Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Employment in industry (% of total employment) was 15.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Bhutan, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in industry (% of total employment) in Bhutan stood at 15.9%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 64.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in industry (% of total employment) in Bhutan peaked at 15.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 1991.
That places Bhutan 136th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.9% | — |
| 1992 | 5.0% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 5.0% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 5.1% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 5.0% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 5.0% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 5.1% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 5.2% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 5.3% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 5.4% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 5.5% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 5.9% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 5.8% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | +36.6% |
| 2012 | 9.9% | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 10.8% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 11.7% | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 13.1% | +11.3% |
| 2019 | 15.4% | +18.3% |
| 2020 | 14.9% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 15.6% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 15.2% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 15.3% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 15.5% | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 15.9% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.1% | 4.9% | 5.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 5.4% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 6.7% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 14.9% | 15.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in industry (% of total employment) in Bhutan?
- Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Bhutan was 15.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 1991.
- How does Bhutan rank for employment in industry (% of total employment)?
- Bhutan ranks 136th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in industry (% of total employment) rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).