Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Tonga

Employment in industry in Tonga in 2025 — 23.3%. Ranked 51 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 5.1 pp.

2025 23.3% +0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 51of 182
Period maximum 30.4%2002
Period minimum 23%2023

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Tonga, 1991–202522242628303219911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 28.5%1992: 28.3%1993: 28.6%1994: 29.5%1995: 30.2%1996: 30%1997: 29.6%1998: 29.6%1999: 29.6%2000: 30%2001: 29.9%2002: 30.4%2003: 29.9%2004: 28.8%2005: 28.1%2006: 27.1%2007: 25.9%2008: 26.6%2009: 24.9%2010: 24.6%2011: 25.9%2012: 25.8%2013: 25.4%2014: 25.7%2015: 25.7%2016: 25.6%2017: 26%2018: 26.1%2019: 26.4%2020: 26.8%2021: 27.4%2022: 24.9%2023: 23%2024: 23.3%2025: 23.3%
Change over the period: −5.1 pp Annual average: -0.15 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Tonga 23.3%
World 23.7%
Employment in industry — Tonga, by year Tonga All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 23.3 +0.1 pp
2024 23.3 +0.3 pp
2023 23 −1.9 pp
2022 24.9 −2.5 pp
2021 27.4 +0.7 pp
2020 26.8 +0.4 pp
2019 26.4 +0.3 pp
2018 26.1 +0.1 pp
2017 26 +0.5 pp
2016 25.6 −0.2 pp
2015 25.7 +0 pp
2014 25.7 +0.3 pp
2013 25.4 −0.3 pp
2012 25.8 −0.1 pp
2011 25.9 +1.2 pp
2010 24.6 −0.2 pp
2009 24.9 −1.8 pp
2008 26.6 +0.8 pp
2007 25.9 −1.2 pp
2006 27.1 −1 pp
2005 28.1 −0.7 pp
2004 28.8 −1.1 pp
2003 29.9 −0.5 pp
2002 30.4 +0.5 pp
2001 29.9 −0.1 pp
2000 30 +0.4 pp
1999 29.6 +0.1 pp
1998 29.6 +0 pp
1997 29.6 −0.5 pp
1996 30 −0.2 pp
1995 30.2 +0.8 pp
1994 29.5 +0.8 pp
1993 28.6 +0.4 pp
1992 28.3 −0.2 pp
1991 28.5

Polynesia, 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.