South America vs Sri Lanka: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th
South America
10.7%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
17.2%
in 2023
South America rank
22nd
Sri Lanka rank
22nd
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th over time
- South America
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 17.2% against 10.7% in South America, a difference of 6.5%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.6 times South America's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
South America ranks 22nd 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 | South America | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.7% | 17.9% | 4.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 17.9% | 6.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 17.2% | 6.3% | 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, South America or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 17.2% against 10.7% in South America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th between South America and Sri Lanka?
- 6.5%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South America and Sri Lanka?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do South America and Sri Lanka rank globally for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
- South America ranks 22nd 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.