Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Cuba

Employment in industry in Cuba in 2025 — 16.9%. Ranked 116 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 7 pp.

2025 16.9% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 116of 182
Period maximum 23.9%1991
Period minimum 16.6%2020

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Cuba, 1991–2025161820222419911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 23.9%1992: 23.6%1993: 22.3%1994: 20.6%1995: 20.7%1996: 20.7%1997: 20.7%1998: 20.5%1999: 20.4%2000: 20.4%2001: 20.2%2002: 20.2%2003: 20.2%2004: 19.4%2005: 19.1%2006: 18.1%2007: 18%2008: 18.1%2009: 17.6%2010: 17.1%2011: 17.1%2012: 19.2%2013: 17.2%2014: 16.9%2015: 16.9%2016: 17%2017: 17.1%2018: 17.2%2019: 17%2020: 16.6%2021: 16.9%2022: 16.9%2023: 17.1%2024: 17%2025: 16.9%
Change over the period: −7 pp Annual average: -0.2 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Cuba 16.9%
World 23.7%
Employment in industry — Cuba, by year Cuba All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 16.9 −0.1 pp
2024 17 −0.1 pp
2023 17.1 +0.2 pp
2022 16.9 +0 pp
2021 16.9 +0.2 pp
2020 16.6 −0.4 pp
2019 17 −0.1 pp
2018 17.2 +0.1 pp
2017 17.1 +0.1 pp
2016 17 +0.1 pp
2015 16.9 +0 pp
2014 16.9 −0.3 pp
2013 17.2 −2 pp
2012 19.2 +2 pp
2011 17.1 +0.1 pp
2010 17.1 −0.5 pp
2009 17.6 −0.5 pp
2008 18.1 +0.1 pp
2007 18 −0.1 pp
2006 18.1 −1 pp
2005 19.1 −0.3 pp
2004 19.4 −0.8 pp
2003 20.2 +0 pp
2002 20.2 −0 pp
2001 20.2 −0.2 pp
2000 20.4 −0 pp
1999 20.4 −0.1 pp
1998 20.5 −0.2 pp
1997 20.7 −0 pp
1996 20.7 +0 pp
1995 20.7 +0 pp
1994 20.6 −1.7 pp
1993 22.3 −1.3 pp
1992 23.6 −0.3 pp
1991 23.9

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.