Africa vs Cambodia: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th
Africa
7.8%
in 2025
Cambodia
16.2%
in 2023
Africa rank
28th
Cambodia rank
25th
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th over time
- Africa
- Cambodia
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 16.2% against 7.8% in Africa, a difference of 8.4%.
That makes Cambodia's figure about 2.1 times Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Africa ahead.
Africa ranks 28th and Cambodia ranks 25th of 39 groups.
Cambodia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Cambodia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.9% | 8.9% | 1.0% | Cambodia |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 14.9% | 7.3% | Cambodia |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 16.1% | 8.5% | Cambodia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th, Africa or Cambodia?
- Cambodia, at 16.2% against 7.8% in Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th between Africa and Cambodia?
- 8.4%, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Cambodia?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Africa and Cambodia rank globally for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
- Africa ranks 28th and Cambodia ranks 25th of 39 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.