Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Maldives
Maldives: Industry jobs as a share of total employment was 16.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Maldives, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industry jobs as a share of total employment in Maldives is 16.9%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry jobs as a share of total employment in Maldives peaked at 27.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 2009.
That places Maldives 118th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 27.0% | — |
| 1992 | 26.8% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 26.6% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 26.4% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 26.4% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 25.9% | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 25.5% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 25.1% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 24.6% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 24.1% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 23.8% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 23.9% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 24.0% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 22.5% | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 20.6% | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 19.6% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 18.3% | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 17.4% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 16.7% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 17.2% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 17.4% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 17.6% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 18.0% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 18.4% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 18.8% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 18.0% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 17.4% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 16.7% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 16.6% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 16.7% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 16.9% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 16.9% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 16.9% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 16.9% | -0.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 16.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.1%, 80% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 16.9% is below the median for South Asia, which is 21.9%, 77% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.0% | 24.6% | 27.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 16.3% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 16.7% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 16.6% | 16.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More reference data data for Maldives
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0004 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry jobs as a share of total employment in Maldives?
- Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Maldives was 16.9% 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 27.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest industry jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 2009.
- How does Maldives rank for industry jobs as a share of total employment?
- Maldives ranks 118th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry jobs as a share of total employment rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives 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.