Northern Africa and Western Asia vs Sri Lanka: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th
Northern Africa and Western Asia
11.2%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
17.2%
in 2023
Northern Africa and Western Asia rank
19th
Sri Lanka rank
22nd
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th over time
- Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 17.2% against 11.2% in Northern Africa and Western Asia, a difference of 6.0%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.5 times Northern Africa and Western Asia's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 19th and Sri Lanka ranks 22nd of 39 groups.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern Africa and Western Asia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.0% | 17.9% | 5.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 17.9% | 6.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 17.2% | 5.7% | 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, Northern Africa and Western Asia or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 17.2% against 11.2% in Northern Africa and Western Asia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th between Northern Africa and Western Asia and Sri Lanka?
- 6.0%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern Africa and Western Asia and Sri Lanka?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Northern Africa and Western Asia and Sri Lanka rank globally for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
- Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 19th and Sri Lanka ranks 22nd of 39 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.