Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Paraguay

Employment in industry in Paraguay in 2025 — 19%. Ranked 89 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 0.3 pp.

2025 19% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 89of 182
Period maximum 19.7%2015
Period minimum 15.6%2002

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Paraguay, 1991–20251416182019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 19.3%1992: 19.1%1993: 19.1%1994: 19.1%1995: 19.1%1996: 18.9%1997: 18.7%1998: 18.3%1999: 17.9%2000: 16%2001: 15.8%2002: 15.6%2003: 16%2004: 16.6%2005: 15.8%2006: 16.9%2007: 18.2%2008: 19.1%2009: 17.7%2010: 19.2%2011: 17.8%2012: 16.9%2013: 17.5%2014: 19.1%2015: 19.7%2016: 19.4%2017: 19.5%2018: 18.6%2019: 18.1%2020: 19.1%2021: 19.5%2022: 18.7%2023: 18%2024: 18.9%2025: 19%
Change over the period: −0.3 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Paraguay 19%
World 23.7%
South America computed 19.7%
Employment in industry — Paraguay, by year Paraguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 19 +0 pp
2024 18.9 +0.9 pp
2023 18 −0.7 pp
2022 18.7 −0.7 pp
2021 19.5 +0.4 pp
2020 19.1 +0.9 pp
2019 18.1 −0.4 pp
2018 18.6 −0.9 pp
2017 19.5 +0.1 pp
2016 19.4 −0.3 pp
2015 19.7 +0.6 pp
2014 19.1 +1.7 pp
2013 17.5 +0.6 pp
2012 16.9 −0.9 pp
2011 17.8 −1.4 pp
2010 19.2 +1.5 pp
2009 17.7 −1.4 pp
2008 19.1 +0.8 pp
2007 18.2 +1.4 pp
2006 16.9 +1.1 pp
2005 15.8 −0.9 pp
2004 16.6 +0.7 pp
2003 16 +0.4 pp
2002 15.6 −0.2 pp
2001 15.8 −0.3 pp
2000 16 −1.9 pp
1999 17.9 −0.4 pp
1998 18.3 −0.4 pp
1997 18.7 −0.1 pp
1996 18.9 −0.3 pp
1995 19.1 +0.1 pp
1994 19.1 −0 pp
1993 19.1 −0 pp
1992 19.1 −0.2 pp
1991 19.3

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.