Guyana vs Middle income: Employment in industry (% of total employment)
Employment in industry (% of total employment) over time
- Guyana
- Middle income
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 31.1% against 25.4% in Middle income, a difference of 5.7%.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.2 times Middle income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 15th and Middle income ranks 13th of 187 countries.
Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.9% | 19.6% | 1.4% | Guyana |
| 2000s | 24.1% | 21.0% | 3.2% | Guyana |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 24.4% | 0.5% | Guyana |
| 2020s | 27.5% | 25.1% | 2.5% | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment in industry (% of total employment), Guyana or Middle income?
- Guyana, at 31.1% against 25.4% in Middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment in industry (% of total employment) between Guyana and Middle income?
- 5.7%, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Guyana and Middle income rank globally for employment in industry (% of total employment)?
- Guyana ranks 15th and Middle income ranks 13th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).