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Sri Lanka - Industry Employment 2024

Employment in industry · World Bank
26.07% −0.20% from 2023 Global rank: 146th

Sri Lanka's industry employment was 26.07% in 2024, decreased +0.20% from 26.26% in 2023. This was the 146th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2024▾
Industry Employment by Country - 2024
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Burundi 3.09% 0.5%
2nd Timor-Leste 3.82% 23.2%
3rd Mozambique 6.43% 0.4%
4th Djibouti 6.53% 3.2%
5th Angola 7.16% 1.3%
6th Uganda 7.23% 0.6%
7th Malawi 7.33% 0.0%
8th Lao PDR 7.40% 2.1%
9th Solomon Islands 7.63% -1.7%
10th Papua New Guinea 7.70% 2.3%
11th Luxembourg 7.82% -13.1%
12th Congo, Democratic Republic of 8.01% 0.4%
13th Tanzania 8.05% 0.1%
14th Liberia 8.28% 1.0%
15th Chad 8.56% -0.8%
16th Mali 8.67% 0.3%
17th Haiti 8.90% -2.3%
18th Niger 9.21% -0.1%
19th Guinea-Bissau 9.68% 0.3%
20th Madagascar 9.86% 0.3%
21st Zambia 10.01% 0.9%
22nd Equatorial Guinea 10.14% 0.2%
23rd Vanuatu 10.26% -2.9%
24th Macao SAR, China 11.10% -2.0%
25th Sierra Leone 11.34% 1.2%
26th Yemen, Republic of 11.36% -2.2%
27th Zimbabwe 11.44% 0.4%
28th Kenya 12.31% 1.3%
29th Moldova 12.57% -5.6%
30th Fiji 12.61% 0.2%
31st Eritrea 12.67% 0.5%
32nd Channel Islands 12.79% -1.3%
33rd Central African Republic 13.45% -0.5%
34th Côte d'Ivoire 14.00% 1.5%
35th Netherlands 14.02% -2.2%
36th Guinea 14.03% 0.5%
37th Hong Kong SAR, China 14.12% 0.6%
38th Singapore 14.16% 2.3%
39th French Polynesia 14.38% -0.7%
40th Cameroon 14.59% 0.1%
41st Comoros 14.78% 0.2%
42nd Bahamas, The 14.84% -0.3%
43rd Mauritania 14.92% 0.6%
44th Puerto Rico (US) 14.95% -1.5%
45th Israel 15.27% -1.0%
46th Samoa 15.40% 8.6%
47th Belize 15.41% 0.2%
48th Azerbaijan 15.43% 0.2%
49th Bhutan 15.52% 1.7%
50th Botswana 15.75% -0.3%
51st United Kingdom 16.12% 1.3%
52nd Barbados 16.19% -0.2%
53rd St. Lucia 16.23% 7.7%
54th Jordan 16.27% -0.6%
55th Cyprus 16.34% 1.3%
56th Georgia 16.35% 1.6%
57th Greece 16.35% 2.5%
58th Namibia 16.47% 0.5%
59th Burkina Faso 16.61% 0.3%
60th Ecuador 16.65% -4.7%
61st Peru 16.78% 2.6%
62nd Virgin Islands (US) 16.81% -1.7%
63rd Nigeria 16.84% 0.1%
64th Nicaragua 16.91% 0.0%
65th Maldives 16.93% -0.1%
66th Cuba 16.96% -0.7%
67th Sweden 17.02% -1.5%
68th Panama 17.02% -2.5%
69th Jamaica 17.14% -0.6%
70th Tajikistan 17.28% 2.7%
71st Somalia, Fed. Rep. 17.73% 0.2%
72nd Ghana 17.88% 1.4%
73rd Bangladesh 17.89% 1.5%
74th Malta 17.93% -0.5%
75th Norway 18.06% -3.5%
76th Libya 18.08% -1.1%
77th Togo 18.11% -0.4%
78th Rwanda 18.12% 27.3%
79th Myanmar 18.13% -3.3%
80th Benin 18.28% -0.1%
81st Montenegro 18.29% -0.8%
82nd Iceland 18.41% 0.9%
83rd Ireland 18.45% 6.8%
84th Costa Rica 18.61% -7.9%
85th Gambia, The 18.70% 0.5%
86th Gabon 18.76% 2.6%
87th Uruguay 18.77% -0.1%
88th Paraguay 18.90% 5.0%
89th Canada 18.93% -1.5%
90th Denmark 19.00% -1.3%
91st Afghanistan 19.04% -0.9%
92nd United States 19.04% -1.5%
93rd Dominican Republic 19.06% -0.6%
94th Guam 19.35% -0.6%
95th Australia 19.36% -1.6%
96th Philippines 19.50% 2.9%
97th Belgium 19.52% -3.1%
98th Congo, Republic of 19.52% -0.5%
99th France 19.54% 1.5%
100th Kazakhstan 19.84% 0.2%
101st Switzerland 19.85% -0.3%
102nd Bolivia, Plurinational State of 19.95% -0.8%
103rd Colombia 20.02% 0.1%
