United States - Industry Employment 2012
19.58%
+0.02% from 2011
United States's industry employment was 19.58% in 2012, increased +0.02% from 19.56% in 2011. This was the 91st highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2012▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | South Sudan | 1.95% | -5.6% |
| 2nd | Burundi | 3.25% | 3.8% |
| 3rd | Djibouti | 4.91% | 1.0% |
| 4th | Sierra Leone | 5.48% | 7.9% |
| 5th | Lao PDR | 5.82% | 3.9% |
| 6th | Mozambique | 6.10% | 8.2% |
| 7th | Chad | 6.73% | 8.5% |
| 8th | Guinea-Bissau | 6.75% | -0.3% |
| 9th | Angola | 7.00% | 0.8% |
| 10th | Papua New Guinea | 7.06% | -1.4% |
| 11th | Niger | 7.17% | 0.6% |
| 12th | Malawi | 7.41% | -0.2% |
| 13th | Tanzania | 7.67% | 0.7% |
| 14th | Madagascar | 7.69% | 13.8% |
| 15th | Mali | 8.00% | -0.7% |
| 16th | Liberia | 8.38% | 1.0% |
| 17th | Zambia | 8.45% | 7.6% |
| 18th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 8.46% | 0.5% |
| 19th | Haiti | 9.84% | -0.7% |
| 20th | Bhutan | 9.90% | 7.5% |
| 21st | Kenya | 9.90% | 1.3% |
| 22nd | Solomon Islands | 9.91% | -7.9% |
| 23rd | Vanuatu | 10.01% | -2.6% |
| 24th | Georgia | 10.29% | -1.0% |
| 25th | Timor-Leste | 10.67% | 6.1% |
| 26th | Uganda | 11.01% | -0.1% |
| 27th | Côte d'Ivoire | 11.51% | 0.4% |
| 28th | Moldova | 11.70% | -0.9% |
| 29th | Guinea | 11.87% | 8.2% |
| 30th | Equatorial Guinea | 12.04% | 4.6% |
| 31st | Zimbabwe | 12.24% | -6.4% |
| 32nd | Luxembourg | 12.64% | -6.0% |
| 33rd | Rwanda | 12.75% | 8.5% |
| 34th | Nigeria | 12.84% | 6.8% |
| 35th | Eritrea | 13.04% | -0.2% |
| 36th | Cameroon | 13.05% | 4.1% |
| 37th | Burkina Faso | 13.17% | 3.9% |
| 38th | Samoa | 13.40% | -6.2% |
| 39th | Bahamas, The | 13.45% | 2.5% |
| 40th | Gabon | 13.56% | 2.8% |
| 41st | Mauritania | 13.62% | 0.3% |
| 42nd | Sudan | 13.81% | -4.8% |
| 43rd | Hong Kong SAR, China | 13.85% | 0.5% |
| 44th | Namibia | 13.88% | 1.2% |
| 45th | Azerbaijan | 14.29% | 1.5% |
| 46th | Macao SAR, China | 14.45% | -2.1% |
| 47th | Fiji | 14.52% | -6.1% |
| 48th | Channel Islands | 14.63% | -2.2% |
| 49th | Yemen, Republic of | 14.71% | -0.5% |
| 50th | Senegal | 14.72% | -3.6% |
| 51st | Central African Republic | 15.32% | -0.5% |
| 52nd | Jamaica | 15.49% | -3.7% |
| 53rd | Tajikistan | 15.55% | 0.3% |
| 54th | French Polynesia | 15.57% | -1.6% |
| 55th | Gambia, The | 15.92% | -0.2% |
| 56th | Botswana | 16.03% | 0.1% |
| 57th | Philippines | 16.04% | -0.4% |
| 58th | Ecuador | 16.21% | 0.8% |
| 59th | Greece | 16.69% | -6.5% |
| 60th | Ghana | 16.75% | 3.7% |
| 61st | Paraguay | 16.88% | -5.3% |
| 62nd | Puerto Rico (US) | 16.89% | -1.5% |
| 63rd | Belize | 16.90% | -0.6% |
| 64th | Benin | 16.91% | -8.4% |
| 65th | St. Lucia | 16.93% | -1.1% |
| 66th | Ireland | 16.98% | -2.7% |
| 67th | Albania | 17.03% | -9.3% |
| 68th | Panama | 17.06% | -2.8% |
| 69th | Armenia | 17.08% | 4.5% |
| 70th | Maldives | 17.35% | 0.9% |
| 71st | Peru | 17.39% | 3.6% |
| 72nd | Montenegro | 17.42% | -8.2% |
| 73rd | Israel | 17.49% | -1.1% |
| 74th | Netherlands | 17.49% | 3.9% |
| 75th | Nicaragua | 17.52% | 0.6% |
| 76th | Costa Rica | 17.52% | -5.6% |
| 77th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 17.64% | -1.1% |
| 78th | Myanmar | 17.69% | -3.3% |
| 79th | Cambodia | 17.76% | 7.8% |
| 80th | Comoros | 18.01% | 2.8% |
| 81st | Mongolia | 18.10% | 9.1% |
| 82nd | Iceland | 18.22% | -1.8% |
| 83rd | Brunei Darussalam | 18.34% | -0.1% |
| 84th | Togo | 18.77% | 0.5% |
| 85th | Afghanistan | 18.92% | 7.7% |
| 86th | United Kingdom | 19.04% | -0.6% |
| 87th | Cuba | 19.19% | 11.9% |
| 88th | Kazakhstan | 19.38% | 2.2% |
| 89th | Uruguay | 19.40% | 1.7% |
| 90th | Guatemala | 19.57% | -3.3% |
| 91st | United States | 19.58% | 0.1% |
| 92nd | Sweden | 19.64% | -1.4% |
| 93rd | Denmark | 19.77% | -1.3% |
| 94th | Barbados | 19.81% | -1.1% |
| 95th | Thailand | 19.82% | 2.0% |
| 96th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 19.93% | 0.5% |
| 97th | Dominican Republic | 20.15% | 2.5% |
| 98th | Virgin Islands (US) | 20.17% | -3.9% |
| 99th | Cyprus | 20.17% | -3.5% |
| 100th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 20.19% | -0.6% |
| 101st | New Zealand | 20.28% | -0.5% |
| 102nd | Singapore | 20.37% | -1.8% |
| 103rd | Norway | 20.38% | 1.8% |
| 104th | Bangladesh | 20.43% | 2.0% |
| 105th | Spain | 20.64% | -3.7% |
| 106th | Indonesia | 20.66% | 5.4% |
| 107th | Canada | 20.68% | 1.0% |
| 108th | Guam | 20.68% | -0.7% |
| 109th | Libya | 20.92% | -3.0% |
| 110th | Colombia | 20.96% | -0.3% |
| 111th | El Salvador | 20.98% | -1.4% |
| 112th | Viet Nam | 21.19% | -0.4% |
| 113th | Morocco | 21.38% | -2.1% |
| 114th | Australia | 21.39% | -0.7% |
| 115th | Switzerland | 21.58% | -1.6% |
| 116th | Belgium | 21.76% | -6.4% |
| 117th | France | 21.78% | -1.8% |
| 118th | São Tomé and Principe | 21.82% | 0.4% |
| 119th | Cabo Verde | 22.01% | -0.5% |
| 120th | Argentina | 22.12% | -1.2% |
| 121st | Malta | 22.19% | -9.7% |
| 122nd | Honduras | 22.22% | 1.0% |
| 123rd | Finland | 22.61% | -2.5% |
| 124th | Mexico | 22.74% | -0.6% |
| 125th | Pakistan | 22.81% | -0.2% |
| 126th | Uzbekistan | 22.82% | -0.1% |
| 127th | Jordan | 23.06% | -1.8% |
| 128th | Lebanon | 23.34% | -0.5% |
| 129th | Latvia | 23.48% | 2.5% |
| 130th | South Africa | 23.51% | -2.9% |
| 131st | Chile | 23.60% | 2.5% |
| 132nd | Brazil | 23.82% | -0.4% |
| 133rd | Congo, Republic of | 24.38% | 2.2% |
| 134th | India | 24.69% | 4.9% |
| 135th | West Bank and Gaza | 24.72% | 3.8% |
| 136th | Kuwait | 24.76% | 1.4% |
| 137th | Kyrgyz Republic | 24.81% | 3.0% |
