Malaysia vs United States of America: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th
Malaysia
16.8%
in 2022
United States of America
9.6%
in 2025
Malaysia rank
23rd
United States of America rank
25th
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th over time
- Malaysia
- United States of America
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 16.8% against 9.6% in United States of America, a difference of 7.2%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.8 times United States of America's.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 23rd and United States of America ranks 25th of 163 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.4% | 12.0% | 7.4% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 10.7% | 5.7% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 10.0% | 6.7% | 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 United States of America?
- Malaysia, at 16.8% against 9.6% in United States of America as of 2022.
- What is the difference in manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th between Malaysia and United States of America?
- 7.2%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and United States of America?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Malaysia and United States of America rank globally for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
- Malaysia ranks 23rd and United States of America ranks 25th 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.