104th New Zealand 20.05% -2.4%
105th Spain 20.09% 0.3%
106th Brazil 20.30% 0.6%
107th Brunei Darussalam 20.45% 0.0%
108th South Africa 20.81% 1.1%
109th Armenia 20.90% 2.1%
110th Finland 20.97% -1.8%
111th Mauritius 20.98% -0.8%
112th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 21.07% 0.3%
113th New Caledonia 21.09% -3.6%
114th Argentina 21.11% -1.4%
115th Chile 21.67% -2.0%
116th Honduras 21.78% 0.0%
117th Albania 21.80% 0.7%
118th Latvia 21.98% -5.8%
119th Thailand 22.25% 1.5%
120th Senegal 22.26% 0.0%
121st Indonesia 22.29% 1.5%
122nd São Tomé and Principe 22.47% -0.5%
123rd Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 22.52% -0.6%
124th Guatemala 22.53% 0.1%
125th Cabo Verde 22.88% 0.7%
126th Mongolia 22.93% 1.3%
127th Saudi Arabia 23.06% 0.0%
128th El Salvador 23.27% -0.1%
129th Tonga 23.29% 1.1%
130th Japan 23.34% -1.5%
131st Morocco 23.64% 1.7%
132nd Korea 23.66% -1.4%
133rd European Union 24.18% -0.3%
134th Trinidad and Tobago 24.22% -2.4%
135th Uzbekistan 24.38% 1.0%
136th Mexico 24.70% -1.3%
137th Kuwait 24.72% -1.9%
138th Portugal 24.76% -2.8%
139th Austria 24.83% -3.5%
140th Pakistan 25.18% 0.1%
141st India 25.37% 1.4%
142nd Syrian Arab Republic 25.43% -1.2%
143rd Russian Federation 25.97% 0.1%
144th Lithuania 25.99% 0.7%
145th Malaysia 26.00% 0.0%
146th Sri Lanka 26.07% -0.8%
147th Eswatini 26.08% -0.1%
148th Suriname 26.12% -0.1%
149th Germany 26.29% -0.4%
150th Estonia 26.45% -3.4%
151st Kyrgyz Republic 26.49% 1.9%
152nd Croatia 26.66% -2.8%
153rd Italy 26.68% 0.2%
154th Iraq 26.76% 0.5%
155th Serbia 27.09% -1.9%
156th Türkiye 27.37% -0.8%
157th Bulgaria 28.13% -4.9%
158th Cambodia 28.43% 3.2%
159th Turkmenistan 28.69% -1.3%
160th Egypt, Arab Republic of 29.21% 0.0%
161st Poland 30.20% 2.2%
162nd Guyana 30.45% 7.5%
163rd United Arab Emirates 30.58% -0.7%
164th Bosnia and Herzegovina 30.64% 0.0%
165th North Macedonia 30.66% -1.2%
166th Hungary 30.81% -0.7%
167th Nepal 31.03% 0.6%
168th Belarus 31.04% 0.2%
169th China 31.63% 0.7%
170th Slovenia 32.06% -0.2%
171st Algeria 32.12% 0.5%
172nd Romania 32.65% -1.5%
173rd Lesotho 33.11% 0.4%
174th Tunisia 33.25% -0.2%
175th Viet Nam 34.32% 2.5%
176th Iran, Islamic Republic of 34.95% -0.2%
177th Slovak Republic 34.95% 0.8%
178th Bahrain 35.04% -0.3%
179th Czechia 35.33% -3.2%
180th Qatar 38.23% -1.9%
181st Oman 39.50% -0.5%
Source: World Bank (SL.IND.EMPL.ZS)

FAQ

What was Sri Lanka's industry employment in 2024?▾

Sri Lanka's industry employment in 2024 was 26.07%. This ranked 146th globally.

How did Sri Lanka's industry employment change in 2024?▾

Sri Lanka's industry employment decreased by 0.8% in 2024 compared to 2023.

Which country had the highest industry employment in 2024?▾

Oman had the highest industry employment in 2024 at 39.50%.

What is the industry employment of Sri Lanka in 2024?▾

The industry employment of Sri Lanka in 2024 was 26.07%. This ranked 146th globally.

How does 2024 compare to 2023 for Sri Lanka's industry employment?▾

Sri Lanka's industry employment went from 26.26% in 2023 to 26.07% in 2024, a 0.8% decrease.

HistorySaid - pattern alert

Sri Lanka matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2024. Historically: 768 occurrences, 546 successful (71%). View full analysis →

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