Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Cameroon
Cameroon: Industry jobs as a share of total employment was 14.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Cameroon, 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 Cameroon is 14.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry jobs as a share of total employment in Cameroon peaked at 14.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 2005.
Cameroon ranks 145th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 14.5% | — |
| 1992 | 14.1% | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 13.6% | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 13.5% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 13.4% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 13.4% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 13.4% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 13.4% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 13.3% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 13.2% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 13.0% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 12.4% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 12.0% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 11.6% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 11.1% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 11.1% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 11.2% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 11.5% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 11.8% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 12.5% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 13.1% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 13.6% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 14.1% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 14.3% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 14.4% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 14.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 14.5% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 14.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 14.5% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 14.6% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 14.6% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 14.6% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 14.6% | +0.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 14.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.8%, 82% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 14.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.2%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.6% | 13.3% | 14.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 11.1% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 12.1% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 14.5% | 14.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 142 Comoros 14.8% compare
- 143 Bahamas 14.8% compare
- 144 Puerto Rico 14.7% compare
- 146 French Polynesia 14.3% compare
- 147 Cote d'Ivoire 14.3% compare
- 148 Guinea 14.2% compare
More reference data data for Cameroon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4076 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry jobs as a share of total employment in Cameroon?
- Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Cameroon was 14.6% 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 Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest industry jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 2005.
- How does Cameroon rank for industry jobs as a share of total employment?
- Cameroon ranks 145th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry jobs as a share of total employment rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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.