Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Congo
Congo: Employment in industry (% of total employment) was 19.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Congo, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Congo recorded 19.5% for employment in industry (% of total employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in industry (% of total employment) in Congo peaked at 25.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 19.5%, in 2025.
That places Congo 86th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 25.6% | — |
| 1992 | 25.4% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 25.0% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 24.2% | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 24.1% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 24.3% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 23.9% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 23.7% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 23.4% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 24.1% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 24.0% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 24.0% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 23.7% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 23.7% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 23.4% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 23.8% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 22.6% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 23.0% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 23.4% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 24.1% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 23.9% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 24.4% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 23.9% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 24.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 23.5% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 22.1% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 21.2% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 20.6% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 20.3% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 20.1% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 20.0% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 19.9% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 19.6% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 19.5% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 19.5% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.4% | 23.4% | 25.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 23.6% | 22.6% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.8% | 20.3% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.8% | 19.5% | 20.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in industry (% of total employment) in Congo?
- Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Congo was 19.5% 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 25.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.5% in 2025.
- How does Congo rank for employment in industry (% of total employment)?
- Congo ranks 86th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in industry (% of total employment) rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo 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).