Asia vs Viet Nam: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th
Asia
15.9%
in 2025
Viet Nam
22.0%
in 2024
Asia rank
3rd
Viet Nam rank
5th
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th over time
- Asia
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 22.0% against 15.9% in Asia, a difference of 6.1%.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.4 times Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Asia ahead.
Asia ranks 3rd and Viet Nam ranks 5th of 39 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Asia averaged higher in 2 and Viet Nam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.3% | 11.8% | 3.4% | Asia |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 15.8% | 0.7% | Asia |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 21.5% | 5.4% | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th, Asia or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 22.0% against 15.9% in Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th between Asia and Viet Nam?
- 6.1%, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Viet Nam?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Asia and Viet Nam rank globally for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
- Asia ranks 3rd and Viet Nam ranks 5th 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.