Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Bhutan

Employment in industry in Bhutan in 2025 — 15.9%. Ranked 133 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 10.9 pp.

2025 15.9% +0.4 pp vs 2024
World rank 133of 182
Period maximum 15.9%2025
Period minimum 4.9%1991

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Bhutan, 1991–20250510152019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 4.9%1992: 5%1993: 5%1994: 5.1%1995: 5%1996: 5%1997: 5.1%1998: 5.2%1999: 5.3%2000: 5.4%2001: 5.5%2002: 5.6%2003: 5.7%2004: 5.8%2005: 5.9%2006: 5.8%2007: 5.8%2008: 5.9%2009: 6.3%2010: 6.7%2011: 9.2%2012: 9.9%2013: 11%2014: 10.8%2015: 9.7%2016: 10.8%2017: 11.7%2018: 13.1%2019: 15.4%2020: 14.9%2021: 15.6%2022: 15.2%2023: 15.3%2024: 15.5%2025: 15.9%
Change over the period: +10.9 pp Annual average: 0.32 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Bhutan 15.9%
World 23.7%
South Asia 25.1%
Southern Asia computed 25.4%
Employment in industry — Bhutan, by year Bhutan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 15.9 +0.4 pp
2024 15.5 +0.3 pp
2023 15.3 +0 pp
2022 15.2 −0.4 pp
2021 15.6 +0.7 pp
2020 14.9 −0.6 pp
2019 15.4 +2.4 pp
2018 13.1 +1.3 pp
2017 11.7 +0.9 pp
2016 10.8 +1.1 pp
2015 9.7 −1.2 pp
2014 10.8 −0.1 pp
2013 11 +1.1 pp
2012 9.9 +0.7 pp
2011 9.2 +2.5 pp
2010 6.7 +0.5 pp
2009 6.3 +0.4 pp
2008 5.9 +0.1 pp
2007 5.8 −0 pp
2006 5.8 −0.1 pp
2005 5.9 +0.1 pp
2004 5.8 +0.2 pp
2003 5.7 +0 pp
2002 5.6 +0.1 pp
2001 5.5 +0.1 pp
2000 5.4 +0.1 pp
1999 5.3 +0.1 pp
1998 5.2 +0.1 pp
1997 5.1 +0 pp
1996 5 +0 pp
1995 5 −0.1 pp
1994 5.1 +0.1 pp
1993 5 −0 pp
1992 5 +0.1 pp
1991 4.9

Southern Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.