Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Gabon
Gabon: Employment in industry (% of total employment) was 18.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Gabon, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Gabon recorded 18.9% for employment in industry (% of total employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in industry (% of total employment) in Gabon peaked at 18.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 1992.
Gabon ranks 95th of 187 countries on this measure, 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 Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 9.5% | — |
| 1992 | 9.5% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 9.6% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 9.8% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 10.0% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 10.2% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 10.4% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 10.4% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 10.5% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 10.7% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 10.8% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 10.9% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 11.1% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 11.3% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 11.6% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 11.7% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 12.0% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 12.2% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 12.3% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 12.8% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 13.2% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 13.6% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 13.9% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 14.3% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 14.7% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 15.0% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 15.4% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 15.8% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 16.3% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 16.8% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 17.4% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 17.9% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 18.3% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 18.8% | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 18.9% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.0% | 9.5% | 10.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 10.7% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 12.8% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 16.8% | 18.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in industry (% of total employment) in Gabon?
- Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Gabon was 18.9% 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 18.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 1992.
- How does Gabon rank for employment in industry (% of total employment)?
- Gabon ranks 95th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in industry (% of total employment) rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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).