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Industry Employment - Ranking 2021

All countries ranked by industry employment · World Bank
Year

In 2021, South Sudan (1.71%), Burundi (3.06%), and Angola (5.72%) ranked highest in industry employment among all countries. Qatar ranked lowest at 40.92%.

Industry Employment by Country - 2021
RankCountryValueYoY %
1st South Sudan 1.71% +1.8%
2nd Burundi 3.06% -0.8%
3rd Angola 5.72% -8.1%
4th Djibouti 6.06% +3.1%
5th Mozambique 6.51% -3.0%
6th Lao PDR 7.10% +1.8%
7th Uganda 7.14% -3.1%
8th Malawi 7.35% -0.8%
9th Papua New Guinea 7.59% +0.2%
10th Congo, Democratic Republic of 7.85% -3.8%
11th Solomon Islands 7.87% 0.0%
12th Tanzania 7.94% -0.5%
13th Liberia 8.13% -1.6%
14th Chad 8.59% -2.3%
15th Niger 8.71% +4.2%
16th Mali 8.79% -5.5%
17th Haiti 9.24% 0.0%
18th Guinea-Bissau 9.37% +1.7%
19th Madagascar 9.60% +0.1%
20th Luxembourg 9.99% -2.6%
21st Zambia 10.18% +17.4%
22nd Equatorial Guinea 10.32% +2.2%
23rd Sierra Leone 10.60% -0.4%
24th Vanuatu 10.81% +1.5%
25th Kenya 11.35% +0.5%
26th Timor-Leste 11.52% -2.8%
27th Fiji 11.77% +1.0%
28th Yemen, Republic of 11.97% +1.2%
29th Macao SAR, China 12.07% -0.4%
30th Moldova 12.24% +0.4%
31st Côte d'Ivoire 12.40% +9.0%
32nd Eritrea 12.50% -0.4%
33rd Channel Islands 13.16% -0.2%
34th Zimbabwe 13.49% +9.4%
35th Hong Kong SAR, China 13.65% +1.4%
36th Central African Republic 13.69% -2.9%
37th Georgia 13.86% +3.3%
38th Guinea 13.86% -1.1%
39th Samoa 13.96% +0.7%
40th Netherlands 14.10% -10.1%
41st Sudan 14.10% +1.4%
42nd Mauritania 14.30% +0.8%
43rd Ghana 14.38% -5.4%
44th Rwanda 14.39% -16.4%
45th Singapore 14.44% -2.6%
46th French Polynesia 14.47% +0.2%
47th Cameroon 14.53% +0.0%
48th Comoros 14.70% -2.5%
49th Bahamas, The 14.89% +3.8%
50th Greece 15.28% +1.7%
51st Azerbaijan 15.30% +1.5%
52nd Puerto Rico (US) 15.44% -2.1%
53rd Nigeria 15.59% +7.7%
54th Bhutan 15.61% +5.0%
55th Belize 15.83% +1.2%
56th Botswana 15.95% +6.1%
57th Israel 15.95% +1.0%
58th Tajikistan 15.96% +1.3%
59th St. Lucia 16.05% +6.6%
60th Namibia 16.17% +0.8%
61st Burkina Faso 16.42% -1.4%
62nd Maldives 16.66% +0.4%
63rd Peru 16.70% +6.9%
64th Barbados 16.80% +2.3%
65th Panama 16.82% +1.2%
66th Ecuador 16.83% +6.0%
67th Cuba 16.86% +1.3%
68th Nicaragua 16.88% +0.3%
69th United Kingdom 16.92% -1.5%
70th Montenegro 16.93% -8.2%
71st Jamaica 17.09% +8.3%
72nd Gabon 17.40% +3.8%
73rd Togo 17.54% +3.0%
74th Costa Rica 17.58% -2.7%
75th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 17.67% -1.2%
76th Virgin Islands (US) 17.67% +2.7%
77th Uruguay 17.85% +2.6%
78th Eswatini 17.89% -5.8%
79th Cyprus 17.92% -8.2%
80th Gambia, The 17.92% +1.8%
81st Benin 18.04% +0.6%
82nd Sweden 18.10% -1.2%
83rd Malta 18.25% -1.6%
84th Bangladesh 18.30% -3.6%
85th Jordan 18.41% +4.8%
86th Libya 18.44% +1.4%
87th Myanmar 18.45% -0.7%
88th Armenia 18.72% +1.8%
89th Norway 18.84% -4.3%
90th Philippines 18.86% +0.8%
91st Iceland 18.91% +5.4%
92nd Ireland 19.12% +1.6%
93rd United States 19.18% -1.2%
94th Canada 19.34% -0.8%
95th Denmark 19.36% +2.5%
96th Paraguay 19.49% +2.1%
97th Australia 19.50% +1.6%
98th France 19.51% -2.3%
99th Guam 19.54% +1.5%
100th Saudi Arabia 19.54% -14.7%
