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Employment in industry in Sri Lanka

Latest: 26.3%
Previous: 26.1%
Change: +0.24 (+0.9%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Employment in industry over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Employment in industry in Sri Lanka
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	—
Dec 31, 1991	22.6%
Dec 31, 1992	16.9%
Dec 31, 1993	17.5%
Dec 31, 1994	17.3%
Dec 31, 1995	21.2%
Dec 31, 1996	19.5%
Dec 31, 1997	20.2%
Dec 31, 1998	19.5%
Dec 31, 1999	19.6%
Dec 31, 2000	19.7%
Dec 31, 2001	19.3%
Dec 31, 2002	19.4%
Dec 31, 2003	19.8%
Dec 31, 2004	21.1%
Dec 31, 2005	22.6%
Dec 31, 2006	23.0%
Dec 31, 2007	23.2%
Dec 31, 2008	23.5%
Dec 31, 2009	23.7%
Dec 31, 2010	24.2%
Dec 31, 2011	24.8%
Dec 31, 2012	26.1%
Dec 31, 2013	25.8%
Dec 31, 2014	26.3%
Dec 31, 2015	25.8%
Dec 31, 2016	26.4%
Dec 31, 2017	28.4%
Dec 31, 2018	27.9%
Dec 31, 2019	27.6%
Dec 31, 2020	26.9%
Dec 31, 2021	26.0%
Dec 31, 2022	26.5%
Dec 31, 2023	26.3%
Dec 31, 2024	26.1%
Dec 31, 2025	26.3%

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