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Employment in Industry by African country
Tunisia has the highest reported share of employment in industry among the 52 countries shown, at 33.3% (2025).
Share of total employment in industry (ILO modelled estimate). 52 of 54 countries are shown. Open a country to see its source details and available history.
Latest available year varies by country (2023–2025). Only observations within 2 years of the freshest result are included, and each row shows its period.
Tunisia
Lesotho
AlgeriaBy region
Full ranking
| # | Country | Employment in Industry | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tunisia | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Lesotho | 33% | |
| 3 | Algeria | 32.3% | |
| 4 | Egypt | 29.4% | |
| 5 | Eswatini | 26.7% | |
| 6 | Morocco | 23.8% | |
| 7 | Cabo Verde | 23.1% | |
| 8 | Sao Tome and Principe | 22.5% | |
| 9 | Senegal | 22.5% | |
| 10 | South Africa | 20.8% | |
| 11 | Mauritius | 20.6% | |
| 12 | Republic of the Congo | 19.5% | |
| 13 | Gabon | 18.9% | |
| 14 | Gambia | 18.8% | |
| 15 | Libya | 18.6% | |
| 16 | Rwanda | 18.4% | |
| 17 | Benin | 18.3% | |
| 18 | Ghana | 18.3% | |
| 19 | Togo | 18.2% | |
| 20 | Somalia | 17.8% | |
| 21 | Nigeria | 17% | |
| 22 | Burkina Faso | 16.7% | |
| 23 | Namibia | 16.5% | |
| 24 | Botswana | 15.8% | |
| 25 | Mauritania | 15% | |
| 26 | Comoros | 14.8% | |
| 27 | Cameroon | 14.6% | |
| 28 | Cote d'Ivoire | 14.3% | |
| 29 | Guinea | 14.2% | |
| 30 | Central African Republic | 13.4% | |
| 31 | Eritrea | 12.7% | |
| 32 | Kenya | 12.5% | |
| 33 | Zimbabwe | 11.5% | |
| 34 | Sierra Leone | 11.5% | |
| 35 | Zambia | 10.3% | |
| 36 | Equatorial Guinea | 9.9% | |
| 37 | Madagascar | 9.9% | |
| 38 | Guinea-Bissau | 9.7% | |
| 39 | Niger | 9.3% | |
| 40 | Mali | 8.6% | |
| 41 | Chad | 8.5% | |
| 42 | Liberia | 8.3% | |
| 43 | Tanzania | 8.1% | |
| 44 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 8% | |
| 45 | Malawi | 7.3% | |
| 46 | Uganda | 7.3% | |
| 47 | Angola | 7.2% | |
| 48 | Djibouti | 6.7% | |
| 49 | Ethiopia | 6.4% | |
| 50 | Mozambique | 6.4% | |
| 51 | Burundi | 3.1% | |
| 52 | South Sudan | 1.7% |
Egypt
Eswatini
Morocco
Cabo Verde
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
South Africa
Mauritius
Republic of the Congo
Gabon
Gambia
Libya
Rwanda
Benin
Ghana
Togo
Somalia
Nigeria
Burkina Faso
Namibia
Botswana
Mauritania
Comoros
Cameroon
Cote d'Ivoire
Guinea
Central African Republic
Eritrea
Kenya
Zimbabwe
Sierra Leone
Zambia
Equatorial Guinea
Madagascar
Guinea-Bissau
Niger
Mali
Chad
Liberia
Tanzania
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Malawi
Uganda
Angola
Djibouti
Ethiopia
Mozambique
Burundi
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The table includes 52 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each row shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
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