Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Thailand

Employment in industry in Thailand in 2025 — 22.2%. Ranked 62 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 7.1 pp.

2025 22.2% −0 pp vs 2024
World rank 62of 182
Period maximum 23.7%2016
Period minimum 15.1%1991

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Thailand, 1991–20251517.52022.52519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 15.1%1992: 15.5%1993: 17.2%1994: 17.9%1995: 19.4%1996: 20.5%1997: 19.4%1998: 17.3%1999: 17.9%2000: 18.5%2001: 18.8%2002: 19.6%2003: 19.7%2004: 20%2005: 20.2%2006: 20.4%2007: 20.7%2008: 20.7%2009: 20.6%2010: 20.6%2011: 19.4%2012: 19.8%2013: 21.3%2014: 23.6%2015: 23.7%2016: 23.7%2017: 22.9%2018: 22.8%2019: 22.9%2020: 22.6%2021: 22.3%2022: 22.2%2023: 21.9%2024: 22.3%2025: 22.2%
Change over the period: +7.1 pp Annual average: 0.21 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Thailand 22.2%
World 23.7%
South-Eastern Asia computed 23.9%
Employment in industry — Thailand, by year Thailand All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 22.2 −0 pp
2024 22.3 +0.3 pp
2023 21.9 −0.3 pp
2022 22.2 −0 pp
2021 22.3 −0.3 pp
2020 22.6 −0.3 pp
2019 22.9 +0 pp
2018 22.8 −0.1 pp
2017 22.9 −0.8 pp
2016 23.7 +0 pp
2015 23.7 +0.2 pp
2014 23.6 +2.3 pp
2013 21.3 +1.4 pp
2012 19.8 +0.4 pp
2011 19.4 −1.2 pp
2010 20.6 +0.1 pp
2009 20.6 −0.1 pp
2008 20.7 −0 pp
2007 20.7 +0.3 pp
2006 20.4 +0.3 pp
2005 20.2 +0.2 pp
2004 20 +0.3 pp
2003 19.7 +0.1 pp
2002 19.6 +0.8 pp
2001 18.8 +0.3 pp
2000 18.5 +0.6 pp
1999 17.9 +0.6 pp
1998 17.3 −2.1 pp
1997 19.4 −1.1 pp
1996 20.5 +1 pp
1995 19.4 +1.6 pp
1994 17.9 +0.6 pp
1993 17.2 +1.7 pp
1992 15.5 +0.4 pp
1991 15.1

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.