Northern Africa vs Sri Lanka: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th
Northern Africa
10.8%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
17.2%
in 2023
Northern Africa rank
21st
Sri Lanka rank
22nd
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th over time
- Northern Africa
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 17.2% against 10.8% in Northern Africa, a difference of 6.4%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.6 times Northern Africa's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Northern Africa ranks 21st 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 | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.8% | 17.9% | 7.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 17.9% | 7.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 17.2% | 6.4% | 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 or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 17.2% against 10.8% in Northern Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th between Northern Africa and Sri Lanka?
- 6.4%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern Africa and Sri Lanka?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Northern Africa and Sri Lanka rank globally for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
- Northern Africa ranks 21st 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.