101st Afghanistan 19.62% +6.1%
102nd Belgium 19.76% -4.5%
103rd Kazakhstan 19.89% +1.0%
104th Congo, Republic of 19.96% -0.6%
105th Colombia 20.01% +1.0%
106th New Zealand 20.02% -1.8%
107th Switzerland 20.20% -1.2%
108th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 20.24% +1.8%
109th Dominican Republic 20.25% +4.0%
110th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 20.43% +1.2%
111th Argentina 20.48% -2.1%
112th South Africa 20.64% -2.6%
113th Spain 20.67% -0.7%
114th Brazil 20.73% +2.4%
115th Lebanon 21.01% +1.5%
116th Cabo Verde 21.64% +0.7%
117th Indonesia 21.76% +0.6%
118th Albania 21.77% +4.2%
119th Finland 21.87% +3.6%
120th Mongolia 21.88% +10.6%
121st Senegal 21.89% +2.2%
122nd Guatemala 22.07% +8.4%
123rd Mauritius 22.13% -5.4%
124th New Caledonia 22.19% +0.8%
125th Thailand 22.27% -1.5%
126th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 22.70% -1.7%
127th Morocco 22.92% +1.5%
128th São Tomé and Principe 22.95% +0.6%
129th Chile 23.00% +4.9%
130th Brunei Darussalam 23.57% -0.6%
131st Uzbekistan 23.69% +1.1%
132nd Japan 23.70% -1.0%
133rd El Salvador 23.90% +2.3%
134th Latvia 24.16% +6.2%
135th Trinidad and Tobago 24.32% +1.9%
136th Guyana 24.33% -0.6%
137th Mexico 24.46% +0.2%
138th India 24.47% +3.2%
139th Portugal 24.60% +0.7%
140th Korea 24.60% -0.2%
141st European Union 24.78% -0.9%
142nd Honduras 24.85% +5.5%
143rd Ukraine 25.22% +1.9%
144th Kuwait 25.32% +2.1%
145th Pakistan 25.43% +2.7%
146th Austria 25.63% +3.1%
147th Malaysia 25.93% -0.9%
148th Sri Lanka 26.00% -3.4%
149th Lithuania 26.25% +3.5%
150th Suriname 26.32% +0.8%
151st Syrian Arab Republic 26.35% +1.0%
152nd Cambodia 26.41% +5.0%
153rd Russian Federation 26.50% +0.3%
154th Iraq 26.54% +1.4%
155th Italy 26.64% +0.8%
156th Kyrgyz Republic 27.20% +4.6%
157th Germany 27.38% +0.6%
158th Tonga 27.44% +2.5%
159th Türkiye 27.57% +0.8%
160th Serbia 27.88% 0.0%
161st Egypt, Arab Republic of 28.36% -0.5%
162nd Croatia 28.52% +1.7%
163rd Turkmenistan 28.82% +0.9%
164th Estonia 29.02% -2.3%
165th West Bank and Gaza 29.11% +2.8%
166th Bulgaria 29.99% -3.1%
167th Slovenia 30.02% -0.1%
168th Nepal 30.39% +0.5%
169th Belarus 30.45% -0.4%
170th Bosnia and Herzegovina 30.59% -8.7%
171st Poland 30.70% -3.1%
172nd North Macedonia 30.87% -0.4%
173rd United Arab Emirates 30.88% +6.7%
174th Hungary 31.39% -1.6%
175th Algeria 31.50% +0.8%
176th China 31.53% +1.3%
177th Romania 32.94% +1.1%
178th Lesotho 33.02% -0.8%
179th Viet Nam 33.13% +6.6%
180th Tunisia 33.94% -0.3%
181st Iran, Islamic Republic of 34.65% +1.6%
182nd Bahrain 35.15% +1.8%
183rd Slovak Republic 36.48% -0.1%
184th Czechia 36.82% -1.1%
185th Oman 40.30% +19.6%
186th Qatar 40.92% -3.6%

FAQ

Which country has the highest industry employment in 2021?

South Sudan has the highest industry employment in 2021 at 1.71%.

Which country has the lowest industry employment in 2021?

Qatar has the lowest industry employment in 2021 at 40.92%.

How many countries are ranked by industry employment?

186 countries have industry employment data for 2021.

What are the top 3 countries by industry employment?

1. South Sudan (1.71%), 2. Burundi (3.06%), 3. Angola (5.72%).