Employment in industry in Bhutan
15.9% of employed people in Bhutan worked in industry in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1991.
Bhutan, 2025
15.9%
Change from 2024
+0.4percentage points
World, 2025
23.7%
Position in 2025
133rd of 182
Employment in industry in Bhutan over time
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% of total employment. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bhutan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15.9% | 23.7% |
| 2024 | 15.5% | 23.6% |
| 2023 | 15.3% | 23.5% |
| 2022 | 15.2% | 23.6% |
| 2021 | 15.6% | 23.6% |
| 2020 | 14.9% | 23.3% |
| 2019 | 15.4% | 23.5% |
| 2018 | 13.1% | 23.5% |
| 2017 | 11.7% | 23.4% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | 23.3% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | 23.3% |
| 2014 | 10.8% | 23.5% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | 23.5% |
| 2012 | 9.9% | 23.6% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | 23.2% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | 22.9% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | 22.5% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | 22.6% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | 22.5% |
| 2006 | 5.8% | 21.9% |
| 2005 | 5.9% | 21.4% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | 21.0% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | 20.6% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | 20.6% |
| 2001 | 5.5% | 20.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 15.5% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 9.7%, the figure has changed by +6.2 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Bhutan has the 133rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 23.7%.
More for Bhutan
All statistics for Bhutan
Employment in agriculture
42.4%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in services
41.8%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
3.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
17.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
64.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
56.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT