Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Gambia

Employment in industry in the Gambia in 2025 — 18.8%. Ranked 94 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 2.6 pp.

2025 18.8% +0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 94of 182
Period maximum 18.8%2025
Period minimum 15.9%2012

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Gambia, 1991–2025151617181919911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 16.2%1992: 16.2%1993: 16.2%1994: 16.1%1995: 16.1%1996: 16.1%1997: 16.1%1998: 16.1%1999: 16.1%2000: 16.1%2001: 16.1%2002: 16%2003: 16%2004: 16%2005: 16%2006: 16%2007: 16%2008: 16%2009: 16%2010: 16%2011: 16%2012: 15.9%2013: 16.1%2014: 16.2%2015: 16.5%2016: 16.7%2017: 16.9%2018: 17.2%2019: 17.5%2020: 17.6%2021: 17.9%2022: 18.3%2023: 18.6%2024: 18.7%2025: 18.8%
Change over the period: +2.6 pp Annual average: 0.08 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Gambia 18.8%
World 23.7%
Western Africa computed 16%
Low-income countries computed 10.4%
Employment in industry — Gambia, by year Gambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 18.8 +0.1 pp
2024 18.7 +0.1 pp
2023 18.6 +0.3 pp
2022 18.3 +0.3 pp
2021 17.9 +0.3 pp
2020 17.6 +0.1 pp
2019 17.5 +0.3 pp
2018 17.2 +0.3 pp
2017 16.9 +0.2 pp
2016 16.7 +0.2 pp
2015 16.5 +0.2 pp
2014 16.2 +0.2 pp
2013 16.1 +0.2 pp
2012 15.9 −0 pp
2011 16 −0 pp
2010 16 +0 pp
2009 16 −0 pp
2008 16 −0 pp
2007 16 +0 pp
2006 16 +0 pp
2005 16 −0 pp
2004 16 −0 pp
2003 16 −0 pp
2002 16 −0 pp
2001 16.1 −0 pp
2000 16.1 −0 pp
1999 16.1 −0 pp
1998 16.1 +0 pp
1997 16.1 −0 pp
1996 16.1 +0 pp
1995 16.1 −0 pp
1994 16.1 −0 pp
1993 16.2 −0 pp
1992 16.2 +0 pp
1991 16.2

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.