Africa vs Thailand: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th
Africa
7.8%
in 2025
Thailand
15.8%
in 2024
Africa rank
28th
Thailand rank
31st
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th over time
- Africa
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 15.8% against 7.8% in Africa, a difference of 8.0%.
That makes Thailand's figure about 2.0 times Africa's.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 28th and Thailand ranks 31st of 39 groups.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.9% | 14.2% | 6.3% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 15.4% | 7.9% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 15.8% | 8.1% | Thailand |
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 Thailand?
- Thailand, at 15.8% against 7.8% in Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th between Africa and Thailand?
- 8.0%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Thailand?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Africa and Thailand rank globally for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
- Africa ranks 28th and Thailand ranks 31st 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.