Bulgaria vs Sri Lanka: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th

Bulgaria
17.8%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
17.2%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
19th
Sri Lanka rank
22nd

Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 17.8% against 17.2% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 19th and Sri Lanka ranks 22nd of 163 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s 23.5% 17.9% 5.6% Bulgaria
2010s 19.6% 17.9% 1.7% Bulgaria
2020s 18.3% 17.2% 1.1% 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 Sri Lanka?
Bulgaria, at 17.8% against 17.2% in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th between Bulgaria and Sri Lanka?
0.6%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sri Lanka?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Sri Lanka rank globally for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
Bulgaria ranks 19th and Sri Lanka ranks 22nd 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.

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Indicator
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
202 places, 3,876 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed