Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Guyana

Employment in industry in Guyana in 2025 — 31.1%. Ranked 15 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 11.6 pp.

2025 31.1% +0.6 pp vs 2024
World rank 15of 182
Period maximum 31.1%2025
Period minimum 19.5%1991

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Guyana, 1991–2025152025303519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 19.5%1992: 19.7%1993: 20.2%1994: 20.6%1995: 20.8%1996: 21.3%1997: 21.6%1998: 22%1999: 22.7%2000: 23%2001: 23.7%2002: 24.3%2003: 24%2004: 23.9%2005: 23.9%2006: 24.1%2007: 24.6%2008: 24.8%2009: 24.9%2010: 25.1%2011: 25.2%2012: 25.2%2013: 25.1%2014: 25%2015: 24.8%2016: 24.9%2017: 24.9%2018: 24.9%2019: 24.4%2020: 24.5%2021: 24.3%2022: 26.6%2023: 28.3%2024: 30.4%2025: 31.1%
Change over the period: +11.6 pp Annual average: 0.34 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Guyana 31.1%
World 23.7%
South America computed 19.7%
High-income countries computed 21.9%
Employment in industry — Guyana, by year Guyana All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 31.1 +0.6 pp
2024 30.4 +2.1 pp
2023 28.3 +1.7 pp
2022 26.6 +2.3 pp
2021 24.3 −0.1 pp
2020 24.5 +0.1 pp
2019 24.4 −0.5 pp
2018 24.9 +0 pp
2017 24.9 −0 pp
2016 24.9 +0.1 pp
2015 24.8 −0.2 pp
2014 25 −0.1 pp
2013 25.1 −0.1 pp
2012 25.2 +0 pp
2011 25.2 +0.1 pp
2010 25.1 +0.1 pp
2009 24.9 +0.1 pp
2008 24.8 +0.2 pp
2007 24.6 +0.5 pp
2006 24.1 +0.2 pp
2005 23.9 −0 pp
2004 23.9 −0 pp
2003 24 −0.3 pp
2002 24.3 +0.5 pp
2001 23.7 +0.7 pp
2000 23 +0.3 pp
1999 22.7 +0.7 pp
1998 22 +0.4 pp
1997 21.6 +0.3 pp
1996 21.3 +0.4 pp
1995 20.8 +0.3 pp
1994 20.6 +0.4 pp
1993 20.2 +0.5 pp
1992 19.7 +0.2 pp
1991 19.5

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.