Malaysia vs Northern America: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th
Malaysia
16.8%
in 2022
Northern America
9.4%
in 2025
Malaysia rank
23rd
Northern America rank
26th
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th over time
- Malaysia
- Northern America
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 16.8% against 9.4% in Northern America, a difference of 7.4%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.8 times Northern America's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 23rd and Northern America ranks 26th of 163 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.3% | 12.4% | 7.9% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 10.4% | 5.9% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 9.9% | 6.8% | 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 America?
- Malaysia, at 16.8% against 9.4% in Northern America as of 2022.
- What is the difference in manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th between Malaysia and Northern America?
- 7.4%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Northern America?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Malaysia and Northern America rank globally for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
- Malaysia ranks 23rd and Northern America ranks 26th 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.