Iceland vs United States of America: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th

Iceland
9.1%
in 2024
United States of America
9.6%
in 2025
Iceland rank
42nd
United States of America rank
39th

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

  • Iceland
  • United States of America
02.557.510201420192025

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 9.6% against 9.1% in Iceland, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 42nd and United States of America ranks 39th of 67 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland United States of America Difference Ahead
2010s 9.9% 10.5% 0.6% United States of America
2020s 9.2% 9.9% 0.7% United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th, Iceland or United States of America?
United States of America, at 9.6% against 9.1% in Iceland as of 2025.
What is the difference in manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th between Iceland and United States of America?
0.5%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and United States of America?
11 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2024.
How do Iceland and United States of America rank globally for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th?
Iceland ranks 42nd and United States of America ranks 39th 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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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