High income vs Serbia: Employment in industry (% of total employment)

High income
22.2%
in 2025
Serbia
27.1%
in 2025
High income rank
26th
Serbia rank
28th

Employment in industry (% of total employment) over time

  • High income
  • Serbia
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How they compare

Serbia currently reports 27.1% against 22.2% in High income, a difference of 4.9%.

That makes Serbia's figure about 1.2 times High income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was High income ahead.

High income ranks 26th and Serbia ranks 28th of 47 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, High income averaged higher in 2 and Serbia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Serbia Difference Ahead
1990s 29.6% 21.7% 7.9% High income
2000s 26.3% 22.6% 3.7% High income
2010s 23.7% 25.0% 1.3% Serbia
2020s 22.6% 27.6% 5.0% Serbia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment in industry (% of total employment), High income or Serbia?
Serbia, at 27.1% against 22.2% in High income as of 2025.
What is the difference in employment in industry (% of total employment) between High income and Serbia?
4.9%, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Serbia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do High income and Serbia rank globally for employment in industry (% of total employment)?
High income ranks 26th and Serbia ranks 28th of 47 groups.
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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Indicator
Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

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).