Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Eritrea

Employment in industry in Eritrea in 2025 — 12.7%. Ranked 150 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 0 pp.

2025 12.7% +0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 150of 182
Period maximum 13.1%2014
Period minimum 12.5%1992

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Eritrea, 1991–202512.412.612.81313.219911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 12.7%1992: 12.5%1993: 12.6%1994: 12.7%1995: 12.7%1996: 12.9%1997: 12.9%1998: 12.8%1999: 12.7%2000: 12.8%2001: 12.8%2002: 12.9%2003: 12.8%2004: 12.8%2005: 12.7%2006: 12.6%2007: 12.6%2008: 12.7%2009: 12.7%2010: 13%2011: 13.1%2012: 13%2013: 12.9%2014: 13.1%2015: 12.9%2016: 12.9%2017: 12.7%2018: 12.9%2019: 12.9%2020: 12.5%2021: 12.5%2022: 12.6%2023: 12.6%2024: 12.7%2025: 12.7%
Change over the period: +0 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Eritrea 12.7%
World 23.7%
Eastern Africa computed 8.6%
Low-income countries computed 10.4%
Employment in industry — Eritrea, by year Eritrea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 12.7 +0.1 pp
2024 12.7 +0.1 pp
2023 12.6 +0 pp
2022 12.6 +0.1 pp
2021 12.5 −0 pp
2020 12.5 −0.3 pp
2019 12.9 +0 pp
2018 12.9 +0.1 pp
2017 12.7 −0.1 pp
2016 12.9 +0 pp
2015 12.9 −0.2 pp
2014 13.1 +0.2 pp
2013 12.9 −0.1 pp
2012 13 −0 pp
2011 13.1 +0.1 pp
2010 13 +0.3 pp
2009 12.7 −0 pp
2008 12.7 +0 pp
2007 12.6 −0 pp
2006 12.6 −0.1 pp
2005 12.7 −0.1 pp
2004 12.8 +0 pp
2003 12.8 −0.1 pp
2002 12.9 +0.1 pp
2001 12.8 +0 pp
2000 12.8 +0 pp
1999 12.7 −0 pp
1998 12.8 −0.1 pp
1997 12.9 +0 pp
1996 12.9 +0.1 pp
1995 12.7 +0.1 pp
1994 12.7 +0.1 pp
1993 12.6 +0.1 pp
1992 12.5 −0.3 pp
1991 12.7

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.