Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Solomon Islands

Employment in industry in the Solomon Islands in 2025 — 7.6%. Ranked 173 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 12 pp.

2025 7.6% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 173of 182
Period maximum 22.8%1995
Period minimum 7.6%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Solomon Islands, 1991–2025010203019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 19.6%1992: 20.9%1993: 20.9%1994: 21.6%1995: 22.8%1996: 22.3%1997: 21.1%1998: 20.5%1999: 19.4%2000: 15.3%2001: 12.4%2002: 10.8%2003: 10.8%2004: 11.1%2005: 11.4%2006: 11.1%2007: 10.8%2008: 10.8%2009: 10.3%2010: 10.7%2011: 10.8%2012: 9.9%2013: 9.3%2014: 8.8%2015: 8.4%2016: 8.6%2017: 8.4%2018: 8.2%2019: 8%2020: 7.9%2021: 7.9%2022: 7.8%2023: 7.8%2024: 7.6%2025: 7.6%
Change over the period: −12 pp Annual average: -0.35 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Solomon Islands 7.6%
World 23.7%
Melanesia computed 8.6%
Employment in industry — Solomon Islands, by year Solomon Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 7.6 −0.1 pp
2024 7.6 −0.1 pp
2023 7.8 −0 pp
2022 7.8 −0.1 pp
2021 7.9 −0 pp
2020 7.9 −0.1 pp
2019 8 −0.2 pp
2018 8.2 −0.2 pp
2017 8.4 −0.2 pp
2016 8.6 +0.1 pp
2015 8.4 −0.4 pp
2014 8.8 −0.5 pp
2013 9.3 −0.6 pp
2012 9.9 −0.8 pp
2011 10.8 +0 pp
2010 10.7 +0.4 pp
2009 10.3 −0.5 pp
2008 10.8 +0.1 pp
2007 10.8 −0.3 pp
2006 11.1 −0.3 pp
2005 11.4 +0.2 pp
2004 11.1 +0.3 pp
2003 10.8 +0.1 pp
2002 10.8 −1.6 pp
2001 12.4 −2.9 pp
2000 15.3 −4.1 pp
1999 19.4 −1.1 pp
1998 20.5 −0.7 pp
1997 21.1 −1.2 pp
1996 22.3 −0.5 pp
1995 22.8 +1.2 pp
1994 21.6 +0.7 pp
1993 20.9 −0 pp
1992 20.9 +1.3 pp
1991 19.6

Melanesia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.