Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Uganda

Employment in industry in Uganda in 2025 — 7.3%. Ranked 176 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 12 pp.

2025 7.3% +0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 176of 182
Period maximum 19.3%1991
Period minimum 6.8%2014

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Uganda, 1991–2025510152019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 19.3%1992: 19.3%1993: 19.2%1994: 19.1%1995: 19%1996: 18.9%1997: 18.9%1998: 18.8%1999: 18.7%2000: 18.5%2001: 18.4%2002: 18.3%2003: 18.1%2004: 17.8%2005: 17.5%2006: 17.2%2007: 16.9%2008: 16.5%2009: 16.2%2010: 12.8%2011: 11%2012: 11%2013: 9.8%2014: 6.8%2015: 6.8%2016: 6.8%2017: 6.8%2018: 7.2%2019: 7.7%2020: 7.4%2021: 7.1%2022: 7.2%2023: 7.2%2024: 7.2%2025: 7.3%
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: Uganda

Uganda 7.3%
World 23.7%
Eastern Africa computed 8.6%
Low-income countries computed 10.4%
Employment in industry — Uganda, by year Uganda All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 7.3 +0.1 pp
2024 7.2 +0 pp
2023 7.2 +0 pp
2022 7.2 +0 pp
2021 7.1 −0.2 pp
2020 7.4 −0.4 pp
2019 7.7 +0.5 pp
2018 7.2 +0.4 pp
2017 6.8 +0 pp
2016 6.8 −0 pp
2015 6.8 +0 pp
2014 6.8 −3 pp
2013 9.8 −1.2 pp
2012 11 −0 pp
2011 11 −1.8 pp
2010 12.8 −3.4 pp
2009 16.2 −0.3 pp
2008 16.5 −0.3 pp
2007 16.9 −0.3 pp
2006 17.2 −0.3 pp
2005 17.5 −0.4 pp
2004 17.8 −0.3 pp
2003 18.1 −0.2 pp
2002 18.3 −0.1 pp
2001 18.4 −0.1 pp
2000 18.5 −0.1 pp
1999 18.7 −0.1 pp
1998 18.8 −0.1 pp
1997 18.9 −0.1 pp
1996 18.9 −0.1 pp
1995 19 −0.1 pp
1994 19.1 −0.1 pp
1993 19.2 −0.1 pp
1992 19.3 −0.1 pp
1991 19.3

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.