Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Gabon

Employment in industry in Gabon in 2025 — 18.9%. Ranked 92 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 9.3 pp.

2025 18.9% +0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 92of 182
Period maximum 18.9%2025
Period minimum 9.5%1992

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Gabon, 1991–20257.51012.51517.52019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 9.5%1992: 9.5%1993: 9.6%1994: 9.8%1995: 10%1996: 10.2%1997: 10.4%1998: 10.4%1999: 10.5%2000: 10.7%2001: 10.8%2002: 10.9%2003: 11.1%2004: 11.3%2005: 11.6%2006: 11.7%2007: 12%2008: 12.2%2009: 12.3%2010: 12.8%2011: 13.2%2012: 13.6%2013: 13.9%2014: 14.3%2015: 14.7%2016: 15%2017: 15.4%2018: 15.8%2019: 16.3%2020: 16.8%2021: 17.4%2022: 17.9%2023: 18.3%2024: 18.8%2025: 18.9%
Change over the period: +9.3 pp Annual average: 0.27 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Gabon 18.9%
World 23.7%
Middle Africa computed 9.5%
Employment in industry — Gabon, by year Gabon All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 18.9 +0.1 pp
2024 18.8 +0.5 pp
2023 18.3 +0.4 pp
2022 17.9 +0.5 pp
2021 17.4 +0.6 pp
2020 16.8 +0.5 pp
2019 16.3 +0.4 pp
2018 15.8 +0.4 pp
2017 15.4 +0.4 pp
2016 15 +0.3 pp
2015 14.7 +0.4 pp
2014 14.3 +0.4 pp
2013 13.9 +0.4 pp
2012 13.6 +0.4 pp
2011 13.2 +0.4 pp
2010 12.8 +0.4 pp
2009 12.3 +0.1 pp
2008 12.2 +0.2 pp
2007 12 +0.3 pp
2006 11.7 +0.1 pp
2005 11.6 +0.3 pp
2004 11.3 +0.2 pp
2003 11.1 +0.2 pp
2002 10.9 +0.1 pp
2001 10.8 +0.1 pp
2000 10.7 +0.2 pp
1999 10.5 +0.1 pp
1998 10.4 +0.1 pp
1997 10.4 +0.2 pp
1996 10.2 +0.2 pp
1995 10 +0.2 pp
1994 9.8 +0.2 pp
1993 9.6 +0.1 pp
1992 9.5 −0 pp
1991 9.5

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.