Industry share of total emplyoment in Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau: Industry share of total emplyoment was 9.71 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
9.71
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
166th
of 186 countries
All-time high
9.71
in 2025
All-time low
6.74
in 2009
Years of data
35
1991–2025

Industry share of total emplyoment in Guinea-Bissau, 1991–2025

02468101991200820251991: 7.11992: 71993: 71994: 71995: 71996: 71997: 71998: 6.91999: 6.92000: 6.92001: 6.92002: 6.82003: 6.82004: 6.82005: 6.82006: 6.82007: 6.82008: 6.72009: 6.72010: 6.72011: 6.82012: 6.72013: 6.82014: 6.82015: 6.92016: 6.92017: 72018: 7.22019: 9.22020: 9.22021: 9.42022: 9.62023: 9.72024: 9.72025: 9.7

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, industry share of total emplyoment in Guinea-Bissau stood at 9.71. 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 share of total emplyoment in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 9.71 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.74, 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6.98 6.88 7.06 9
2000s 6.8 6.74 6.86 10
2010s 7.1 6.74 9.18 10
2020s 9.54 9.22 9.71 6

Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau

  1. 163 Vanuatu 10.05 compare
  2. 164 Equatorial Guinea 9.93 compare
  3. 165 Madagascar 9.9 compare
  4. 167 Niger 9.27 compare
  5. 168 Haiti 8.8 compare
  6. 169 Mali 8.59 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is industry share of total emplyoment in Guinea-Bissau?
Industry share of total emplyoment in Guinea-Bissau was 9.71 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest industry share of total emplyoment recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The highest recorded value was 9.71 in 2025.
What is the lowest industry share of total emplyoment recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The lowest recorded value was 6.74 in 2009.
How does Guinea-Bissau rank for industry share of total emplyoment?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 166th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
Is industry share of total emplyoment 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 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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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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