Malaysia vs South America: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th
Malaysia
16.8%
in 2022
South America
10.7%
in 2025
Malaysia rank
23rd
South America rank
22nd
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th over time
- Malaysia
- South America
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 16.8% against 10.7% in South America, a difference of 6.1%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.6 times South America's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 23rd and South America ranks 22nd of 163 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.3% | 13.8% | 6.6% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 11.9% | 4.5% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 11.0% | 5.8% | 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 South America?
- Malaysia, at 16.8% against 10.7% in South America as of 2022.
- What is the difference in manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th between Malaysia and South America?
- 6.1%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and South America?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Malaysia and South America rank globally for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
- Malaysia ranks 23rd and South America ranks 22nd 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.