Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Qatar

Employment in industry in Qatar in 2025 — 38%. Ranked 2 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 7.5 pp.

2025 38% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 2of 182
Period maximum 59.6%2008
Period minimum 30.5%1991

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Qatar, 1991–20253040506019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 30.5%1992: 31%1993: 30.7%1994: 31.4%1995: 31.6%1996: 31.9%1997: 33.2%1998: 34.6%1999: 35.6%2000: 36.9%2001: 38.4%2002: 39.1%2003: 39.8%2004: 41%2005: 41%2006: 41.6%2007: 51.9%2008: 59.6%2009: 58.4%2010: 56.4%2011: 54.1%2012: 51.8%2013: 51.7%2014: 52.9%2015: 54.1%2016: 54.6%2017: 54.5%2018: 55.3%2019: 54.7%2020: 42.4%2021: 40.9%2022: 39%2023: 39%2024: 38.2%2025: 38%
Change over the period: +7.5 pp Annual average: 0.22 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Qatar 38%
World 23.7%
Western Asia computed 24.3%
High-income countries computed 21.9%
Employment in industry — Qatar, by year Qatar All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 38 −0.2 pp
2024 38.2 −0.7 pp
2023 39 −0.1 pp
2022 39 −1.9 pp
2021 40.9 −1.5 pp
2020 42.4 −12.3 pp
2019 54.7 −0.7 pp
2018 55.3 +0.8 pp
2017 54.5 −0.1 pp
2016 54.6 +0.4 pp
2015 54.1 +1.3 pp
2014 52.9 +1.1 pp
2013 51.7 −0.1 pp
2012 51.8 −2.3 pp
2011 54.1 −2.3 pp
2010 56.4 −2.1 pp
2009 58.4 −1.1 pp
2008 59.6 +7.7 pp
2007 51.9 +10.3 pp
2006 41.6 +0.5 pp
2005 41 +0 pp
2004 41 +1.2 pp
2003 39.8 +0.7 pp
2002 39.1 +0.7 pp
2001 38.4 +1.5 pp
2000 36.9 +1.3 pp
1999 35.6 +0.9 pp
1998 34.6 +1.4 pp
1997 33.2 +1.4 pp
1996 31.9 +0.2 pp
1995 31.6 +0.2 pp
1994 31.4 +0.7 pp
1993 30.7 −0.2 pp
1992 31 +0.5 pp
1991 30.5

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.