.1%
106th Jordan 20.15% -2.0%
107th Afghanistan 20.19% -5.4%
108th France 20.41% +0.6%
109th Bangladesh 20.42% -0.2%
110th Switzerland 20.48% -0.4%
111th New Zealand 20.65% +1.8%
112th Brazil 20.94% -2.0%
113th Argentina 21.13% -2.0%
114th Belgium 21.17% -0.4%
115th Congo, Republic of 21.19% -3.9%
116th Lebanon 21.65% -1.1%
117th Finland 21.85% -2.0%
118th El Salvador 21.89% +3.7%
119th Cabo Verde 21.91% +0.5%
120th Indonesia 22.12% +1.4%
121st Chile 22.38% -1.5%
122nd Morocco 22.47% +1.3%
123rd Bolivia, Plurinational State of 22.53% -3.5%
124th São Tomé and Principe 22.59% +0.6%
125th Honduras 22.66% -3.4%
126th Thailand 22.90% -3.5%
127th Latvia 22.96% -4.8%
128th Uzbekistan 23.05% 0.0%
129th Eswatini 23.06% -5.7%
130th South Africa 23.35% 0.0%
131st Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 24.07% -2.3%
132nd Mauritius 24.26% -6.0%
133rd Pakistan 24.27% +2.9%
134th Portugal 24.45% +0.9%
135th Ukraine 24.52% +0.2%
136th Mexico 24.56% +1.4%
137th Japan 24.58% -0.1%
138th Kyrgyz Republic 24.78% -0.1%
139th Guyana 24.91% 0.0%
140th Austria 24.92% -2.5%
141st New Caledonia 25.09% +0.7%
142nd Serbia 25.11% +4.0%
143rd Kuwait 25.11% +0.3%
144th European Union 25.12% +0.4%
145th Lithuania 25.13% 0.0%
146th India 25.27% +0.3%
147th Korea 25.31% +0.3%
148th Cambodia 25.49% -1.1%
149th Suriname 25.64% +0.3%
150th Viet Nam 25.78% +4.1%
151st Syrian Arab Republic 25.89% -0.3%
152nd Trinidad and Tobago 25.91% -2.0%
153rd Italy 26.00% -0.5%
154th Tonga 26.01% +1.8%
155th Croatia 26.08% -2.2%
156th Iraq 26.21% -0.9%
157th Saudi Arabia 26.35% 0.0%
158th Egypt, Arab Republic of 26.56% +4.1%
159th Russian Federation 26.84% +0.1%
160th Germany 27.41% +0.3%
161st Türkiye 27.59% -0.9%
162nd Malaysia 27.72% +0.8%
163rd Turkmenistan 28.39% -0.2%
164th Sri Lanka 28.40% +7.6%
165th West Bank and Gaza 28.41% +1.7%
166th Slovenia 29.29% +0.3%
167th Bulgaria 29.32% -2.8%
168th Bosnia and Herzegovina 29.52% -5.6%
169th Nepal 29.53% +1.0%
170th China 29.97% +1.1%
171st Estonia 30.17% -0.1%
172nd United Arab Emirates 30.49% -1.5%
173rd North Macedonia 30.71% +1.1%
174th Belarus 30.77% -2.5%
175th Algeria 30.98% -1.2%
176th Hungary 31.52% +3.6%
177th Poland 31.67% +0.7%
178th Iran, Islamic Republic of 33.22% +0.2%
179th Lesotho 33.27% -0.5%
180th Romania 33.28% +0.6%
181st Tunisia 33.29% -0.2%
182nd Bahrain 35.31% 0.0%
183rd Slovak Republic 37.14% +1.6%
184th Czechia 38.06% 0.0%
185th Oman 43.37% +6.1%
186th Qatar 54.50% -0.1%

FAQ

Which country has the highest industry employment in 2017?

South Sudan has the highest industry employment in 2017 at 1.73%.

Which country has the lowest industry employment in 2017?

Qatar has the lowest industry employment in 2017 at 54.50%.

How many countries are ranked by industry employment?

186 countries have industry employment data for 2017.

What are the top 3 countries by industry employment?

1. South Sudan (1.73%), 2. Burundi (3.47%), 3. Djibouti (5.64%).