Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Ethiopia

Employment in industry in Ethiopia in 2025 — 6.4%. Ranked 179 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 0.2 pp.

2025 6.4% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 179of 182
Period maximum 8.4%2013
Period minimum 6.3%2021

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Ethiopia, 1991–2025678919911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 6.7%1992: 6.6%1993: 6.6%1994: 6.6%1995: 6.5%1996: 6.5%1997: 6.5%1998: 6.5%1999: 6.5%2000: 6.6%2001: 6.8%2002: 6.9%2003: 7%2004: 7.2%2005: 7.4%2006: 7.5%2007: 7.6%2008: 7.7%2009: 7.8%2010: 7.9%2011: 8.1%2012: 8.2%2013: 8.4%2014: 8.1%2015: 7.9%2016: 7.6%2017: 7.4%2018: 7.1%2019: 6.9%2020: 6.6%2021: 6.3%2022: 6.3%2023: 6.4%2024: 6.4%2025: 6.4%
Change over the period: −0.2 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Ethiopia 6.4%
World 23.7%
Eastern Africa computed 8.6%
Low-income countries computed 10.4%
Employment in industry — Ethiopia, by year Ethiopia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 6.4 +0 pp
2024 6.4 +0.1 pp
2023 6.4 +0 pp
2022 6.3 +0 pp
2021 6.3 −0.3 pp
2020 6.6 −0.3 pp
2019 6.9 −0.3 pp
2018 7.1 −0.2 pp
2017 7.4 −0.2 pp
2016 7.6 −0.2 pp
2015 7.9 −0.3 pp
2014 8.1 −0.3 pp
2013 8.4 +0.2 pp
2012 8.2 +0.1 pp
2011 8.1 +0.2 pp
2010 7.9 +0.2 pp
2009 7.8 +0.1 pp
2008 7.7 +0.1 pp
2007 7.6 +0.1 pp
2006 7.5 +0.1 pp
2005 7.4 +0.2 pp
2004 7.2 +0.2 pp
2003 7 +0.1 pp
2002 6.9 +0.1 pp
2001 6.8 +0.1 pp
2000 6.6 +0.1 pp
1999 6.5 +0 pp
1998 6.5 −0 pp
1997 6.5 −0 pp
1996 6.5 +0 pp
1995 6.5 −0 pp
1994 6.6 −0 pp
1993 6.6 −0 pp
1992 6.6 −0.1 pp
1991 6.7

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.