Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Sao Tome and Principe

Employment in industry in Sao Tome and Principe in 2025 — 22.5%. Ranked 59 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 0.4 pp.

2025 22.5% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 59of 182
Period maximum 22.9%2021
Period minimum 20.5%2005

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Sao Tome and Principe, 1991–20252021222319911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 22.1%1992: 22.1%1993: 22%1994: 22.1%1995: 22.1%1996: 22.1%1997: 22%1998: 22.1%1999: 22.2%2000: 22.1%2001: 22.2%2002: 22.2%2003: 22.6%2004: 22.8%2005: 20.5%2006: 21.1%2007: 21.2%2008: 21.7%2009: 21.8%2010: 21.8%2011: 21.7%2012: 21.8%2013: 22.1%2014: 22.3%2015: 22.2%2016: 22.5%2017: 22.6%2018: 22.7%2019: 22.7%2020: 22.8%2021: 22.9%2022: 22.8%2023: 22.6%2024: 22.5%2025: 22.5%
Change over the period: +0.4 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe 22.5%
World 23.7%
Middle Africa computed 9.5%
Employment in industry — Sao Tome and Principe, by year Sao Tome and Principe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 22.5 +0 pp
2024 22.5 −0.1 pp
2023 22.6 −0.2 pp
2022 22.8 −0.2 pp
2021 22.9 +0.1 pp
2020 22.8 +0.2 pp
2019 22.7 −0 pp
2018 22.7 +0.1 pp
2017 22.6 +0.1 pp
2016 22.5 +0.2 pp
2015 22.2 −0.1 pp
2014 22.3 +0.3 pp
2013 22.1 +0.2 pp
2012 21.8 +0.1 pp
2011 21.7 −0 pp
2010 21.8 −0.1 pp
2009 21.8 +0.1 pp
2008 21.7 +0.5 pp
2007 21.2 +0.1 pp
2006 21.1 +0.6 pp
2005 20.5 −2.2 pp
2004 22.8 +0.2 pp
2003 22.6 +0.4 pp
2002 22.2 −0 pp
2001 22.2 +0.1 pp
2000 22.1 −0.1 pp
1999 22.2 +0.1 pp
1998 22.1 +0.1 pp
1997 22 −0 pp
1996 22.1 +0 pp
1995 22.1 +0 pp
1994 22.1 +0.1 pp
1993 22 −0 pp
1992 22.1 −0 pp
1991 22.1

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.