Industry share of total emplyoment in Ghana

Ghana: Industry share of total emplyoment was 18.26 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
18.26
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
104th
of 186 countries
All-time high
18.26
in 2025
All-time low
8.97
in 1991
Years of data
35
1991–2025

Industry share of total emplyoment in Ghana, 1991–2025

051015201991200820251991: 91992: 9.31993: 9.91994: 10.31995: 10.71996: 11.21997: 11.71998: 12.31999: 12.82000: 13.22001: 13.22002: 13.32003: 13.52004: 13.62005: 13.82006: 142007: 14.12008: 14.62009: 14.82010: 15.22011: 16.12012: 16.72013: 17.42014: 17.42015: 17.42016: 17.32017: 17.52018: 16.82019: 16.12020: 15.22021: 14.42022: 17.72023: 17.62024: 17.92025: 18.3

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, industry share of total emplyoment in Ghana stood at 18.26. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, industry share of total emplyoment in Ghana peaked at 18.26 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.97, in 1991.

Ghana ranks 104th 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10.81 8.97 12.85 9
2000s 13.82 13.19 14.8 10
2010s 16.79 15.16 17.5 10
2020s 16.84 14.38 18.26 6

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 101 Costa Rica 18.48 compare
  2. 102 Rwanda 18.41 compare
  3. 103 Benin 18.32 compare
  4. 105 Iceland 18.24 compare
  5. 106 Montenegro 18.23 compare
  6. 107 Ireland 18.21 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is industry share of total emplyoment in Ghana?
Industry share of total emplyoment in Ghana was 18.26 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest industry share of total emplyoment recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 18.26 in 2025.
What is the lowest industry share of total emplyoment recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 8.97 in 1991.
How does Ghana rank for industry share of total emplyoment?
Ghana ranks 104th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
Is industry share of total emplyoment rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Industry share of total emplyoment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Industry share of total emplyoment
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 6,496 data points, 1991–2025
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