Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Industry jobs as a share of total employment was 9.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Guinea-Bissau, 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 Guinea-Bissau stood at 9.7%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry jobs as a share of total employment in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 9.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2009.
That places Guinea-Bissau 166th 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 Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 7.1% | — |
| 1992 | 7.0% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 7.0% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 7.0% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 7.0% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 7.0% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 7.0% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 6.9% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 6.9% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 6.9% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 6.9% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 6.8% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 6.7% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 6.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 6.9% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 9.2% | +27.4% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 9.4% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 9.6% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 9.7% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 9.7% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 9.7% | +0.3% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 9.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 9.9%, 98% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 9.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.2%, 69% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Guinea-Bissau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +27.4% | 7.2% | 9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.0% | 6.9% | 7.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 6.7% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 6.7% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 9.2% | 9.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More reference data data for Guinea-Bissau
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3098 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1955 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2346 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1466 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry jobs as a share of total employment in Guinea-Bissau?
- Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Guinea-Bissau was 9.7% 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest industry jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2009.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for industry jobs as a share of total employment?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 166th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry jobs as a share of total employment rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.