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Industry Employment - Ranking 2023

All countries ranked by industry employment · World Bank
Year

In 2023, South Sudan (1.67%), Burundi (3.08%), and Timor-Leste (3.10%) ranked highest in industry employment among all countries. Oman ranked lowest at 39.72%.

Industry Employment by Country - 2023
RankCountryValueYoY %
1st South Sudan 1.67% +0.2%
2nd Burundi 3.08% +0.3%
3rd Timor-Leste 3.10% -25.1%
4th Djibouti 6.33% +3.0%
5th Mozambique 6.40% +0.4%
6th Angola 7.07% +0.6%
7th Uganda 7.18% +0.5%
8th Lao PDR 7.25% +1.0%
9th Malawi 7.33% +0.2%
10th Papua New Guinea 7.53% -0.7%
11th Solomon Islands 7.76% -0.4%
12th Congo, Democratic Republic of 7.98% -0.7%
13th Tanzania 8.04% +0.4%
14th Liberia 8.20% +0.9%
15th Chad 8.63% -0.6%
16th Mali 8.64% +0.2%
17th Luxembourg 9.00% -2.3%
18th Haiti 9.11% -1.1%
19th Niger 9.21% -0.7%
20th Guinea-Bissau 9.65% +0.4%
21st Madagascar 9.84% -0.2%
22nd Zambia 9.92% +2.0%
23rd Equatorial Guinea 10.12% -3.2%
24th Vanuatu 10.57% -0.8%
25th Sierra Leone 11.21% +3.8%
26th Macao SAR, China 11.33% -2.9%
27th Zimbabwe 11.39% -7.4%
28th Yemen, Republic of 11.61% -2.4%
29th Kenya 12.16% +1.7%
30th Fiji 12.58% +1.7%
31st Eritrea 12.61% +0.4%
32nd Channel Islands 12.96% -1.3%
33rd Moldova 13.32% +5.0%
34th Central African Republic 13.51% -0.5%
35th Côte d'Ivoire 13.79% +1.6%
36th Singapore 13.84% -5.0%
37th Guinea 13.96% +1.9%
38th Hong Kong SAR, China 14.03% +0.2%
39th Samoa 14.18% +6.6%
40th Rwanda 14.23% -1.8%
41st Netherlands 14.33% +0.4%
42nd French Polynesia 14.48% -0.1%
43rd Cameroon 14.57% -0.2%
44th Comoros 14.75% +0.2%
45th Mauritania 14.83% +2.2%
46th Bahamas, The 14.89% -0.4%
47th St. Lucia 15.07% -10.9%
48th Puerto Rico (US) 15.17% -1.2%
49th Bhutan 15.25% +0.1%
50th Belize 15.38% -2.3%
51st Azerbaijan 15.40% -0.2%
52nd Israel 15.42% -1.9%
53rd Botswana 15.79% +0.6%
54th United Kingdom 15.92% -4.7%
55th Greece 15.95% +2.5%
56th Georgia 16.10% +7.7%
57th Cyprus 16.13% -6.0%
58th Barbados 16.23% +0.3%
59th Peru 16.36% -2.0%
60th Jordan 16.37% -10.7%
61st Namibia 16.39% +0.7%
62nd Burkina Faso 16.56% +0.5%
63rd Tajikistan 16.81% +2.5%
64th Nigeria 16.82% +0.0%
65th Nicaragua 16.92% +0.6%
66th Maldives 16.95% 0.0%
67th Cuba 17.08% +1.2%
68th Virgin Islands (US) 17.11% -1.5%
69th Jamaica 17.24% -1.2%
70th Ireland 17.28% -10.8%
71st Sweden 17.28% +0.5%
72nd Panama 17.46% -1.5%
73rd Ecuador 17.47% +0.7%
74th Bangladesh 17.63% -1.9%
75th Ghana 17.64% -0.4%
76th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 17.70% +0.0%
77th Paraguay 18.01% -3.9%
78th Malta 18.02% +5.0%
79th Togo 18.18% -0.3%
80th Iceland 18.25% +1.6%
81st Gabon 18.28% +2.3%
82nd Libya 18.28% +2.2%
83rd Benin 18.30% -0.1%
84th Montenegro 18.43% -3.2%
85th Gambia, The 18.60% +1.8%
86th Norway 18.72% -1.5%
87th Myanmar 18.74% -1.1%
88th Uruguay 18.79% +4.5%
89th Philippines 18.94% +2.7%
90th Dominican Republic 19.18% -1.4%
91st Afghanistan 19.21% +0.9%
92nd Canada 19.21% -0.8%
93rd France 19.25% -0.2%
94th Denmark 19.26% +1.0%
95th United States 19.34% +0.3%
96th Guam 19.47% -0.4%
97th Congo, Republic of 19.63% -1.4%
98th Australia 19.68% +2.2%
99th Kazakhstan 19.81% -0.2%
100th Switzerland 19.91% -0.9%
101st Colombia 19.99% -1.7%
102nd Spain 20.03% -2.1%
103rd Bolivia, Plurinational State of 20.11% -1.9%
104th Lebanon 20.12% +3.0%
105th Belgium 20.15% -1.5%
106th Brazil 20.17% -1.6%
107th Costa Rica 20.21% +6.5%
108th Brunei Darussalam 20.45% -4.8%
109th Armenia 20.47% -3.5%
110th New Zealand 20.54% -1.2%
111th South Africa 20.58% -2.5%
112th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 21.00% +1.3%
113th Mauritius 21.16% -7.2%
114th Finland 21.37% +2.3%
115th Argentina 21.41% +1.4%
116th Albania 21.65% -2.7%
117th Honduras 21.79% -9.7%
118th New Caledonia 21.88% -0.9%
119th Thailand 21.92% -1.4%
120th Indonesia 21.95% +0.4%
121st Chile 22.11% -3.2%
122nd Senegal 22.25% -0.3%
123rd Guatemala 22.51% +2.3%
124th São Tomé and Principe 22.59% -0.7%
125th Mongolia 22.63% -1.1%
126th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 22.66% +0.6%
127th Cabo Verde 22.72% +0.9%
128th Tonga 23.04% -7.5%
129th Saudi Arabia 23.06% +36.6%
130th Morocco 23.26% +0.1%
131st El Salvador 23.30% -0.5%
132nd Latvia 23.32% -0.9%
133rd Japan 23.71% +0.4%
134th Korea 23.99% -1.9%
135th Uzbekistan 24.13% +1.0%
136th European Union 24.26% -1.2%
137th Trinidad and Tobago 24.80% +2.4%
138th India 25.03% -4.2%
139th Mexico 25.03% +0.2%
140th Pakistan 25.15% -1.0%
141st Kuwait 25.20% -1.4%
142nd Portugal 25.48% +2.4%
143rd Austria 25.72% -2.4%
144th Syrian Arab Republic 25.75% -0.1%
145th Lithuania 25.81% +0.3%
146th Russian Federation 25.94% -1.3%
147th Malaysia 26.00% -0.3%
148th Kyrgyz Republic 26.00% -2.0%
149th Eswatini 26.10% +20.1%
150th Suriname 26.15% -0.9%
151st Sri Lanka 26.26% -0.8%
152nd Germany 26.40% -1.4%
153rd Iraq 26.62% -1.4%
154th Italy 26.64% -0.9%
155th Estonia 27.37% -4.3%
156th Croatia 27.44% -1.0%
157th Cambodia 27.56% +1.9%
158th Türkiye 27.59% -0.4%
159th Serbia 27.62% -1.4%
160th Guyana 28.32% +6.4%
161st Turkmenistan 29.07% +0.1%
162nd Egypt, Arab Republic of 29.20% +1.9%
163rd Poland 29.54% -3.5%
164th Bulgaria 29.59% -2.1%
165th Bosnia and Herzegovina 30.63% -0.1%
166th United Arab Emirates 30.78% +0.1%
167th Nepal 30.85% +0.7%
168th Belarus 30.98% +0.2%
169th Hungary 31.03% -0.8%
170th North Macedonia 31.04% +2.0%
171st China 31.43% +1.6%
172nd Algeria 31.96% +0.6%
173rd Slovenia 32.12% +6.5%
174th Lesotho 32.98% -0.3%
175th Romania 33.16% +1.0%
176th Tunisia 33.32% 0.0%
177th Viet Nam 33.47% +9.1%
178th Slovak Republic 34.68% -3.2%
179th Iran, Islamic Republic of 35.00% +0.2%
180th Bahrain 35.14% -0.2%
181st Czechia 36.51% -1.1%
182nd Qatar 38.96% -0.2%
183rd Oman 39.72% -0.7%

FAQ

Which country has the highest industry employment in 2023?

South Sudan has the highest industry employment in 2023 at 1.67%.

Which country has the lowest industry employment in 2023?

Oman has the lowest industry employment in 2023 at 39.72%.

How many countries are ranked by industry employment?

183 countries have industry employment data for 2023.

What are the top 3 countries by industry employment?

1. South Sudan (1.67%), 2. Burundi (3.08%), 3. Timor-Leste (3.10%).