Industry share of total emplyoment in Liberia

Liberia: Industry share of total emplyoment was 8.35 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
8.35
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
171st
of 186 countries
All-time high
8.5
in 2014
All-time low
7.33
in 1995
Years of data
35
1991–2025

Industry share of total emplyoment in Liberia, 1991–2025

024681991200820251991: 7.91992: 7.81993: 7.61994: 7.41995: 7.31996: 7.31997: 7.41998: 7.51999: 7.62000: 7.62001: 7.72002: 7.72003: 7.62004: 7.62005: 7.62006: 7.72007: 7.82008: 82009: 8.12010: 8.32011: 8.32012: 8.42013: 8.42014: 8.52015: 8.42016: 8.22017: 8.22018: 8.42019: 8.42020: 8.32021: 8.12022: 8.12023: 8.22024: 8.32025: 8.3

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, industry share of total emplyoment in Liberia stood at 8.35.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, industry share of total emplyoment in Liberia peaked at 8.5 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 7.33, in 1995.

Liberia ranks 171st of 186 countries on this measure, 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 7.55 7.33 7.91 9
2000s 7.77 7.62 8.13 10
2010s 8.35 8.21 8.5 10
2020s 8.22 8.13 8.35 6

Countries ranked near Liberia

  1. 168 Haiti 8.8 compare
  2. 169 Mali 8.59 compare
  3. 170 Chad 8.5 compare
  4. 172 Tanzania 8.1 compare
  5. 173 Democratic Republic of Congo 8.02 compare
  6. 174 Papua New Guinea 7.87 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is industry share of total emplyoment in Liberia?
Industry share of total emplyoment in Liberia was 8.35 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest industry share of total emplyoment recorded in Liberia?
The highest recorded value was 8.5 in 2014.
What is the lowest industry share of total emplyoment recorded in Liberia?
The lowest recorded value was 7.33 in 1995.
How does Liberia rank for industry share of total emplyoment?
Liberia ranks 171st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
Is industry share of total emplyoment rising or falling in Liberia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Liberia 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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