Burkina Faso vs Middle Africa: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th
Burkina Faso
14.7%
in 2023
Middle Africa
5.7%
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
36th
Middle Africa rank
35th
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th over time
- Burkina Faso
- Middle Africa
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 14.7% against 5.7% in Middle Africa, a difference of 9.0%.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 2.6 times Middle Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Middle Africa ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 36th and Middle Africa ranks 35th of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Middle Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Middle Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.7% | 6.7% | 3.1% | Middle Africa |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 6.4% | 5.6% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 5.8% | 5.0% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th, Burkina Faso or Middle Africa?
- Burkina Faso, at 14.7% against 5.7% in Middle Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th between Burkina Faso and Middle Africa?
- 9.0%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Middle Africa?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Middle Africa rank globally for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
- Burkina Faso ranks 36th and Middle Africa ranks 35th 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.