Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Argentina

Employment in industry in Argentina in 2025 — 21.2%. Ranked 68 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 6.2 pp.

2025 21.2% +0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 68of 182
Period maximum 27.4%1991
Period minimum 18.7%2002

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Argentina, 1991–202517.52022.52527.519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 27.4%1992: 27%1993: 24.7%1994: 24%1995: 22.8%1996: 22.8%1997: 23.4%1998: 22.8%1999: 21.7%2000: 20.9%2001: 20.3%2002: 18.7%2003: 20.2%2004: 20.6%2005: 21.1%2006: 21.6%2007: 21.9%2008: 22.1%2009: 21.4%2010: 21.6%2011: 22.4%2012: 22.1%2013: 22.5%2014: 22.8%2015: 22.4%2016: 21.6%2017: 21.1%2018: 20.8%2019: 20.6%2020: 20.9%2021: 20.5%2022: 21.1%2023: 21.4%2024: 21.1%2025: 21.2%
Change over the period: −6.2 pp Annual average: -0.18 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Argentina

Argentina 21.2%
World 23.7%
South America computed 19.7%
Employment in industry — Argentina, by year Argentina All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 21.2 +0.1 pp
2024 21.1 −0.3 pp
2023 21.4 +0.3 pp
2022 21.1 +0.6 pp
2021 20.5 −0.4 pp
2020 20.9 +0.3 pp
2019 20.6 −0.2 pp
2018 20.8 −0.3 pp
2017 21.1 −0.4 pp
2016 21.6 −0.8 pp
2015 22.4 −0.4 pp
2014 22.8 +0.3 pp
2013 22.5 +0.3 pp
2012 22.1 −0.3 pp
2011 22.4 +0.8 pp
2010 21.6 +0.2 pp
2009 21.4 −0.7 pp
2008 22.1 +0.2 pp
2007 21.9 +0.3 pp
2006 21.6 +0.4 pp
2005 21.1 +0.6 pp
2004 20.6 +0.3 pp
2003 20.2 +1.6 pp
2002 18.7 −1.6 pp
2001 20.3 −0.6 pp
2000 20.9 −0.8 pp
1999 21.7 −1.1 pp
1998 22.8 −0.5 pp
1997 23.4 +0.6 pp
1996 22.8 −0.1 pp
1995 22.8 −1.2 pp
1994 24 −0.7 pp
1993 24.7 −2.2 pp
1992 27 −0.4 pp
1991 27.4

About the indicator

The share of total employment in industry (mining, manufacturing, electricity, water supply) and in construction. The peak is in countries in the middle of the industrial transition; in postindustrial economies the share declines even as industrial output grows, because of automation.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.