Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Ghana

Employment in industry in Ghana in 2025 — 18.3%. Ranked 101 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 9.3 pp.

2025 18.3% +0.4 pp vs 2024
World rank 101of 182
Period maximum 18.3%2025
Period minimum 9%1991

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Ghana, 1991–20257.51012.51517.52019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 9%1992: 9.3%1993: 9.9%1994: 10.3%1995: 10.7%1996: 11.2%1997: 11.7%1998: 12.3%1999: 12.8%2000: 13.2%2001: 13.2%2002: 13.3%2003: 13.5%2004: 13.6%2005: 13.8%2006: 14%2007: 14.1%2008: 14.6%2009: 14.8%2010: 15.2%2011: 16.1%2012: 16.7%2013: 17.4%2014: 17.4%2015: 17.4%2016: 17.3%2017: 17.5%2018: 16.8%2019: 16.1%2020: 15.2%2021: 14.4%2022: 17.7%2023: 17.6%2024: 17.9%2025: 18.3%
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: Ghana

Ghana 18.3%
World 23.7%
Western Africa computed 16%
Employment in industry — Ghana, by year Ghana All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 18.3 +0.4 pp
2024 17.9 +0.2 pp
2023 17.6 −0.1 pp
2022 17.7 +3.3 pp
2021 14.4 −0.8 pp
2020 15.2 −0.9 pp
2019 16.1 −0.7 pp
2018 16.8 −0.7 pp
2017 17.5 +0.2 pp
2016 17.3 −0.1 pp
2015 17.4 −0.1 pp
2014 17.4 −0 pp
2013 17.4 +0.7 pp
2012 16.7 +0.6 pp
2011 16.1 +1 pp
2010 15.2 +0.4 pp
2009 14.8 +0.2 pp
2008 14.6 +0.5 pp
2007 14.1 +0.1 pp
2006 14 +0.2 pp
2005 13.8 +0.2 pp
2004 13.6 +0.2 pp
2003 13.5 +0.1 pp
2002 13.3 +0.1 pp
2001 13.2 +0 pp
2000 13.2 +0.3 pp
1999 12.8 +0.6 pp
1998 12.3 +0.5 pp
1997 11.7 +0.5 pp
1996 11.2 +0.5 pp
1995 10.7 +0.5 pp
1994 10.3 +0.4 pp
1993 9.9 +0.5 pp
1992 9.3 +0.4 pp
1991 9

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.