Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Malawi

Employment in industry in Malawi in 2025 — 7.3%. Ranked 175 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 0.5 pp.

2025 7.3% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 175of 182
Period maximum 7.9%1991
Period minimum 7.3%2006

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Malawi, 1991–20257.27.47.67.8819911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 7.9%1992: 7.8%1993: 7.8%1994: 7.6%1995: 7.6%1996: 7.6%1997: 7.6%1998: 7.6%1999: 7.5%2000: 7.5%2001: 7.4%2002: 7.3%2003: 7.3%2004: 7.3%2005: 7.3%2006: 7.3%2007: 7.3%2008: 7.4%2009: 7.4%2010: 7.4%2011: 7.4%2012: 7.4%2013: 7.4%2014: 7.5%2015: 7.5%2016: 7.5%2017: 7.5%2018: 7.5%2019: 7.5%2020: 7.4%2021: 7.4%2022: 7.3%2023: 7.3%2024: 7.3%2025: 7.3%
Change over the period: −0.5 pp Annual average: -0.02 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Malawi 7.3%
World 23.7%
Eastern Africa computed 8.6%
Low-income countries computed 10.4%
Employment in industry — Malawi, by year Malawi All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 7.3 +0 pp
2024 7.3 −0 pp
2023 7.3 +0 pp
2022 7.3 −0 pp
2021 7.4 −0.1 pp
2020 7.4 −0.1 pp
2019 7.5 +0 pp
2018 7.5 +0 pp
2017 7.5 +0 pp
2016 7.5 +0 pp
2015 7.5 +0 pp
2014 7.5 +0 pp
2013 7.4 +0 pp
2012 7.4 −0 pp
2011 7.4 +0 pp
2010 7.4 +0 pp
2009 7.4 +0 pp
2008 7.4 +0 pp
2007 7.3 +0.1 pp
2006 7.3 −0 pp
2005 7.3 −0 pp
2004 7.3 −0 pp
2003 7.3 −0 pp
2002 7.3 −0 pp
2001 7.4 −0.1 pp
2000 7.5 −0 pp
1999 7.5 −0 pp
1998 7.6 −0 pp
1997 7.6 −0 pp
1996 7.6 −0 pp
1995 7.6 +0 pp
1994 7.6 −0.2 pp
1993 7.8 −0 pp
1992 7.8 −0.1 pp
1991 7.9

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.