Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Gabon
Gabon: Industry jobs as a share of total employment was 18.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Gabon, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, industry jobs as a share of total employment in Gabon stood at 18.9%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry jobs as a share of total employment in Gabon peaked at 18.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 1992.
Gabon ranks 95th of 186 countries on this measure, 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 Gabon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 9.5% | — |
| 1992 | 9.5% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 9.6% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 9.8% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 10.0% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 10.2% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 10.4% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 10.4% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 10.5% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 10.7% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 10.8% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 10.9% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 11.1% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 11.3% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 11.6% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 11.7% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 12.0% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 12.2% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 12.3% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 12.8% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 13.2% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 13.6% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 13.9% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 14.3% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 14.7% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 15.0% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 15.4% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 15.8% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 16.3% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 16.8% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 17.4% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 17.9% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 18.3% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 18.8% | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 18.9% | +0.5% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 18.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.1%, 89% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 18.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.2%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.0% | 9.5% | 10.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 10.7% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 12.8% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 16.8% | 18.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More reference data data for Gabon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0505 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0931 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0031 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0931 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.107 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1347 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2352 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5278 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry jobs as a share of total employment in Gabon?
- Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Gabon was 18.9% 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 18.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest industry jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 1992.
- How does Gabon rank for industry jobs as a share of total employment?
- Gabon ranks 95th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry jobs as a share of total employment rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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.