Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Guinea-Bissau

Employment in industry in Guinea-Bissau in 2025 — 9.7%. Ranked 163 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 2.6 pp.

2025 9.7% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 163of 182
Period maximum 9.7%2025
Period minimum 6.7%2009

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Guinea-Bissau, 1991–202567891019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 7.1%1992: 7%1993: 7%1994: 7%1995: 7%1996: 7%1997: 7%1998: 6.9%1999: 6.9%2000: 6.9%2001: 6.9%2002: 6.8%2003: 6.8%2004: 6.8%2005: 6.8%2006: 6.8%2007: 6.8%2008: 6.7%2009: 6.7%2010: 6.7%2011: 6.8%2012: 6.7%2013: 6.8%2014: 6.8%2015: 6.9%2016: 6.9%2017: 7%2018: 7.2%2019: 9.2%2020: 9.2%2021: 9.4%2022: 9.6%2023: 9.7%2024: 9.7%2025: 9.7%
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: Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau 9.7%
World 23.7%
Western Africa computed 16%
Low-income countries computed 10.4%
Employment in industry — Guinea-Bissau, by year Guinea-Bissau All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 9.7 +0 pp
2024 9.7 +0 pp
2023 9.7 +0 pp
2022 9.6 +0.2 pp
2021 9.4 +0.2 pp
2020 9.2 +0 pp
2019 9.2 +2 pp
2018 7.2 +0.2 pp
2017 7 +0.1 pp
2016 6.9 +0.1 pp
2015 6.9 +0.1 pp
2014 6.8 +0 pp
2013 6.8 +0 pp
2012 6.7 −0 pp
2011 6.8 +0 pp
2010 6.7 +0 pp
2009 6.7 −0 pp
2008 6.7 −0 pp
2007 6.8 −0 pp
2006 6.8 −0 pp
2005 6.8 −0 pp
2004 6.8 −0 pp
2003 6.8 −0 pp
2002 6.8 −0 pp
2001 6.9 −0 pp
2000 6.9 −0 pp
1999 6.9 +0 pp
1998 6.9 −0.1 pp
1997 7 −0 pp
1996 7 +0 pp
1995 7 −0 pp
1994 7 −0 pp
1993 7 −0 pp
1992 7 −0 pp
1991 7.1

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.