Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Employment in industry (% of total employment) was 9.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Guinea-Bissau, 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 Guinea-Bissau is 9.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in industry (% of total employment) in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 9.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2009.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 167th 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 Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 7.1% | — |
| 1992 | 7.0% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 7.0% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 7.0% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 7.0% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 7.0% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 7.0% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 6.9% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 6.9% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 6.9% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 6.9% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 6.8% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 6.7% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 6.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 6.9% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 9.2% | +27.4% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 9.4% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 9.6% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 9.7% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 9.7% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 9.7% | +0.3% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 9.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 9.9%, 98% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 9.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.2%, 69% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Guinea-Bissau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +27.4% | 7.2% | 9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.0% | 6.9% | 7.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 6.7% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 6.7% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 9.2% | 9.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More work & labour data for Guinea-Bissau
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.1404 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1233 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.1568 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6013 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 2,062 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,541 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,376 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,289 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 4,665 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in industry (% of total employment) in Guinea-Bissau?
- Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Guinea-Bissau was 9.7% 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2009.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for employment in industry (% of total employment)?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 167th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in industry (% of total employment) rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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).