Iraq vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Employment in industry (% of total employment)
Employment in industry (% of total employment) over time
- Iraq
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 26.5% against 20.5% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 6.0%.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.3 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Iraq ranks 31st and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 30th of 187 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.8% | 22.8% | 0.9% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 24.6% | 22.1% | 2.6% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 21.3% | 4.4% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 26.6% | 20.6% | 6.0% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment in industry (% of total employment), Iraq or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Iraq, at 26.5% against 20.5% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment in industry (% of total employment) between Iraq and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 6.0%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for employment in industry (% of total employment)?
- Iraq ranks 31st and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 30th 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).