Eastern and South-Eastern Asia vs Viet Nam: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
18.7%
in 2025
Viet Nam
22.0%
in 2024
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia rank
2nd
Viet Nam rank
5th
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th over time
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 22.0% against 18.7% in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, a difference of 3.3%.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.2 times Eastern and South-Eastern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ahead.
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 2nd and Viet Nam ranks 5th of 39 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Eastern and South-Eastern Asia averaged higher in 2 and Viet Nam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern and South-Eastern Asia | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.1% | 11.8% | 5.2% | Eastern and South-Eastern Asia |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 15.8% | 2.9% | Eastern and South-Eastern Asia |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 21.5% | 2.7% | Viet Nam |
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 and South-Eastern Asia or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 22.0% against 18.7% in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th between Eastern and South-Eastern Asia and Viet Nam?
- 3.3%, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern and South-Eastern Asia and Viet Nam?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Eastern and South-Eastern Asia and Viet Nam rank globally for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 2nd and Viet Nam ranks 5th 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.