Romania vs Western Asia: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th

Romania
18.8%
in 2024
Western Asia
11.5%
in 2025
Romania rank
15th
Western Asia rank
17th

Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th over time

  • Romania
  • Western Asia
0510152025200020122025

How they compare

Romania currently reports 18.8% against 11.5% in Western Asia, a difference of 7.3%.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.6 times Western Asia's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.

Romania ranks 15th and Western Asia ranks 17th of 163 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania Western Asia Difference Ahead
2000s 20.5% 12.9% 7.6% Romania
2010s 18.4% 12.1% 6.3% Romania
2020s 19.2% 11.9% 7.3% Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th, Romania or Western Asia?
Romania, at 18.8% against 11.5% in Western Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th between Romania and Western Asia?
7.3%, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Western Asia?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Romania and Western Asia rank globally for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
Romania ranks 15th and Western Asia ranks 17th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%)
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