Bulgaria vs Northern Africa and Western Asia: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th
Bulgaria
17.8%
in 2024
Northern Africa and Western Asia
11.2%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
19th
Northern Africa and Western Asia rank
19th
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th over time
- Bulgaria
- Northern Africa and Western Asia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 17.8% against 11.2% in Northern Africa and Western Asia, a difference of 6.6%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.6 times Northern Africa and Western Asia's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 19th and Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 19th of 163 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Northern Africa and Western Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.6% | 12.0% | 11.6% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 11.4% | 8.2% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 11.4% | 6.8% | 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 Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Bulgaria, at 17.8% against 11.2% in Northern Africa and Western Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th between Bulgaria and Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- 6.6%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Northern Africa and Western Asia rank globally for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
- Bulgaria ranks 19th and Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 19th 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.