Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Rwanda

Employment in industry in Rwanda in 2025 — 18.4%. Ranked 99 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 13.4 pp.

2025 18.4% +0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 99of 182
Period maximum 18.4%2025
Period minimum 4.7%1995

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Rwanda, 1991–20250510152019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 5%1992: 5%1993: 4.9%1994: 4.8%1995: 4.7%1996: 4.8%1997: 4.9%1998: 5%1999: 5%2000: 5.1%2001: 5.2%2002: 5.3%2003: 5.8%2004: 6.3%2005: 6.9%2006: 7.6%2007: 8.3%2008: 9.1%2009: 9.9%2010: 10.8%2011: 11.7%2012: 12.7%2013: 12.8%2014: 13%2015: 13.1%2016: 13.2%2017: 13.3%2018: 15.5%2019: 15.7%2020: 17.2%2021: 14.4%2022: 14.5%2023: 14.2%2024: 18.1%2025: 18.4%
Change over the period: +13.4 pp Annual average: 0.4 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Rwanda 18.4%
World 23.7%
Eastern Africa computed 8.6%
Low-income countries computed 10.4%
Employment in industry — Rwanda, by year Rwanda All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 18.4 +0.3 pp
2024 18.1 +3.9 pp
2023 14.2 −0.3 pp
2022 14.5 +0.1 pp
2021 14.4 −2.8 pp
2020 17.2 +1.5 pp
2019 15.7 +0.2 pp
2018 15.5 +2.2 pp
2017 13.3 +0.1 pp
2016 13.2 +0.1 pp
2015 13.1 +0.2 pp
2014 13 +0.1 pp
2013 12.8 +0.1 pp
2012 12.7 +1 pp
2011 11.7 +1 pp
2010 10.8 +0.9 pp
2009 9.9 +0.8 pp
2008 9.1 +0.8 pp
2007 8.3 +0.8 pp
2006 7.6 +0.7 pp
2005 6.9 +0.6 pp
2004 6.3 +0.5 pp
2003 5.8 +0.4 pp
2002 5.3 +0.2 pp
2001 5.2 +0.1 pp
2000 5.1 +0.1 pp
1999 5 +0 pp
1998 5 +0.1 pp
1997 4.9 +0.1 pp
1996 4.8 +0.1 pp
1995 4.7 −0.2 pp
1994 4.8 −0.1 pp
1993 4.9 −0 pp
1992 5 +0 pp
1991 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.