Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Lebanon

Employment in industry in Lebanon in 2023 — 20.1%. Ranked 79 in the world out of 184. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 4.7 pp.

2023 20.1% +0.6 pp vs 2022
World rank 79of 184
Period maximum 25.9%1994
Period minimum 19.5%2022

Trend over time

1991–2023 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Lebanon, 1991–202318202224261991199519992003200720112015201920231991: 24.8%1992: 25.6%1993: 25.9%1994: 25.9%1995: 25.9%1996: 25.7%1997: 25.1%1998: 25%1999: 24.4%2000: 24.1%2001: 23.9%2002: 23.7%2003: 23.6%2004: 23.6%2005: 23.4%2006: 23.1%2007: 23.3%2008: 23.4%2009: 23.7%2010: 23.6%2011: 23.5%2012: 23.3%2013: 23%2014: 22.4%2015: 22%2016: 21.9%2017: 21.7%2018: 21.2%2019: 20.5%2020: 20.7%2021: 21%2022: 19.5%2023: 20.1%
Change over the period: −4.7 pp Annual average: -0.15 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Lebanon 20.1%
World 23.5%
Western Asia computed 24.4%
Employment in industry — Lebanon, by year Lebanon All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 20.1 +0.6 pp
2022 19.5 −1.5 pp
2021 21 +0.3 pp
2020 20.7 +0.2 pp
2019 20.5 −0.7 pp
2018 21.2 −0.4 pp
2017 21.7 −0.2 pp
2016 21.9 −0.1 pp
2015 22 −0.4 pp
2014 22.4 −0.6 pp
2013 23 −0.3 pp
2012 23.3 −0.1 pp
2011 23.5 −0.1 pp
2010 23.6 −0.1 pp
2009 23.7 +0.3 pp
2008 23.4 +0.1 pp
2007 23.3 +0.2 pp
2006 23.1 −0.3 pp
2005 23.4 −0.2 pp
2004 23.6 +0 pp
2003 23.6 −0.2 pp
2002 23.7 −0.2 pp
2001 23.9 −0.2 pp
2000 24.1 −0.3 pp
1999 24.4 −0.5 pp
1998 25 −0.1 pp
1997 25.1 −0.6 pp
1996 25.7 −0.2 pp
1995 25.9 −0 pp
1994 25.9 +0 pp
1993 25.9 +0.3 pp
1992 25.6 +0.8 pp
1991 24.8

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.