Upper middle income vs Viet Nam: Employment in industry (% of total employment)
Employment in industry (% of total employment) over time
- Upper middle income
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 34.8% against 27.7% in Upper middle income, a difference of 7.1%.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.3 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Upper middle income ranks 6th and Viet Nam ranks 5th of 47 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Upper middle income averaged higher in 3 and Viet Nam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Upper middle income | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.0% | 9.7% | 12.3% | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 23.1% | 17.4% | 5.8% | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 23.6% | 2.9% | Upper middle income |
| 2020s | 27.5% | 32.9% | 5.4% | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment in industry (% of total employment), Upper middle income or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 34.8% against 27.7% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment in industry (% of total employment) between Upper middle income and Viet Nam?
- 7.1%, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Upper middle income and Viet Nam?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Upper middle income and Viet Nam rank globally for employment in industry (% of total employment)?
- Upper middle income ranks 6th and Viet Nam ranks 5th 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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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).