Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Mauritania

Employment in industry in Mauritania in 2025 — 15%. Ranked 138 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 1.1 pp.

2025 15% +0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 138of 182
Period maximum 15%2025
Period minimum 12.2%2002

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Mauritania, 1991–2025121314151619911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 13.9%1992: 13.7%1993: 13.8%1994: 13.2%1995: 13.7%1996: 13.8%1997: 13.3%1998: 13.2%1999: 13.2%2000: 12.5%2001: 12.3%2002: 12.2%2003: 12.5%2004: 12.8%2005: 13.3%2006: 14.3%2007: 13.9%2008: 13.6%2009: 13.3%2010: 13.4%2011: 13.6%2012: 13.6%2013: 13.7%2014: 13.7%2015: 13.8%2016: 13.7%2017: 13.9%2018: 14%2019: 14.2%2020: 14.2%2021: 14.3%2022: 14.5%2023: 14.8%2024: 14.9%2025: 15%
Change over the period: +1.1 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Mauritania 15%
World 23.7%
Western Africa computed 16%
Employment in industry — Mauritania, by year Mauritania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 15 +0.1 pp
2024 14.9 +0.1 pp
2023 14.8 +0.3 pp
2022 14.5 +0.2 pp
2021 14.3 +0.1 pp
2020 14.2 +0 pp
2019 14.2 +0.1 pp
2018 14 +0.2 pp
2017 13.9 +0.2 pp
2016 13.7 −0.2 pp
2015 13.8 +0.1 pp
2014 13.7 −0 pp
2013 13.7 +0.1 pp
2012 13.6 +0 pp
2011 13.6 +0.2 pp
2010 13.4 +0.1 pp
2009 13.3 −0.3 pp
2008 13.6 −0.3 pp
2007 13.9 −0.5 pp
2006 14.3 +1.1 pp
2005 13.3 +0.5 pp
2004 12.8 +0.2 pp
2003 12.5 +0.3 pp
2002 12.2 −0.1 pp
2001 12.3 −0.3 pp
2000 12.5 −0.6 pp
1999 13.2 −0 pp
1998 13.2 −0.1 pp
1997 13.3 −0.6 pp
1996 13.8 +0.2 pp
1995 13.7 +0.4 pp
1994 13.2 −0.6 pp
1993 13.8 +0.1 pp
1992 13.7 −0.2 pp
1991 13.9

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.