Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Congo
Congo: Industry jobs as a share of total employment was 19.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Congo, 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 Congo is 19.5%, measured 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, industry jobs as a share of total employment in Congo peaked at 25.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 19.5%, in 2025.
Congo ranks 86th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
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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- Summer temperature anomalies 0.6423 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3226 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.8729 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.7385 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 146.54 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.6531 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Free country 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 6 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry jobs as a share of total employment in Congo?
- Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Congo was 19.5% 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 25.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest industry jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.5% in 2025.
- How does Congo rank for industry jobs as a share of total employment?
- Congo ranks 86th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry jobs as a share 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, 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.