Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Nepal

Employment in industry in Nepal in 2025 — 31.3%. Ranked 14 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 6.3 pp.

2025 31.3% +0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 14of 182
Period maximum 31.3%2025
Period minimum 24.7%1992

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Nepal, 1991–2025242628303219911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 24.9%1992: 24.7%1993: 25%1994: 25.4%1995: 25.7%1996: 26%1997: 26%1998: 25.9%1999: 25.9%2000: 26%2001: 26.1%2002: 26.1%2003: 26.2%2004: 26.4%2005: 26.6%2006: 26.8%2007: 26.9%2008: 27.1%2009: 27.5%2010: 27.9%2011: 28.1%2012: 28.2%2013: 28.4%2014: 28.8%2015: 29.1%2016: 29.2%2017: 29.5%2018: 29.9%2019: 30.1%2020: 30.2%2021: 30.4%2022: 30.6%2023: 30.8%2024: 31%2025: 31.3%
Change over the period: +6.3 pp Annual average: 0.19 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Nepal 31.3%
World 23.7%
South Asia 25.1%
Southern Asia computed 25.4%
Employment in industry — Nepal, by year Nepal All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 31.3 +0.3 pp
2024 31 +0.2 pp
2023 30.8 +0.2 pp
2022 30.6 +0.2 pp
2021 30.4 +0.2 pp
2020 30.2 +0.1 pp
2019 30.1 +0.3 pp
2018 29.9 +0.3 pp
2017 29.5 +0.3 pp
2016 29.2 +0.2 pp
2015 29.1 +0.3 pp
2014 28.8 +0.3 pp
2013 28.4 +0.2 pp
2012 28.2 +0.1 pp
2011 28.1 +0.2 pp
2010 27.9 +0.4 pp
2009 27.5 +0.4 pp
2008 27.1 +0.2 pp
2007 26.9 +0.2 pp
2006 26.8 +0.2 pp
2005 26.6 +0.1 pp
2004 26.4 +0.2 pp
2003 26.2 +0.1 pp
2002 26.1 −0 pp
2001 26.1 +0.1 pp
2000 26 +0.1 pp
1999 25.9 +0.1 pp
1998 25.9 −0.1 pp
1997 26 −0.1 pp
1996 26 +0.3 pp
1995 25.7 +0.3 pp
1994 25.4 +0.3 pp
1993 25 +0.3 pp
1992 24.7 −0.2 pp
1991 24.9

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.