Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Trinidad and Tobago

Employment in industry in Trinidad and Tobago in 2025 — 24.2%. Ranked 48 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 3.6 pp.

2025 24.2% −0 pp vs 2024
World rank 48of 182
Period maximum 30.9%2008
Period minimum 23.9%2020

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Trinidad and Tobago, 1991–202522242628303219911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 27.8%1992: 26%1993: 25.4%1994: 24.5%1995: 24.7%1996: 24.9%1997: 25.4%1998: 27.2%1999: 26.5%2000: 27%2001: 27.5%2002: 27.3%2003: 27.4%2004: 29.2%2005: 29.8%2006: 29.6%2007: 30.6%2008: 30.9%2009: 29.3%2010: 28.6%2011: 27.5%2012: 27.5%2013: 27.7%2014: 27.2%2015: 27%2016: 26.4%2017: 25.9%2018: 25.8%2019: 25.5%2020: 23.9%2021: 24.3%2022: 24.2%2023: 24.8%2024: 24.2%2025: 24.2%
Change over the period: −3.6 pp Annual average: -0.11 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Trinidad and Tobago 24.2%
World 23.7%
High-income countries computed 21.9%
Employment in industry — Trinidad and Tobago, by year Trinidad and Tobago All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 24.2 −0 pp
2024 24.2 −0.6 pp
2023 24.8 +0.6 pp
2022 24.2 −0.1 pp
2021 24.3 +0.4 pp
2020 23.9 −1.6 pp
2019 25.5 −0.3 pp
2018 25.8 −0.1 pp
2017 25.9 −0.5 pp
2016 26.4 −0.6 pp
2015 27 −0.2 pp
2014 27.2 −0.5 pp
2013 27.7 +0.2 pp
2012 27.5 +0 pp
2011 27.5 −1.1 pp
2010 28.6 −0.7 pp
2009 29.3 −1.6 pp
2008 30.9 +0.3 pp
2007 30.6 +1 pp
2006 29.6 −0.3 pp
2005 29.8 +0.6 pp
2004 29.2 +1.8 pp
2003 27.4 +0.1 pp
2002 27.3 −0.2 pp
2001 27.5 +0.6 pp
2000 27 +0.4 pp
1999 26.5 −0.6 pp
1998 27.2 +1.7 pp
1997 25.4 +0.6 pp
1996 24.9 +0.1 pp
1995 24.7 +0.2 pp
1994 24.5 −0.9 pp
1993 25.4 −0.6 pp
1992 26 −1.8 pp
1991 27.8

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.