Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Ecuador

Employment in industry in Ecuador in 2025 — 16.6%. Ranked 122 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 4.2 pp.

2025 16.6% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 122of 182
Period maximum 20.8%1991
Period minimum 15.9%2020

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Ecuador, 1991–2025141618202219911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 20.8%1992: 20.4%1993: 20.7%1994: 19%1995: 18.6%1996: 18.1%1997: 18.6%1998: 17.6%1999: 19.1%2000: 19.1%2001: 19%2002: 18.3%2003: 17.6%2004: 17%2005: 16.6%2006: 16.7%2007: 16.7%2008: 16.8%2009: 16.9%2010: 16.6%2011: 16.1%2012: 16.2%2013: 17.7%2014: 18.6%2015: 18.3%2016: 17.3%2017: 17.2%2018: 17.2%2019: 15.9%2020: 15.9%2021: 16.8%2022: 17.3%2023: 17.5%2024: 16.6%2025: 16.6%
Change over the period: −4.2 pp Annual average: -0.12 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Ecuador 16.6%
World 23.7%
South America computed 19.7%
Employment in industry — Ecuador, by year Ecuador All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 16.6 −0.1 pp
2024 16.6 −0.8 pp
2023 17.5 +0.1 pp
2022 17.3 +0.5 pp
2021 16.8 +0.9 pp
2020 15.9 −0.1 pp
2019 15.9 −1.2 pp
2018 17.2 −0.1 pp
2017 17.2 −0.1 pp
2016 17.3 −1 pp
2015 18.3 −0.3 pp
2014 18.6 +0.8 pp
2013 17.7 +1.5 pp
2012 16.2 +0.1 pp
2011 16.1 −0.5 pp
2010 16.6 −0.3 pp
2009 16.9 +0 pp
2008 16.8 +0.1 pp
2007 16.7 +0 pp
2006 16.7 +0.1 pp
2005 16.6 −0.4 pp
2004 17 −0.6 pp
2003 17.6 −0.7 pp
2002 18.3 −0.7 pp
2001 19 −0.1 pp
2000 19.1 −0 pp
1999 19.1 +1.5 pp
1998 17.6 −1 pp
1997 18.6 +0.5 pp
1996 18.1 −0.5 pp
1995 18.6 −0.4 pp
1994 19 −1.7 pp
1993 20.7 +0.4 pp
1992 20.4 −0.4 pp
1991 20.8

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.