Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Singapore

Employment in industry in Singapore in 2025 — 14%. Ranked 147 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 21.1 pp.

2025 14% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 147of 182
Period maximum 35.1%1991
Period minimum 13.8%2023

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Singapore, 1991–20251020304019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 35.1%1992: 34.6%1993: 33.9%1994: 32.7%1995: 31.5%1996: 30.2%1997: 29.7%1998: 28.6%1999: 27.9%2000: 27.3%2001: 26.2%2002: 25.4%2003: 24.8%2004: 24.4%2005: 23.9%2006: 23.3%2007: 23.6%2008: 23.7%2009: 22.6%2010: 21.7%2011: 20.7%2012: 20.4%2013: 19.7%2014: 17.6%2015: 17.3%2016: 16.2%2017: 15.9%2018: 16%2019: 15%2020: 14.8%2021: 14.4%2022: 14.6%2023: 13.8%2024: 14.2%2025: 14%
Change over the period: −21.1 pp Annual average: -0.62 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Singapore 14%
World 23.7%
South-Eastern Asia computed 23.9%
High-income countries computed 21.9%
Employment in industry — Singapore, by year Singapore All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 14 −0.2 pp
2024 14.2 +0.3 pp
2023 13.8 −0.7 pp
2022 14.6 +0.1 pp
2021 14.4 −0.4 pp
2020 14.8 −0.1 pp
2019 15 −1.1 pp
2018 16 +0.2 pp
2017 15.9 −0.3 pp
2016 16.2 −1.1 pp
2015 17.3 −0.3 pp
2014 17.6 −2.1 pp
2013 19.7 −0.7 pp
2012 20.4 −0.4 pp
2011 20.7 −1 pp
2010 21.7 −0.9 pp
2009 22.6 −1.1 pp
2008 23.7 +0.1 pp
2007 23.6 +0.3 pp
2006 23.3 −0.6 pp
2005 23.9 −0.5 pp
2004 24.4 −0.4 pp
2003 24.8 −0.6 pp
2002 25.4 −0.8 pp
2001 26.2 −1.1 pp
2000 27.3 −0.6 pp
1999 27.9 −0.8 pp
1998 28.6 −1 pp
1997 29.7 −0.6 pp
1996 30.2 −1.2 pp
1995 31.5 −1.3 pp
1994 32.7 −1.1 pp
1993 33.9 −0.7 pp
1992 34.6 −0.5 pp
1991 35.1

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.