Employment In Industry (As % of Total Workforce) fell 0.024% to 24.8% in Saudi Arabia in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, Employment In Industry (As % of Total Workforce) in Saudi Arabia reached an all time high of 25.9% in 1992 and an all time low of 19.8% in 2008. When compared to Saudi Arabia's main peers, Employment In Industry (As % of Total Workforce) in Iraq amounted to 22.4%, 24.4% in Jordan, 34.2% in United Arab Emirates and 9.97% in Yemen in 2020.
Saudi Arabia has been ranked 45th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Employment In Industry (As % of Total Workforce), 27 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Employment In Industry (As % of Total Workforce) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Bahrain | % | 35.2% | 35.2% | 35.4% | 35.5% | 35.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Djibouti | % | 13.3% | 13.3% | 13.4% | 13.4% | 13.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Eritrea | % | 7.58% | 7.49% | 7.43% | 7.35% | 7.32% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 33.8% | 32.5% | 31.9% | 32.0% | 32.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 23.4% | 22.7% | 23.6% | 23.2% | 22.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Israel | % | 17.7% | 17.6% | 17.5% | 17.4% | 17.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | % | 25.1% | 24.9% | 24.6% | 24.4% | 24.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | % | 23.5% | 22.6% | 22.4% | 22.0% | 22.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Oman | % | 34.0% | 33.2% | 32.5% | 32.1% | 32.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Qatar | % | 53.0% | 54.1% | 54.5% | 54.5% | 54.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | % | 23.0% | 22.7% | 24.5% | 24.7% | 24.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Syria | % | 23.4% | 22.8% | 22.6% | 22.4% | 22.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | % | 34.8% | 35.0% | 34.9% | 34.6% | 34.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | % | 14.5% | 12.4% | 11.3% | 10.4% | 10.2% |
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