Employment in industry in Philippines
20.0% of employed people in Philippines worked in industry in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1991.
Philippines, 2025
20.0%
Change from 2024
+0.5percentage points
World, 2025
23.7%
Position in 2025
77th of 182
Employment in industry in Philippines 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 | Philippines | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20.0% | 23.7% |
| 2024 | 19.5% | 23.6% |
| 2023 | 18.9% | 23.5% |
| 2022 | 18.4% | 23.6% |
| 2021 | 18.9% | 23.6% |
| 2020 | 18.7% | 23.3% |
| 2019 | 19.5% | 23.5% |
| 2018 | 19.5% | 23.5% |
| 2017 | 18.7% | 23.4% |
| 2016 | 17.8% | 23.3% |
| 2015 | 17.1% | 23.3% |
| 2014 | 16.8% | 23.5% |
| 2013 | 16.4% | 23.5% |
| 2012 | 16.0% | 23.6% |
| 2011 | 16.1% | 23.2% |
| 2010 | 16.4% | 22.9% |
| 2009 | 16.0% | 22.5% |
| 2008 | 16.7% | 22.6% |
| 2007 | 16.8% | 22.5% |
| 2006 | 16.6% | 21.9% |
| 2005 | 16.5% | 21.4% |
| 2004 | 16.5% | 21.0% |
| 2003 | 16.2% | 20.6% |
| 2002 | 16.2% | 20.6% |
| 2001 | 16.5% | 20.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.5 percentage points from 19.5% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 17.1%, the figure has changed by +2.9 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Philippines has the 77th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 23.7%.
More for Philippines
All statistics for Philippines
Employment in agriculture
20.5%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in services
59.5%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
2.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
7.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
61.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
50.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT