Korea vs Thailand: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th
Korea
15.2%
in 2025
Thailand
15.8%
in 2024
Korea rank
33rd
Thailand rank
31st
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th over time
- Korea
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 15.8% against 15.2% in Korea, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 33rd and Thailand ranks 31st of 163 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.8% | 14.2% | 4.6% | Korea |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 15.4% | 1.5% | Korea |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 15.8% | 0.0% | 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, Korea or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 15.8% against 15.2% in Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th between Korea and Thailand?
- 0.6%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Thailand?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Korea and Thailand rank globally for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
- Korea ranks 33rd and Thailand ranks 31st 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.