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Sri Lanka Highest Industry Employment

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28.40% in 2017

Employment in industry · World Bank

The highest industry employment in Sri Lanka was 28.40% in 2017. The top 5 years were: 2017 (28.40%), 2018 (27.94%), 2019 (27.61%), 2020 (26.91%), 2022 (26.49%).

Top 5 Highest Years▾

Sri Lanka Top 5 Highest Industry Employment Years
Rank	Year	Value
1st	2017	28.40%
2nd	2018	27.94%
3rd	2019	27.61%
4th	2020	26.91%
5th	2022	26.49%

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2019	27.61%	−0.33%	159th
2018	27.94%	−0.47%	163rd
2017	28.40%	+2.01%	164th
2025	26.30%	+0.24%	149th
2024	26.07%	−0.20%	146th
2023	26.26%	−0.22%	151st
2022	26.49%	+0.49%	151st
2021	26.00%	−0.91%	148th
2020	26.91%	−0.69%	157th
2016	26.39%	+0.62%	156th
2015	25.77%	−0.57%	153rd
2014	26.35%	+0.51%	156th
2013	25.83%	−0.24%	150th
2012	26.07%	+1.26%	152nd
2011	24.81%	+0.65%	141st
2010	24.16%	+0.50%	135th
2009	23.66%	+0.18%	129th
2008	23.48%	+0.28%	125th
2007	23.20%	+0.15%	118th
2006	23.05%	+0.49%	120th
2005	22.56%	+1.42%	115th
1991	22.62%	–	94th
2004	21.14%	+1.31%	99th
1995	21.17%	+3.90%	83rd
2003	19.83%	+0.44%	85th
2002	19.39%	+0.08%	81st
2001	19.31%	−0.41%	82nd
2000	19.72%	+0.09%	84th
1999	19.63%	+0.09%	83rd
1998	19.54%	−0.67%	80th
1997	20.21%	+0.71%	80th
1996	19.50%	−1.68%	76th
1994	17.27%	−0.21%	63rd
1993	17.48%	+0.54%	64th
1992	16.95%	−5.68%	62nd

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