Australia vs Samoa: Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment
Australia
5.9%
in 2025
Samoa
6.0%
in 2022
Australia rank
122nd
Samoa rank
121st
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment over time
- Australia
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 6.0% against 5.9% in Australia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Samoa ahead.
Australia ranks 122nd and Samoa ranks 121st of 152 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.8% | 15.1% | 4.3% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 6.9% | 1.7% | Australia |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 6.0% | 0.9% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment, Australia or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 6.0% against 5.9% in Australia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment between Australia and Samoa?
- 0.1%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Samoa?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Samoa rank globally for manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment?
- Australia ranks 122nd and Samoa ranks 121st of 152 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%).