Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Botswana

Employment in industry in Botswana in 2025 — 15.8%. Ranked 134 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 5.5 pp.

2025 15.8% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 134of 182
Period maximum 21.9%1996
Period minimum 13.5%2006

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Botswana, 1991–202512.51517.52022.519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 21.3%1992: 21.4%1993: 21.5%1994: 21.7%1995: 21.9%1996: 21.9%1997: 20.8%1998: 19.9%1999: 19.2%2000: 18.6%2001: 21.8%2002: 20.8%2003: 19.8%2004: 17.5%2005: 15.4%2006: 13.5%2007: 14.2%2008: 14.9%2009: 15.6%2010: 15.8%2011: 16%2012: 16%2013: 16.2%2014: 16.3%2015: 16.2%2016: 16.3%2017: 16.4%2018: 16.4%2019: 16.5%2020: 15%2021: 16%2022: 15.7%2023: 15.8%2024: 15.7%2025: 15.8%
Change over the period: −5.5 pp Annual average: -0.16 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Botswana 15.8%
World 23.7%
Southern Africa computed 20.8%
Employment in industry — Botswana, by year Botswana All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 15.8 +0 pp
2024 15.7 −0 pp
2023 15.8 +0.1 pp
2022 15.7 −0.3 pp
2021 16 +0.9 pp
2020 15 −1.5 pp
2019 16.5 +0.1 pp
2018 16.4 +0 pp
2017 16.4 +0 pp
2016 16.3 +0.1 pp
2015 16.2 −0 pp
2014 16.3 +0.1 pp
2013 16.2 +0.1 pp
2012 16 +0 pp
2011 16 +0.2 pp
2010 15.8 +0.3 pp
2009 15.6 +0.7 pp
2008 14.9 +0.7 pp
2007 14.2 +0.7 pp
2006 13.5 −1.9 pp
2005 15.4 −2.1 pp
2004 17.5 −2.3 pp
2003 19.8 −1 pp
2002 20.8 −1 pp
2001 21.8 +3.2 pp
2000 18.6 −0.6 pp
1999 19.2 −0.7 pp
1998 19.9 −0.8 pp
1997 20.8 −1.1 pp
1996 21.9 +0 pp
1995 21.9 +0.1 pp
1994 21.7 +0.2 pp
1993 21.5 +0.1 pp
1992 21.4 +0.1 pp
1991 21.3

Southern Africa, 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.