Employment in industry in Oman
39.4% of employed people in Oman worked in industry in 2025.
Oman, 2025
39.4%
Change from 2024
−0.1percentage points
World, 2025
23.7%
Position in 2025
1st of 182
Employment in industry in Oman 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 | Oman | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39.4% | 23.7% |
| 2024 | 39.5% | 23.6% |
| 2023 | 39.7% | 23.5% |
| 2022 | 40.0% | 23.6% |
| 2021 | 40.3% | 23.6% |
| 2020 | 33.7% | 23.3% |
| 2019 | 40.1% | 23.5% |
| 2018 | 46.2% | 23.5% |
| 2017 | 43.4% | 23.4% |
| 2016 | 40.9% | 23.3% |
| 2015 | 37.5% | 23.3% |
| 2014 | 37.6% | 23.5% |
| 2013 | 37.8% | 23.5% |
| 2012 | 37.8% | 23.6% |
| 2011 | 37.0% | 23.2% |
| 2010 | 36.9% | 22.9% |
| 2009 | 31.1% | 22.5% |
| 2008 | 26.2% | 22.6% |
| 2007 | 23.6% | 22.5% |
| 2006 | 21.1% | 21.9% |
| 2005 | 18.8% | 21.4% |
| 2004 | 16.7% | 21.0% |
| 2003 | 15.1% | 20.6% |
| 2002 | 13.7% | 20.6% |
| 2001 | 12.5% | 20.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 39.5% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 37.5%, the figure has changed by +2.0 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Oman has the highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 23.7%.
More for Oman
All statistics for Oman
Employment in agriculture
5.9%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in services
54.6%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
3.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
13.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
68.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
30.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT