Malaysia vs Portugal: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th

Malaysia
16.8%
in 2022
Portugal
16.2%
in 2024
Malaysia rank
23rd
Portugal rank
24th

Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th over time

  • Malaysia
  • Portugal
0510152025200020122024

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 16.8% against 16.2% in Portugal, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 23rd and Portugal ranks 24th of 163 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 20.3% 19.3% 1.1% Malaysia
2010s 16.3% 16.6% 0.2% Portugal
2020s 16.7% 16.8% 0.1% Portugal

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 Portugal?
Malaysia, at 16.8% against 16.2% in Portugal as of 2022.
What is the difference in manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th between Malaysia and Portugal?
0.6%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Portugal?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Malaysia and Portugal rank globally for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
Malaysia ranks 23rd and Portugal ranks 24th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
202 places, 3,876 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed