Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Cabo Verde

Employment in industry in Cabo Verde in 2025 — 23.1%. Ranked 56 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 8.8 pp.

2025 23.1% +0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 56of 182
Period maximum 23.1%2025
Period minimum 14.3%1991

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Cabo Verde, 1991–202512.51517.52022.52519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 14.3%1992: 14.9%1993: 15.2%1994: 16.1%1995: 16.8%1996: 17.4%1997: 18%1998: 18.6%1999: 19.2%2000: 19.9%2001: 19.8%2002: 20%2003: 20.2%2004: 20.7%2005: 21%2006: 21.3%2007: 22%2008: 22.3%2009: 22.1%2010: 22%2011: 22.1%2012: 22%2013: 21.9%2014: 21.8%2015: 21.8%2016: 21.8%2017: 21.9%2018: 21.9%2019: 21.8%2020: 21.5%2021: 21.6%2022: 22.5%2023: 22.7%2024: 22.9%2025: 23.1%
Change over the period: +8.8 pp Annual average: 0.26 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Cabo Verde 23.1%
World 23.7%
Western Africa computed 16%
Employment in industry — Cabo Verde, by year Cabo Verde All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 23.1 +0.2 pp
2024 22.9 +0.2 pp
2023 22.7 +0.2 pp
2022 22.5 +0.9 pp
2021 21.6 +0.1 pp
2020 21.5 −0.3 pp
2019 21.8 −0.1 pp
2018 21.9 −0 pp
2017 21.9 +0.1 pp
2016 21.8 +0 pp
2015 21.8 −0.1 pp
2014 21.8 −0.1 pp
2013 21.9 −0.1 pp
2012 22 −0.1 pp
2011 22.1 +0.1 pp
2010 22 −0.1 pp
2009 22.1 −0.2 pp
2008 22.3 +0.3 pp
2007 22 +0.6 pp
2006 21.3 +0.4 pp
2005 21 +0.3 pp
2004 20.7 +0.5 pp
2003 20.2 +0.1 pp
2002 20 +0.2 pp
2001 19.8 −0 pp
2000 19.9 +0.7 pp
1999 19.2 +0.5 pp
1998 18.6 +0.7 pp
1997 18 +0.6 pp
1996 17.4 +0.6 pp
1995 16.8 +0.7 pp
1994 16.1 +0.8 pp
1993 15.2 +0.4 pp
1992 14.9 +0.6 pp
1991 14.3

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.