Middle Africa vs Thailand: Manufacturing employment: 13th ICLS (%)

Middle Africa
5.7%
in 2025
Thailand
15.8%
in 2024
Middle Africa rank
34th
Thailand rank
31st

Manufacturing employment: 13th ICLS (%) over time

  • Middle Africa
  • Thailand
57.51012.51517.5200020122025

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 15.8% against 5.7% in Middle Africa, a difference of 10.1%.

That makes Thailand's figure about 2.8 times Middle Africa's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.

Middle Africa ranks 34th and Thailand ranks 31st of 38 groups.

Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle Africa Thailand Difference Ahead
2000s 7.1% 14.2% 7.1% Thailand
2010s 6.5% 15.4% 9.0% Thailand
2020s 5.8% 15.8% 10.0% Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th, Middle Africa or Thailand?
Thailand, at 15.8% against 5.7% in Middle Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th between Middle Africa and Thailand?
10.1%, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle Africa and Thailand?
19 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Middle Africa and Thailand rank globally for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
Middle Africa ranks 34th and Thailand ranks 31st of 38 groups.
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 (%)
Unit
%
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