Malaysia vs Sri Lanka: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th
Malaysia
16.8%
in 2022
Sri Lanka
17.2%
in 2023
Malaysia rank
23rd
Sri Lanka rank
22nd
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th over time
- Malaysia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 17.2% against 16.8% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 23rd and Sri Lanka ranks 22nd of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.6% | 17.9% | 1.7% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 17.9% | 1.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 17.2% | 0.5% | Sri Lanka |
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 Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 17.2% against 16.8% in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th between Malaysia and Sri Lanka?
- 0.4%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sri Lanka?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
- How do Malaysia and Sri Lanka rank globally for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
- Malaysia ranks 23rd and Sri Lanka 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.