Eastern Africa vs Korea: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th
Eastern Africa
3.9%
in 2025
Korea
15.2%
in 2025
Eastern Africa rank
36th
Korea rank
33rd
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th over time
- Eastern Africa
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 15.2% against 3.9% in Eastern Africa, a difference of 11.3%.
That makes Korea's figure about 3.9 times Eastern Africa's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Eastern Africa ranks 36th and Korea ranks 33rd of 39 groups.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Africa | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.9% | 18.1% | 12.2% | Korea |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 16.9% | 12.1% | Korea |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 15.7% | 11.7% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th, Eastern Africa or Korea?
- Korea, at 15.2% against 3.9% in Eastern Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th between Eastern Africa and Korea?
- 11.3%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Africa and Korea?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Eastern Africa and Korea rank globally for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
- Eastern Africa ranks 36th and Korea ranks 33rd 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.