Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Colombia

Employment in industry in Colombia in 2025 — 20%. Ranked 76 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 4 pp.

2025 20% −0 pp vs 2024
World rank 76of 182
Period maximum 25.1%1995
Period minimum 18.8%1999

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Colombia, 1991–2025182022242619911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 24%1992: 24.5%1993: 24.8%1994: 25.1%1995: 25.1%1996: 23.7%1997: 22%1998: 20.9%1999: 18.8%2000: 19.7%2001: 19.5%2002: 20.5%2003: 19.9%2004: 20.8%2005: 20.7%2006: 20.8%2007: 20.7%2008: 20.6%2009: 20.3%2010: 20.3%2011: 21%2012: 21%2013: 19.9%2014: 20.1%2015: 19.8%2016: 19.4%2017: 19.6%2018: 20.1%2019: 20.4%2020: 19.8%2021: 20%2022: 20.3%2023: 20%2024: 20%2025: 20%
Change over the period: −4 pp Annual average: -0.12 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Colombia 20%
World 23.7%
South America computed 19.7%
Employment in industry — Colombia, by year Colombia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 20 −0 pp
2024 20 +0 pp
2023 20 −0.3 pp
2022 20.3 +0.3 pp
2021 20 +0.2 pp
2020 19.8 −0.6 pp
2019 20.4 +0.3 pp
2018 20.1 +0.5 pp
2017 19.6 +0.2 pp
2016 19.4 −0.5 pp
2015 19.8 −0.2 pp
2014 20.1 +0.2 pp
2013 19.9 −1.1 pp
2012 21 −0.1 pp
2011 21 +0.7 pp
2010 20.3 +0 pp
2009 20.3 −0.3 pp
2008 20.6 −0.1 pp
2007 20.7 −0.1 pp
2006 20.8 +0.2 pp
2005 20.7 −0.1 pp
2004 20.8 +0.9 pp
2003 19.9 −0.6 pp
2002 20.5 +1 pp
2001 19.5 −0.2 pp
2000 19.7 +0.9 pp
1999 18.8 −2.1 pp
1998 20.9 −1.2 pp
1997 22 −1.7 pp
1996 23.7 −1.5 pp
1995 25.1 +0.1 pp
1994 25.1 +0.2 pp
1993 24.8 +0.3 pp
1992 24.5 +0.5 pp
1991 24

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.