Employment in industry in Bolivia
19.8% of employed people in Bolivia worked in industry in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2013.
Bolivia, 2025
19.8%
Change from 2024
−0.2percentage points
World, 2025
23.7%
Position in 2025
81st of 182
Employment in industry in Bolivia 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 | Bolivia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19.8% | 23.7% |
| 2024 | 20.0% | 23.6% |
| 2023 | 20.1% | 23.5% |
| 2022 | 20.5% | 23.6% |
| 2021 | 20.4% | 23.6% |
| 2020 | 20.2% | 23.3% |
| 2019 | 23.4% | 23.5% |
| 2018 | 22.2% | 23.5% |
| 2017 | 22.5% | 23.4% |
| 2016 | 23.3% | 23.3% |
| 2015 | 23.3% | 23.3% |
| 2014 | 23.3% | 23.5% |
| 2013 | 18.9% | 23.5% |
| 2012 | 19.9% | 23.6% |
| 2011 | 19.8% | 23.2% |
| 2010 | 21.8% | 22.9% |
| 2009 | 24.3% | 22.5% |
| 2008 | 23.7% | 22.6% |
| 2007 | 23.3% | 22.5% |
| 2006 | 21.2% | 21.9% |
| 2005 | 23.0% | 21.4% |
| 2004 | 24.2% | 21.0% |
| 2003 | 24.2% | 20.6% |
| 2002 | 21.7% | 20.6% |
| 2001 | 19.1% | 20.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 20.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 23.3%, the figure has changed by −3.5 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Bolivia has the 81st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 23.7%.
More for Bolivia
All statistics for Bolivia
Employment in agriculture
24.7%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in services
55.5%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
3.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
5.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
78.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
72.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT