Industry share of total emplyoment in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Industry share of total emplyoment was 11.47 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
11.47
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
159th
of 186 countries
All-time high
11.47
in 2025
All-time low
5.06
in 2009
Years of data
35
1991–2025

Industry share of total emplyoment in Sierra Leone, 1991–2025

02.557.51012.51991200820251991: 8.11992: 81993: 7.91994: 7.91995: 7.81996: 7.71997: 7.51998: 7.41999: 7.22000: 6.82001: 6.32002: 6.22003: 62004: 6.52005: 6.12006: 5.82007: 5.52008: 5.22009: 5.12010: 5.12011: 5.12012: 5.52013: 5.92014: 6.12015: 6.52016: 7.92017: 9.22018: 10.62019: 10.72020: 10.62021: 10.62022: 10.82023: 11.22024: 11.32025: 11.5

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for industry share of total emplyoment in Sierra Leone is 11.47, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 77.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, industry share of total emplyoment in Sierra Leone peaked at 11.47 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.06, in 2009.

That places Sierra Leone 159th 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 7.7 7.16 8.09 9
2000s 5.95 5.06 6.75 10
2010s 7.23 5.08 10.67 10
2020s 11.01 10.6 11.47 6

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 156 Moldova 12.55 compare
  2. 157 Kenya 12.48 compare
  3. 158 Zimbabwe 11.53 compare
  4. 160 Yemen 11.13 compare
  5. 161 Macao 10.99 compare
  6. 162 Zambia 10.28 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is industry share of total emplyoment in Sierra Leone?
Industry share of total emplyoment in Sierra Leone was 11.47 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest industry share of total emplyoment recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 11.47 in 2025.
What is the lowest industry share of total emplyoment recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 5.06 in 2009.
How does Sierra Leone rank for industry share of total emplyoment?
Sierra Leone ranks 159th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
Is industry share of total emplyoment rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is up 77.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sierra Leone 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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