Employment in industry in Brunei
20.4% of employed people in Brunei worked in industry in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2018.
Brunei, 2025
20.4%
Change from 2024
−0.1percentage points
World, 2025
23.7%
Position in 2025
74th of 182
Employment in industry in Brunei 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 | Brunei | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20.4% | 23.7% |
| 2024 | 20.4% | 23.6% |
| 2023 | 20.5% | 23.5% |
| 2022 | 21.5% | 23.6% |
| 2021 | 23.6% | 23.6% |
| 2020 | 23.7% | 23.3% |
| 2019 | 20.8% | 23.5% |
| 2018 | 19.4% | 23.5% |
| 2017 | 16.1% | 23.4% |
| 2016 | 16.6% | 23.3% |
| 2015 | 17.3% | 23.3% |
| 2014 | 17.8% | 23.5% |
| 2013 | 18.0% | 23.5% |
| 2012 | 18.3% | 23.6% |
| 2011 | 18.4% | 23.2% |
| 2010 | 18.2% | 22.9% |
| 2009 | 18.3% | 22.5% |
| 2008 | 18.7% | 22.6% |
| 2007 | 18.8% | 22.5% |
| 2006 | 19.2% | 21.9% |
| 2005 | 19.2% | 21.4% |
| 2004 | 19.3% | 21.0% |
| 2003 | 19.5% | 20.6% |
| 2002 | 19.4% | 20.6% |
| 2001 | 19.4% | 20.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 20.4% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 17.3%, the figure has changed by +3.1 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Brunei has the 74th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 23.7%.
More for Brunei
All statistics for Brunei
Employment in agriculture
1.2%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in services
78.4%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
5.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
18.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
64.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
54.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT