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Sri Lanka - Industry Employment 2016

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Employment in industry · World Bank

26.39% +0.62% from 2015 Global rank: 156th

Sri Lanka's industry employment was 26.39% in 2016, increased +0.62% from 25.77% in 2015. This was the 156th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2016▾

Industry Employment by Country - 2016
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	South Sudan	1.78%	-7.3%
2nd	Burundi	3.48%	-0.1%
3rd	Djibouti	5.49%	3.2%
4th	Lao PDR	6.38%	1.6%
5th	Mali	6.72%	-18.7%
6th	Uganda	6.80%	-0.1%
7th	Guinea-Bissau	6.94%	1.2%
8th	Angola	6.96%	-0.2%
9th	Côte d'Ivoire	7.34%	-14.3%
10th	Malawi	7.46%	0.0%
11th	Mozambique	7.60%	-1.9%
12th	Niger	7.61%	1.5%
13th	Sierra Leone	7.87%	21.5%
14th	Tanzania	7.91%	0.5%
15th	Chad	8.05%	1.5%
16th	Papua New Guinea	8.11%	0.6%
17th	Liberia	8.21%	-2.3%
18th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	8.38%	-1.3%
19th	Solomon Islands	8.57%	1.6%
20th	Madagascar	9.24%	0.3%
21st	Haiti	9.64%	-1.4%
22nd	Zambia	9.75%	0.1%
23rd	Vanuatu	9.90%	3.3%
24th	Moldova	10.24%	-2.7%
25th	Zimbabwe	10.61%	-0.1%
26th	Kenya	10.61%	1.7%
27th	Equatorial Guinea	10.73%	-3.8%
28th	Bhutan	10.78%	11.6%
29th	Georgia	11.23%	7.5%
30th	Fiji	11.75%	-5.4%
31st	Luxembourg	12.27%	-3.1%
32nd	Yemen, Republic of	12.36%	-4.9%
33rd	Senegal	12.62%	-2.8%
34th	Eritrea	12.90%	0.4%
35th	Timor-Leste	13.14%	5.8%
36th	Rwanda	13.22%	0.8%
37th	Nigeria	13.57%	-2.7%
38th	Mauritania	13.69%	-1.1%
39th	Bahamas, The	13.74%	1.3%
40th	Macao SAR, China	13.83%	-5.0%
41st	Guinea	13.93%	2.8%
42nd	Samoa	13.93%	5.7%
43rd	Channel Islands	14.02%	-1.1%
44th	Hong Kong SAR, China	14.12%	3.2%
45th	Azerbaijan	14.33%	1.9%
46th	Sudan	14.34%	1.9%
47th	Cameroon	14.37%	0.8%
48th	Central African Republic	14.64%	-0.6%
49th	French Polynesia	14.87%	-1.0%
50th	Gabon	15.01%	2.4%
51st	Burkina Faso	15.09%	4.1%
52nd	Greece	15.36%	2.1%
53rd	Tajikistan	15.55%	0.0%
54th	Belize	15.71%	1.8%
55th	Jamaica	15.71%	5.2%
56th	Armenia	15.78%	-0.8%
57th	Puerto Rico (US)	15.98%	-0.4%
58th	Netherlands	16.11%	-2.2%
59th	Singapore	16.16%	-6.6%
60th	Myanmar	16.21%	-3.3%
61st	Botswana	16.34%	0.7%
62nd	St. Lucia	16.49%	-0.3%
63rd	Brunei Darussalam	16.58%	-3.9%
64th	Benin	16.63%	1.9%
65th	Peru	16.64%	-2.5%
66th	Gambia, The	16.69%	1.3%
67th	Cuba	16.99%	0.4%
68th	Cyprus	17.05%	5.1%
69th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	17.20%	-0.2%
70th	Panama	17.24%	-1.9%
71st	Ecuador	17.29%	-5.4%
72nd	Ghana	17.29%	-0.3%
73rd	Iceland	17.46%	-2.1%
74th	Montenegro	17.46%	0.0%
75th	Israel	17.50%	-0.4%
76th	Comoros	17.58%	-3.8%
77th	Nicaragua	17.74%	0.1%
78th	Philippines	17.84%	4.4%
79th	Costa Rica	17.97%	-2.7%
80th	Mongolia	18.11%	-6.6%
81st	Sweden	18.20%	-0.5%
82nd	Libya	18.32%	-1.4%
83rd	Uruguay	18.40%	-2.0%
84th	United Kingdom	18.46%	-1.0%
85th	Ireland	18.55%	2.4%
86th	Virgin Islands (US)	18.67%	-1.4%
87th	Maldives	18.76%	2.0%
88th	Denmark	19.05%	-1.9%
89th	Togo	19.22%	0.3%
90th	Barbados	19.26%	-0.5%
91st	Namibia	19.33%	13.7%
92nd	Colombia	19.37%	-2.4%
93rd	Paraguay	19.43%	-1.6%
94th	Norway	19.51%	-2.4%
95th	Canada	19.51%	-2.6%
96th	United States	19.60%	-0.4%
97th	Spain	19.69%	-3.0%
98th	Dominican Republic	19.72%	3.6%
99th	Malta	19.89%	-0.7%
100th	Australia	19.99%	-0.4%
101st	Guam	20.05%	-0.9%
102nd	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	20.09%	-0.2%
103rd	Albania	20.11%	5.6%
104th	Kazakhstan	20.26%	-1.5%
105th	New Zealand	20.28%	-7.8%
106th	France	20.29%	-0.4%
107th	Bangladesh	20.46%	-0.1%
108th	Jordan	20.56%	-2.8%
109th	Switzerland	20.57%	-0.7%
110th	Guatemala	21.01%	11.2%
111th	El Salvador	21.10%	-4.9%
112th	Belgium	21.26%	-0.8%
113th	Afghanistan	21.35%	-5.6%
114th	Brazil	21.37%	-6.4%
115th	Argentina	21.57%	-3.6%
116th	Cabo Verde	21.79%	0.1%
117th	Indonesia	21.81%	-1.4%
118th	Lebanon	21.90%	-0.5%
119th	Congo, Republic of	22.06%	-6.1%
120th	Morocco	22.19%	0.4%
121st	Finland	22.29%	5.4%
122nd	São Tomé and Principe	22.45%	1.0%
123rd	Chile	22.73%	-3.6%
124th	Uzbekistan	23.06%	0.7%
125th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	23.35%	0.3%
126th	South Africa	23.36%	-2.0%
127th	Honduras	23.46%	-1.1%
128th	Pakistan	23.59%	-1.8%
129th	Thailand	23.73%	0.0%
130th	Latvia	24.11%	2.0%
131st	Serbia	24.15%	0.3%
132nd	Mexico	24.22%	1.7%
133rd	Portugal	24.22%	0.1%
134th	Eswatini	24.45%	-1.2%
135th	Ukraine	24.47%	-1.8%
136th	Japan	24.59%	-1.2%
137th	Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of	24.63%	0.5%
138th	Viet Nam	24.76%	8.9%
139th	Kyrgyz Republic	24.80%	4.4%
140th	New Caledonia	24.91%	-2.1%
141st	Guyana	24.92%	0.3%
142nd	European Union	25.03%	-0.2%
143rd	Kuwait	25.04%	0.6%
144th	Lithuania	25.14%	0.3%
145th	India	25.19%	1.0%
146th	Korea	25.22%	-0.8%
147th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	25.50%	0.8%
148th	Tonga	25.55%	-0.7%
149th	Suriname	25.56%	0.6%
150th	Austria	25.56%	-0.8%
151st	Cambodia	25.76%	3.4%
152nd	Mauritius	25.83%	3.3%
153rd	Syrian Arab Republic	25.96%	-2.2%
154th	Italy	26.12%	-1.8%
155th	Saudi Arabia	26.36%	-0.1%
156th	Sri Lanka	26.39%	2.4%
157th	Trinidad and Tobago	26.43%	-2.2%
158th	Iraq	26.43%	2.5%
159th	Croatia	26.68%	0.2%
160th	Russian Federation	26.81%	-0.9%
161st	Germany	27.34%	-1.0%
162nd	Malaysia	27.49%	-0.1%
163rd	Türkiye	27.83%	-1.6%
164th	West Bank and Gaza	27.95%	5.0%
165th	Turkmenistan	28.44%	0.0%
166th	Slovenia	29.22%	3.8%
167th	Nepal	29.25%	0.6%
168th	China	29.64%	1.2%
169th	Bulgaria	30.17%	-0.4%
170th	Estonia	30.22%	-3.4%
171st	North Macedonia	30.38%	-0.4%
172nd	Hungary	30.44%	0.4%
173rd	United Arab Emirates	30.95%	-0.5%
174th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	31.28%	6.0%
175th	Algeria	31.35%	0.7%
176th	Poland	31.45%	3.0%
177th	Belarus	31.55%	-2.0%
178th	Romania	33.06%	3.9%
179th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	33.16%	-1.5%
180th	Tunisia	33.35%	0.8%
181st	Lesotho	33.45%	2.2%
182nd	Bahrain	35.31%	0.4%
183rd	Slovak Republic	36.53%	1.1%
184th	Czechia	38.07%	0.1%
185th	Oman	40.87%	9.1%
186th	Qatar	54.55%	0.8%

FAQ

What was Sri Lanka's industry employment in 2016?▾

Sri Lanka's industry employment in 2016 was 26.39%. This ranked 156th globally.

How did Sri Lanka's industry employment change in 2016?▾

Sri Lanka's industry employment increased by 2.4% in 2016 compared to 2015.

Which country had the highest industry employment in 2016?▾

Qatar had the highest industry employment in 2016 at 54.55%.

What is the industry employment of Sri Lanka in 2016?▾

The industry employment of Sri Lanka in 2016 was 26.39%. This ranked 156th globally.

How does 2016 compare to 2015 for Sri Lanka's industry employment?▾

Sri Lanka's industry employment went from 25.77% in 2015 to 26.39% in 2016, a 2.4% increase.

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