Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Maldives

Employment in industry in the Maldives in 2025 — 16.9%. Ranked 115 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 10.1 pp.

2025 16.9% −0 pp vs 2024
World rank 115of 182
Period maximum 27%1991
Period minimum 16.3%2009

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Maldives, 1991–20251520253019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 27%1992: 26.8%1993: 26.6%1994: 26.4%1995: 26.4%1996: 25.9%1997: 25.5%1998: 25.1%1999: 24.6%2000: 24.1%2001: 23.8%2002: 23.9%2003: 24%2004: 22.5%2005: 20.6%2006: 19.6%2007: 18.3%2008: 17.4%2009: 16.3%2010: 16.7%2011: 17.2%2012: 17.4%2013: 17.6%2014: 18%2015: 18.4%2016: 18.8%2017: 18%2018: 17.4%2019: 16.7%2020: 16.6%2021: 16.7%2022: 16.9%2023: 16.9%2024: 16.9%2025: 16.9%
Change over the period: −10.1 pp Annual average: -0.3 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Maldives 16.9%
World 23.7%
South Asia 25.1%
Southern Asia computed 25.4%
Employment in industry — Maldives, by year Maldives All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 16.9 −0 pp
2024 16.9 −0 pp
2023 16.9 −0 pp
2022 16.9 +0.3 pp
2021 16.7 +0.1 pp
2020 16.6 −0.1 pp
2019 16.7 −0.7 pp
2018 17.4 −0.6 pp
2017 18 −0.7 pp
2016 18.8 +0.4 pp
2015 18.4 +0.4 pp
2014 18 +0.4 pp
2013 17.6 +0.2 pp
2012 17.4 +0.2 pp
2011 17.2 +0.5 pp
2010 16.7 +0.4 pp
2009 16.3 −1.1 pp
2008 17.4 −0.9 pp
2007 18.3 −1.3 pp
2006 19.6 −1 pp
2005 20.6 −1.9 pp
2004 22.5 −1.4 pp
2003 24 +0.1 pp
2002 23.9 +0.1 pp
2001 23.8 −0.2 pp
2000 24.1 −0.5 pp
1999 24.6 −0.5 pp
1998 25.1 −0.4 pp
1997 25.5 −0.4 pp
1996 25.9 −0.5 pp
1995 26.4 +0 pp
1994 26.4 −0.2 pp
1993 26.6 −0.2 pp
1992 26.8 −0.1 pp
1991 27

Southern Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.