Employment in industry in Cabo Verde
23.1% of employed people in Cabo Verde worked in industry in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1991.
Cabo Verde, 2025
23.1%
Change from 2024
+0.2percentage points
World, 2025
23.7%
Position in 2025
56th of 182
Employment in industry in Cabo Verde 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 | Cabo Verde | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23.1% | 23.7% |
| 2024 | 22.9% | 23.6% |
| 2023 | 22.7% | 23.5% |
| 2022 | 22.5% | 23.6% |
| 2021 | 21.6% | 23.6% |
| 2020 | 21.5% | 23.3% |
| 2019 | 21.8% | 23.5% |
| 2018 | 21.9% | 23.5% |
| 2017 | 21.9% | 23.4% |
| 2016 | 21.8% | 23.3% |
| 2015 | 21.8% | 23.3% |
| 2014 | 21.8% | 23.5% |
| 2013 | 21.9% | 23.5% |
| 2012 | 22.0% | 23.6% |
| 2011 | 22.1% | 23.2% |
| 2010 | 22.0% | 22.9% |
| 2009 | 22.1% | 22.5% |
| 2008 | 22.3% | 22.6% |
| 2007 | 22.0% | 22.5% |
| 2006 | 21.3% | 21.9% |
| 2005 | 21.0% | 21.4% |
| 2004 | 20.7% | 21.0% |
| 2003 | 20.2% | 20.6% |
| 2002 | 20.0% | 20.6% |
| 2001 | 19.8% | 20.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 22.9% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 21.8%, the figure has changed by +1.3 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Cabo Verde has the 56th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 23.7%.
More for Cabo Verde
All statistics for Cabo Verde
Employment in agriculture
9.2%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in services
67.7%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
11.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
28.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
57.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
50.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT