Which has higher manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment, Chile or United States of America?

United States of America, at 9.6% against 9.6% in Chile as of 2025.

What is the difference in manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment between Chile and United States of America?

0.0%, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and United States of America?

19 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.

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.

Chile vs United States of America: Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment

Chile

9.6%

in 2025

United States of America

9.6%

in 2025

Chile rank

84th

United States of America rank

82nd

Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment over time

Chile
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 9.6% against 9.6% in Chile, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 84th and United States of America ranks 82nd of 152 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	12.6%	11.9%	0.7%	Chile
2010s	10.9%	10.7%	0.3%	Chile
2020s	9.8%	9.9%	0.1%	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment, Chile or United States of America?: United States of America, at 9.6% against 9.6% in Chile as of 2025.
What is the difference in manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment between Chile and United States of America?: 0.0%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and United States of America?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
How do Chile and United States of America rank globally for manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment?: Chile ranks 84th and United States of America ranks 82nd 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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Indicator: Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment
Unit: %
Source: United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 152 places, 2,660 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%).