Industry share of total emplyoment in East Timor

East Timor: Industry share of total emplyoment was 3.8 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
3.8
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
184th
of 186 countries
All-time high
13.14
in 2016
All-time low
3.1
in 2023
Years of data
35
1991–2025

Industry share of total emplyoment in East Timor, 1991–2025

2.557.51012.51991200820251991: 6.51992: 6.91993: 7.31994: 7.51995: 7.71996: 81997: 81998: 7.61999: 8.22000: 8.92001: 9.32002: 8.42003: 7.82004: 7.72005: 7.72006: 7.12007: 7.72008: 8.52009: 9.32010: 9.32011: 10.12012: 10.72013: 11.32014: 11.92015: 12.42016: 13.12017: 11.82018: 10.92019: 12.82020: 11.92021: 11.52022: 4.12023: 3.12024: 3.82025: 3.8

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 181 Djibouti 6.68 compare
  2. 182 Ethiopia 6.45 compare
  3. 183 Mozambique 6.44 compare
  4. 185 Burundi 3.1 compare
  5. 186 South Sudan 1.67 compare

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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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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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