Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Myanmar

Employment in industry in Myanmar in 2025 — 18.2%. Ranked 106 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 10.2 pp.

2025 18.2% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 106of 182
Period maximum 19.2%2009
Period minimum 8%1991

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Myanmar, 1991–2025510152019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 8%1992: 9%1993: 9.6%1994: 9.8%1995: 10.5%1996: 11.1%1997: 11.7%1998: 12.1%1999: 12.6%2000: 13.6%2001: 14.2%2002: 15%2003: 15.9%2004: 16.7%2005: 17.5%2006: 18.2%2007: 18.7%2008: 18.9%2009: 19.2%2010: 19.2%2011: 18.3%2012: 17.7%2013: 17.3%2014: 16.8%2015: 16.8%2016: 16.2%2017: 15.7%2018: 17%2019: 16.6%2020: 18.6%2021: 18.5%2022: 19%2023: 18.7%2024: 18.1%2025: 18.2%
Change over the period: +10.2 pp Annual average: 0.3 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Myanmar 18.2%
World 23.7%
South-Eastern Asia computed 23.9%
Employment in industry — Myanmar, by year Myanmar All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 18.2 +0 pp
2024 18.1 −0.6 pp
2023 18.7 −0.2 pp
2022 19 +0.5 pp
2021 18.5 −0.1 pp
2020 18.6 +1.9 pp
2019 16.6 −0.4 pp
2018 17 +1.3 pp
2017 15.7 −0.5 pp
2016 16.2 −0.6 pp
2015 16.8 −0.1 pp
2014 16.8 −0.4 pp
2013 17.3 −0.4 pp
2012 17.7 −0.6 pp
2011 18.3 −0.9 pp
2010 19.2 −0 pp
2009 19.2 +0.2 pp
2008 18.9 +0.2 pp
2007 18.7 +0.5 pp
2006 18.2 +0.7 pp
2005 17.5 +0.8 pp
2004 16.7 +0.9 pp
2003 15.9 +0.9 pp
2002 15 +0.8 pp
2001 14.2 +0.7 pp
2000 13.6 +0.9 pp
1999 12.6 +0.6 pp
1998 12.1 +0.3 pp
1997 11.7 +0.6 pp
1996 11.1 +0.6 pp
1995 10.5 +0.7 pp
1994 9.8 +0.2 pp
1993 9.6 +0.6 pp
1992 9 +1 pp
1991 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.