Sub-Saharan Africa vs Thailand: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th
Sub-Saharan Africa
7.4%
in 2025
Thailand
15.8%
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
30th
Thailand rank
31st
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 15.8% against 7.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 8.4%.
That makes Thailand's figure about 2.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 30th and Thailand ranks 31st of 39 groups.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.4% | 14.2% | 6.8% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 15.4% | 8.4% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 15.8% | 8.6% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th, Sub-Saharan Africa or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 15.8% against 7.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th between Sub-Saharan Africa and Thailand?
- 8.4%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Thailand?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Thailand rank globally for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 30th and Thailand ranks 31st 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.