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Employment in Industry by African country

2025

Share of total employment in industry (ILO modelled estimate).

Africa, 202551 of 54 countries
14.8%population-weighted average
Highest in 2025Tunisia · 33.3%Lowest in 2025Burundi · 3.1%Reported in 202551 of 54 countries surveyed
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Western Sahara — no separate recordTanzania — 8.1%Democratic Republic of the Congo — 8.0%Somalia — 17.8%Kenya — 12.5%Sudan — no dataChad — 8.5%South Africa — 20.8%Lesotho — 33.0%Zimbabwe — 11.5%Botswana — 15.8%Namibia — 16.5%Senegal — 22.5%Mali — 8.6%Mauritania — 15.0%Benin — 18.3%Niger — 9.3%Nigeria — 17.0%Cameroon — 14.6%Togo — 18.2%Ghana — 18.3%Cote d'Ivoire — 14.3%Guinea — 14.2%Guinea-Bissau — 9.7%Liberia — 8.3%Sierra Leone — 11.5%Burkina Faso — 16.7%Central African Republic — 13.4%Republic of the Congo — 19.5%Gabon — 18.9%Equatorial Guinea — 9.9%Zambia — 10.3%Malawi — 7.3%Mozambique — 6.4%Eswatini — 26.7%Angola — 7.2%Burundi — 3.1%Madagascar — 9.9%Gambia — 18.8%Tunisia — 33.3%Algeria — 32.3%Eritrea — 12.7%Morocco — 23.8%Egypt — 29.4%Libya — 18.6%Ethiopia — 6.4%Djibouti — 6.7%Uganda — 7.3%Rwanda — 18.4%South Sudan — no dataNigeria 17.0%Nigeria 17.0%Ethiopia 6.4%Ethiopia 6.4%Kenya 12.5%Kenya 12.5%South Africa 20.8%South Africa 20.8%2025HIGHEST IN 2025Tunisia33.3%Lesotho33.0%Algeria32.3%Egypt29.4%Eswatini26.7%LOWEST IN 2025Burundi3.1%Mozambique6.4%Ethiopia6.4%Djibouti6.7%Angola7.2%PINNEDKenya12.5%32 of 51Nigeria17.0%21 of 51South Africa20.8%10 of 51OTHER ISLAND STATES · NOT DRAWNCabo Verdenot drawn23.1%Comorosnot drawn14.8%Mauritiusnot drawn20.6%Sao Tome and Principenot drawn22.5%Seychellesnot drawnno data% of labour force · quintiles of the observed range3.1%8.5%12.7%17%20.6%33.3%no record
20142025
World Bank · national statistics offices · the provider's own estimates where a country has not reportedCC BY 4.0
Countries

By region

Population-weighted, so a region’s figure is the share of its people, not the average of its countries.
Northern Africa5 of 6 countries28.9%
Southern Africa5 of 5 countries20.9%
Western Africa16 of 16 countries15.9%
Middle Africa9 of 9 countries9.5%
Eastern Africa16 of 18 countries8.9%
Africaall 54 countries · 51 with a 2025 figure14.8%

What to know before you quote this

Specific to this series. For how we treat data generally, see methods.
Three countries have no usable 2025 recordNot a low value — no figure within the window. Seychelles, South Sudan and Sudan are hatched on the map and blank in the table.
Certainty is judged year by yearA country can be Reported in one year and Modelled the next. The tag follows the year on the scrubber, so the 2025 assessment is not a verdict on the whole series.

About this data

Employment in IndustryShare of total employment in industry (ILO modelled estimate).
SourceWorld Bank, with processing by Africa API
Unit% of labour force
Last updated15 Oct 2026
Next expected updateOct 2027
Date range1991–2025
Coverage51 of 54 countries · 51 reported, 0 modelled, 3 with no usable figure

How the figure is made

ReportedA national statistics office or the original provider published the figure for that year directly. 51 countries did so for 2025 — the certainty shown on this page is that 2025 assessment, not a per-series one.ModelledNo direct figure that year. The provider’s own estimate, interpolation or projection stands in, and is marked as such wherever it appears.No dataNo usable figure within the window. Drawn hatched on the map and left blank in the table — not zero, and not filled in.

These three states are used the same way across every indicator on the site — how we treat certainty explains the full set and what we never do to a number.

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How to cite this page
Africa API (2026) — "Employment in Industry". Data adapted from World Bank. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026 from africa-api.com/indicators/employment-industry
The request behind this view
GET /v1/data?metric_key=employment_industry_pct&year=2025&limit=100

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Employment in Industry: most recent figure per country, highest to lowest

52 countries · each with its own period

The figures at the top of the page compare every country in the same year. This list takes each country’s newest figure instead, whatever its period, so the order can differ.

#CountryEmployment in IndustryPeriod
1Tunisia33.3%2025
2Lesotho33%2025
3Algeria32.3%2025
4Egypt29.4%2025
5Eswatini26.7%2025
6Morocco23.8%2025
7Cabo Verde23.1%2025
8Sao Tome and Principe22.5%2025
9Senegal22.5%2025
10South Africa20.8%2025
11Mauritius20.6%2025
12Republic of the Congo19.5%2025
13Gabon18.9%2025
14Gambia18.8%2025
15Libya18.6%2025
16Rwanda18.4%2025
17Benin18.3%2025
18Ghana18.3%2025
19Togo18.2%2025
20Somalia17.8%2025
21Nigeria17%2025
22Burkina Faso16.7%2025
23Namibia16.5%2025
24Botswana15.8%2025
25Mauritania15%2025
26Comoros14.8%2025
27Cameroon14.6%2025
28Cote d'Ivoire14.3%2025
29Guinea14.2%2025
30Central African Republic13.4%2025
31Eritrea12.7%2025
32Kenya12.5%2025
33Zimbabwe11.5%2025
34Sierra Leone11.5%2025
35Zambia10.3%2025
36Equatorial Guinea9.9%2025
37Madagascar9.9%2025
38Guinea-Bissau9.7%2025
39Niger9.3%2025
40Mali8.6%2025
41Chad8.5%2025
42Liberia8.3%2025
43Tanzania8.1%2025
44Democratic Republic of the Congo8%2025
45Malawi7.3%2025
46Uganda7.3%2025
47Angola7.2%2025
48Djibouti6.7%2025
49Ethiopia6.4%2025
50Mozambique6.4%2025
51Burundi3.1%2025
52South Sudan1.7%2023
Which observations are included?
The ranking includes 52 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each figure shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
Does a higher value mean a better result?
The ranking is sorted by value, from highest to lowest. The order does not rate a country's performance. Interpretation depends on the indicator and its definition.

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