Belgium vs Latvia: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th

Belgium
11.3%
in 2024
Latvia
12.3%
in 2024
Belgium rank
26th
Latvia rank
23rd

Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th over time

  • Belgium
  • Latvia
051015201420192024

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 12.3% against 11.3% in Belgium, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Latvia ahead.

Belgium ranks 26th and Latvia ranks 23rd of 67 countries.

Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Latvia Difference Ahead
2010s 12.5% 13.2% 0.6% Latvia
2020s 11.8% 12.8% 1.0% Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th, Belgium or Latvia?
Latvia, at 12.3% against 11.3% in Belgium as of 2024.
What is the difference in manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th between Belgium and Latvia?
1.0%, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Latvia?
11 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Latvia rank globally for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th?
Belgium ranks 26th and Latvia ranks 23rd of 67 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th 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 - 19th ICLS(%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
70 places, 687 data points, 2014–2025
Last refreshed