Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Industry jobs as a share of total employment was 9.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Equatorial Guinea, 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 Equatorial Guinea is 9.9%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry jobs as a share of total employment in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 12.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 1991.
That places Equatorial Guinea 164th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.1% | — |
| 1992 | 2.2% | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 2.3% | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 2.4% | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 2.6% | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 2.9% | +12.9% |
| 1997 | 3.4% | +17.7% |
| 1998 | 3.8% | +10.8% |
| 1999 | 4.2% | +11.8% |
| 2000 | 4.8% | +12.9% |
| 2001 | 5.6% | +16.8% |
| 2002 | 6.2% | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 7.8% | +14.5% |
| 2005 | 8.6% | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 9.9% | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 10.9% | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 11.1% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 11.5% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 12.0% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 11.7% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 11.7% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 10.7% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 10.6% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 10.1% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 10.3% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 10.5% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 10.1% | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 10.1% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 9.9% | -2.1% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 9.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.1%, 47% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 9.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.2%, 70% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.9% | 2.1% | 4.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 4.8% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 10.3% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 9.9% | 10.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More reference data data for Equatorial Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0013 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0083 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0083 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0402 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0358 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 1.11 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry jobs as a share of total employment in Equatorial Guinea?
- Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Equatorial Guinea was 9.9% 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest industry jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 1991.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for industry jobs as a share of total employment?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 164th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry jobs as a share of total employment rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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.