Portugal vs South America: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th
Portugal
16.2%
in 2024
South America
10.7%
in 2025
Portugal rank
24th
South America rank
22nd
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th over time
- Portugal
- South America
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 16.2% against 10.7% in South America, a difference of 5.5%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.5 times South America's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 24th and South America ranks 22nd of 163 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.3% | 13.8% | 5.5% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 11.9% | 4.6% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 10.9% | 5.7% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th, Portugal or South America?
- Portugal, at 16.2% against 10.7% in South America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th between Portugal and South America?
- 5.5%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and South America?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and South America rank globally for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
- Portugal ranks 24th and South America 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.