Malaysia vs Northern Africa: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th
Malaysia
16.8%
in 2022
Northern Africa
10.8%
in 2025
Malaysia rank
23rd
Northern Africa rank
21st
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th over time
- Malaysia
- Northern Africa
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 16.8% against 10.8% in Northern Africa, a difference of 6.0%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.6 times Northern Africa's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 23rd and Northern Africa ranks 21st of 163 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Northern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.3% | 10.8% | 9.5% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 10.5% | 5.8% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 10.8% | 6.0% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th, Malaysia or Northern Africa?
- Malaysia, at 16.8% against 10.8% in Northern Africa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th between Malaysia and Northern Africa?
- 6.0%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Northern Africa?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Malaysia and Northern Africa rank globally for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
- Malaysia ranks 23rd and Northern Africa ranks 21st 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.