Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Bhutan
Bhutan: Industry jobs as a share of total employment was 15.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Bhutan, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industry jobs as a share of total employment in Bhutan is 15.9%, measured in 2025. 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, industry jobs as a share 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 186 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.
Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | 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% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 15.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.8%, 89% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 15.9% is below the median for South Asia, which is 21.9%, 72% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Bhutan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +36.6% | 6.7% | 9.2% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More reference data data for Bhutan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0217 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0671 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0727 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0153 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3489 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5881 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry jobs as a share of total employment in Bhutan?
- Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Bhutan was 15.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest industry jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest industry jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 1991.
- How does Bhutan rank for industry jobs as a share of total employment?
- Bhutan ranks 136th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry jobs as a share 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, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Industry jobs as a share of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the industry sector.