Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Philippines

Employment in industry in the Philippines in 2025 — 20%. Ranked 77 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 3.4 pp.

2025 20% +0.5 pp vs 2024
World rank 77of 182
Period maximum 20%2025
Period minimum 16%2009

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Philippines, 1991–2025161718192019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 16.6%1992: 16.5%1993: 16.1%1994: 16.4%1995: 16.2%1996: 17.4%1997: 17.5%1998: 17.1%1999: 17%2000: 16.9%2001: 16.5%2002: 16.2%2003: 16.2%2004: 16.5%2005: 16.5%2006: 16.6%2007: 16.8%2008: 16.7%2009: 16%2010: 16.4%2011: 16.1%2012: 16%2013: 16.4%2014: 16.8%2015: 17.1%2016: 17.8%2017: 18.7%2018: 19.5%2019: 19.5%2020: 18.7%2021: 18.9%2022: 18.4%2023: 18.9%2024: 19.5%2025: 20%
Change over the period: +3.4 pp Annual average: 0.1 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Philippines 20%
World 23.7%
South-Eastern Asia computed 23.9%
Employment in industry — Philippines, by year Philippines All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 20 +0.5 pp
2024 19.5 +0.6 pp
2023 18.9 +0.5 pp
2022 18.4 −0.4 pp
2021 18.9 +0.2 pp
2020 18.7 −0.8 pp
2019 19.5 +0.1 pp
2018 19.5 +0.8 pp
2017 18.7 +0.8 pp
2016 17.8 +0.8 pp
2015 17.1 +0.3 pp
2014 16.8 +0.4 pp
2013 16.4 +0.3 pp
2012 16 −0.1 pp
2011 16.1 −0.3 pp
2010 16.4 +0.4 pp
2009 16 −0.7 pp
2008 16.7 −0.1 pp
2007 16.8 +0.3 pp
2006 16.6 +0.1 pp
2005 16.5 −0 pp
2004 16.5 +0.2 pp
2003 16.2 +0 pp
2002 16.2 −0.3 pp
2001 16.5 −0.4 pp
2000 16.9 −0.1 pp
1999 17 −0.1 pp
1998 17.1 −0.4 pp
1997 17.5 +0.1 pp
1996 17.4 +1.2 pp
1995 16.2 −0.2 pp
1994 16.4 +0.3 pp
1993 16.1 −0.4 pp
1992 16.5 −0.1 pp
1991 16.6

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.