Industry share of total emplyoment in East Timor
East Timor: Industry share of total emplyoment was 3.8 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Industry share of total emplyoment in East Timor, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 3.8 for industry share of total emplyoment in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 69.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry share of total emplyoment in East Timor peaked at 13.14 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.1, in 2023.
That places East Timor 184th 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.
Industry share of total emplyoment in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6.47 | — |
| 1992 | 6.89 | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 7.31 | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 7.5 | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 7.69 | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 7.96 | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 7.98 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 7.57 | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 8.24 | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 8.87 | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 9.32 | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 8.37 | -10.1% |
| 2003 | 7.84 | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 7.68 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 7.7 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 7.08 | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 7.66 | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 8.46 | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 9.3 | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 9.34 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 10.06 | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 10.67 | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 11.26 | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 11.94 | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 12.42 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 13.14 | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 11.77 | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 10.9 | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 12.82 | +17.7% |
| 2020 | 11.85 | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 11.52 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 4.14 | -64.1% |
| 2023 | 3.1 | -25.1% |
| 2024 | 3.82 | +23.2% |
| 2025 | 3.8 | -0.4% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 3.8 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.84, 21% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 3.8 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 19.94, 19% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Industry share of total emplyoment in East Timor changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -64.1% | 11.52 | 4.14 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.51 | 6.47 | 8.24 | 9 |
| 2000s | 8.23 | 7.08 | 9.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.43 | 9.34 | 13.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.37 | 3.1 | 11.85 | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 181 Djibouti 6.68 compare
- 182 Ethiopia 6.45 compare
- 183 Mozambique 6.44 compare
- 185 Burundi 3.1 compare
- 186 South Sudan 1.67 compare
More reference data data for East Timor
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1475 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0888 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1475 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 944.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 178.32 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 41.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 112.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 10.34 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry share of total emplyoment in East Timor?
- Industry share of total emplyoment in East Timor was 3.8 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest industry share of total emplyoment recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 13.14 in 2016.
- What is the lowest industry share of total emplyoment recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1 in 2023.
- How does East Timor rank for industry share of total emplyoment?
- East Timor ranks 184th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry share of total emplyoment rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor 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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