| 138th | Serbia | 24.86% | -0.7% |
| 139th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 25.00% | -0.4% |
| 140th | Lithuania | 25.08% | 2.1% |
| 141st | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 25.11% | 5.4% |
| 142nd | Guyana | 25.19% | 0.1% |
| 143rd | Japan | 25.31% | -0.5% |
| 144th | Suriname | 25.32% | -0.7% |
| 145th | New Caledonia | 25.36% | 0.5% |
| 146th | Korea | 25.36% | -0.9% |
| 147th | Eswatini | 25.49% | 0.3% |
| 148th | Iraq | 25.50% | 3.6% |
| 149th | Portugal | 25.58% | -6.5% |
| 150th | European Union | 25.71% | -0.9% |
| 151st | Tonga | 25.76% | -0.4% |
| 152nd | Sri Lanka | 26.07% | 5.1% |
| 153rd | Austria | 26.08% | 0.2% |
| 154th | Saudi Arabia | 26.32% | 0.1% |
| 155th | Slovenia | 27.20% | -2.3% |
| 156th | Trinidad and Tobago | 27.47% | 0.0% |
| 157th | Croatia | 27.48% | -1.7% |
| 158th | Russian Federation | 27.57% | 1.1% |
| 159th | Malaysia | 27.58% | -3.1% |
| 160th | Italy | 27.58% | -2.5% |
| 161st | Mauritius | 27.63% | -0.7% |
| 162nd | Ukraine | 27.82% | 0.8% |
| 163rd | Turkmenistan | 28.11% | 1.3% |
| 164th | Germany | 28.20% | 1.9% |
| 165th | Nepal | 28.25% | 0.4% |
| 166th | Türkiye | 28.50% | -1.6% |
| 167th | Syrian Arab Republic | 29.15% | -7.3% |
| 168th | Hungary | 29.79% | -3.4% |
| 169th | North Macedonia | 29.89% | -0.8% |
| 170th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 30.30% | 4.8% |
| 171st | China | 30.30% | 2.7% |
| 172nd | Poland | 30.35% | -0.8% |
| 173rd | Lesotho | 30.41% | 4.8% |
| 174th | Algeria | 30.59% | -0.9% |
| 175th | United Arab Emirates | 31.04% | -1.3% |
| 176th | Estonia | 31.10% | -4.1% |
| 177th | Bulgaria | 31.46% | -0.2% |
| 178th | Romania | 32.05% | -1.1% |
| 179th | Tunisia | 32.98% | -1.8% |
| 180th | Belarus | 33.22% | -1.1% |
| 181st | Bahrain | 35.00% | -0.7% |
| 182nd | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 35.99% | 2.7% |
| 183rd | Slovak Republic | 37.50% | -0.4% |
| 184th | Oman | 37.84% | 2.2% |
| 185th | Czechia | 38.12% | -0.9% |
| 186th | Qatar | 51.78% | -4.3% |
FAQ
What was United States's industry employment in 2012?▾
United States's industry employment in 2012 was 19.58%. This ranked 91st globally.
How did United States's industry employment change in 2012?▾
United States's industry employment increased by 0.1% in 2012 compared to 2011.
Which country had the highest industry employment in 2012?▾
Qatar had the highest industry employment in 2012 at 51.78%.
What is the industry employment of United States in 2012?▾
The industry employment of United States in 2012 was 19.58%. This ranked 91st globally.
How does 2012 compare to 2011 for United States's industry employment?▾
United States's industry employment went from 19.56% in 2011 to 19.58% in 2012, a 0.1% increase.
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