Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Bahrain

Employment in industry in Bahrain in 2025 — 34.9%. Ranked 3 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 6.4 pp.

2025 34.9% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 3of 182
Period maximum 35.7%2010
Period minimum 28.2%1999

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Bahrain, 1991–2025283032343619911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 28.5%1992: 28.6%1993: 29%1994: 28.8%1995: 28.7%1996: 28.5%1997: 28.3%1998: 28.2%1999: 28.2%2000: 28.5%2001: 28.6%2002: 28.7%2003: 29.2%2004: 30.2%2005: 31.3%2006: 32.5%2007: 33.5%2008: 34.7%2009: 34.5%2010: 35.7%2011: 35.3%2012: 35%2013: 35.1%2014: 35.2%2015: 35.2%2016: 35.3%2017: 35.3%2018: 35.2%2019: 35.1%2020: 34.5%2021: 35.2%2022: 35.2%2023: 35.1%2024: 35%2025: 34.9%
Change over the period: +6.4 pp Annual average: 0.19 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Bahrain 34.9%
World 23.7%
Western Asia computed 24.3%
High-income countries computed 21.9%
Employment in industry — Bahrain, by year Bahrain All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 34.9 −0.1 pp
2024 35 −0.1 pp
2023 35.1 −0.1 pp
2022 35.2 +0.1 pp
2021 35.2 +0.6 pp
2020 34.5 −0.6 pp
2019 35.1 −0.1 pp
2018 35.2 −0.1 pp
2017 35.3 −0 pp
2016 35.3 +0.2 pp
2015 35.2 −0.1 pp
2014 35.2 +0.1 pp
2013 35.1 +0.1 pp
2012 35 −0.2 pp
2011 35.3 −0.5 pp
2010 35.7 +1.2 pp
2009 34.5 −0.1 pp
2008 34.7 +1.2 pp
2007 33.5 +1.1 pp
2006 32.5 +1.2 pp
2005 31.3 +1.1 pp
2004 30.2 +1 pp
2003 29.2 +0.5 pp
2002 28.7 +0.1 pp
2001 28.6 +0.1 pp
2000 28.5 +0.3 pp
1999 28.2 −0 pp
1998 28.2 −0.2 pp
1997 28.3 −0.2 pp
1996 28.5 −0.2 pp
1995 28.7 −0.1 pp
1994 28.8 −0.2 pp
1993 29 +0.4 pp
1992 28.6 +0 pp
1991 28.5

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.