Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Oman

Employment in industry in Oman in 2025 — 39.4%. Ranked 1 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 32.1 pp.

2025 39.4% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 1of 182
Period maximum 46.2%2018
Period minimum 7.4%1991

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Oman, 1991–2025020406019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 7.4%1992: 7.5%1993: 7.6%1994: 7.6%1995: 7.6%1996: 7.7%1997: 8.6%1998: 9.4%1999: 10.1%2000: 11.2%2001: 12.5%2002: 13.7%2003: 15.1%2004: 16.7%2005: 18.8%2006: 21.1%2007: 23.6%2008: 26.2%2009: 31.1%2010: 36.9%2011: 37%2012: 37.8%2013: 37.8%2014: 37.6%2015: 37.5%2016: 40.9%2017: 43.4%2018: 46.2%2019: 40.1%2020: 33.7%2021: 40.3%2022: 40%2023: 39.7%2024: 39.5%2025: 39.4%
Change over the period: +32.1 pp Annual average: 0.94 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Oman 39.4%
World 23.7%
Western Asia computed 24.3%
High-income countries computed 21.9%
Employment in industry — Oman, by year Oman All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 39.4 −0.1 pp
2024 39.5 −0.2 pp
2023 39.7 −0.3 pp
2022 40 −0.3 pp
2021 40.3 +6.6 pp
2020 33.7 −6.4 pp
2019 40.1 −6.1 pp
2018 46.2 +2.9 pp
2017 43.4 +2.5 pp
2016 40.9 +3.4 pp
2015 37.5 −0.1 pp
2014 37.6 −0.3 pp
2013 37.8 +0 pp
2012 37.8 +0.8 pp
2011 37 +0.1 pp
2010 36.9 +5.8 pp
2009 31.1 +4.9 pp
2008 26.2 +2.6 pp
2007 23.6 +2.5 pp
2006 21.1 +2.3 pp
2005 18.8 +2.1 pp
2004 16.7 +1.6 pp
2003 15.1 +1.4 pp
2002 13.7 +1.3 pp
2001 12.5 +1.3 pp
2000 11.2 +1.1 pp
1999 10.1 +0.7 pp
1998 9.4 +0.8 pp
1997 8.6 +0.9 pp
1996 7.7 +0 pp
1995 7.6 +0 pp
1994 7.6 +0 pp
1993 7.6 +0.1 pp
1992 7.5 +0.1 pp
1991 7.4

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.