Employment in industry in Burundi
3.1% of employed people in Burundi worked in industry in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2019.
Burundi, 2025
3.1%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2025
23.7%
Position in 2025
182nd of 182
Employment in industry in Burundi 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 | Burundi | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.1% | 23.7% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | 23.6% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | 23.5% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | 23.6% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | 23.6% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | 23.3% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | 23.5% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | 23.5% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | 23.4% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | 23.3% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | 23.3% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | 23.5% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | 23.5% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | 23.6% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | 23.2% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | 22.9% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | 22.5% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | 22.6% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | 22.5% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | 21.9% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | 21.4% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | 21.0% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | 20.6% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | 20.6% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | 20.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 3.1% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 3.5%, the figure has changed by −0.4 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Burundi has the 182nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 23.7%.
More for Burundi
All statistics for Burundi
Employment in agriculture
85.3%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in services
11.6%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
0.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
1.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
78.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
79.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT