Southern Africa vs Sri Lanka: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th
Southern Africa
9.9%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
17.2%
in 2023
Southern Africa rank
24th
Sri Lanka rank
22nd
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th over time
- Southern Africa
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 17.2% against 9.9% in Southern Africa, a difference of 7.3%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.7 times Southern Africa's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Southern Africa ranks 24th 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 | Southern Africa | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.3% | 17.9% | 3.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 17.9% | 6.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 17.2% | 7.1% | 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, Southern Africa or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 17.2% against 9.9% in Southern Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th between Southern Africa and Sri Lanka?
- 7.3%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Southern Africa and Sri Lanka?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Southern Africa and Sri Lanka rank globally for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
- Southern Africa ranks 24th 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.