Bulgaria vs Latin America and the Caribbean: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th
Bulgaria
17.8%
in 2024
Latin America and the Caribbean
11.7%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
19th
Latin America and the Caribbean rank
16th
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th over time
- Bulgaria
- Latin America and the Caribbean
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 17.8% against 11.7% in Latin America and the Caribbean, a difference of 6.1%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.5 times Latin America and the Caribbean's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 19th and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 16th of 163 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Latin America and the Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.6% | 14.2% | 9.4% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 12.6% | 7.1% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 12.0% | 6.2% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th, Bulgaria or Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Bulgaria, at 17.8% against 11.7% in Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th between Bulgaria and Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 6.1%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
- Bulgaria ranks 19th and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 16th of 163 countries.
- 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.