Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Cambodia

Employment in industry in Cambodia in 2025 — 28.9%. Ranked 23 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 21.5 pp.

2025 28.9% +0.4 pp vs 2024
World rank 23of 182
Period maximum 28.9%2025
Period minimum 4.2%1998

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Cambodia, 1991–2025010203019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 7.4%1992: 7.5%1993: 7.4%1994: 4.8%1995: 5%1996: 5%1997: 7.6%1998: 4.2%1999: 6.9%2000: 8.5%2001: 11%2002: 10.9%2003: 11.6%2004: 12.1%2005: 13.2%2006: 14%2007: 14.7%2008: 15.7%2009: 15.6%2010: 16%2011: 16.5%2012: 17.8%2013: 19.3%2014: 23.8%2015: 24.9%2016: 25.8%2017: 25.5%2018: 25%2019: 24.5%2020: 25.1%2021: 26.4%2022: 27%2023: 27.6%2024: 28.4%2025: 28.9%
Change over the period: +21.5 pp Annual average: 0.63 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Cambodia 28.9%
World 23.7%
South-Eastern Asia computed 23.9%
Employment in industry — Cambodia, by year Cambodia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 28.9 +0.4 pp
2024 28.4 +0.9 pp
2023 27.6 +0.5 pp
2022 27 +0.6 pp
2021 26.4 +1.3 pp
2020 25.1 +0.7 pp
2019 24.5 −0.5 pp
2018 25 −0.5 pp
2017 25.5 −0.3 pp
2016 25.8 +0.8 pp
2015 24.9 +1.2 pp
2014 23.8 +4.5 pp
2013 19.3 +1.5 pp
2012 17.8 +1.3 pp
2011 16.5 +0.5 pp
2010 16 +0.3 pp
2009 15.6 −0.1 pp
2008 15.7 +1 pp
2007 14.7 +0.7 pp
2006 14 +0.8 pp
2005 13.2 +1.1 pp
2004 12.1 +0.5 pp
2003 11.6 +0.6 pp
2002 10.9 −0.1 pp
2001 11 +2.5 pp
2000 8.5 +1.6 pp
1999 6.9 +2.7 pp
1998 4.2 −3.4 pp
1997 7.6 +2.6 pp
1996 5 −0 pp
1995 5 +0.1 pp
1994 4.8 −2.5 pp
1993 7.4 −0.1 pp
1992 7.5 +0.1 pp
1991 7.4

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.