Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Burundi
Burundi: Employment in industry (% of total employment) was 3.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Burundi, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in industry (% of total employment) in Burundi is 3.1%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in industry (% of total employment) in Burundi peaked at 3.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 1998.
Burundi ranks 186th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.3% | — |
| 1992 | 2.3% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 2.3% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 2.3% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 2.2% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 2.2% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 2.2% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 2.2% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 2.3% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 3.1% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.3% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 3.0% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 183 Ethiopia 6.4% compare
- 184 Mozambique 6.4% compare
- 185 Timor-Leste 3.8% compare
- 187 South Sudan 1.7% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in industry (% of total employment) in Burundi?
- Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Burundi was 3.1% 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1998.
- How does Burundi rank for employment in industry (% of total employment)?
- Burundi ranks 186th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in industry (% of total employment) rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi 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).