Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Liberia
Liberia: Industry jobs as a share of total employment was 8.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Liberia, 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 Liberia stood at 8.3%.
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 jobs as a share of total employment in Liberia peaked at 8.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, 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.
Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 7.9% | — |
| 1992 | 7.8% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 7.6% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 7.4% | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 7.3% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 7.4% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 7.5% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 7.6% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 7.6% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 7.7% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 7.6% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 7.6% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 7.6% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 8.0% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 8.1% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 8.4% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 8.4% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 8.2% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 8.4% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 8.1% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 8.2% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 8.3% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 8.3% | +0.8% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 8.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 9.9%, 84% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 8.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.2%, 59% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.6% | 7.3% | 7.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.8% | 7.6% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 8.2% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 8.1% | 8.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More reference data data for Liberia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0476 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1282 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.229 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0532 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.229 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1597 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5564 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2896 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry jobs as a share of total employment in Liberia?
- Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Liberia was 8.3% 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest industry jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 1995.
- How does Liberia rank for industry jobs as a share of total employment?
- Liberia ranks 171st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry jobs as a share of total employment 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 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.