Employment in industry in Ghana
18.3% of employed people in Ghana worked in industry in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1991.
Ghana, 2025
18.3%
Change from 2024
+0.4percentage points
World, 2025
23.7%
Position in 2025
101st of 182
Employment in industry in Ghana 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 | Ghana | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18.3% | 23.7% |
| 2024 | 17.9% | 23.6% |
| 2023 | 17.6% | 23.5% |
| 2022 | 17.7% | 23.6% |
| 2021 | 14.4% | 23.6% |
| 2020 | 15.2% | 23.3% |
| 2019 | 16.1% | 23.5% |
| 2018 | 16.8% | 23.5% |
| 2017 | 17.5% | 23.4% |
| 2016 | 17.3% | 23.3% |
| 2015 | 17.4% | 23.3% |
| 2014 | 17.4% | 23.5% |
| 2013 | 17.4% | 23.5% |
| 2012 | 16.7% | 23.6% |
| 2011 | 16.1% | 23.2% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | 22.9% |
| 2009 | 14.8% | 22.5% |
| 2008 | 14.6% | 22.6% |
| 2007 | 14.1% | 22.5% |
| 2006 | 14.0% | 21.9% |
| 2005 | 13.8% | 21.4% |
| 2004 | 13.6% | 21.0% |
| 2003 | 13.5% | 20.6% |
| 2002 | 13.3% | 20.6% |
| 2001 | 13.2% | 20.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 17.9% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 17.4%, the figure has changed by +0.9 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Ghana has the 101st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 23.7%.
More for Ghana
All statistics for Ghana
Employment in agriculture
34.6%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in services
47.2%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
3.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
5.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
58.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
55.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT