El Salvador vs Pakistan: Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment
El Salvador
14.3%
in 2024
Pakistan
14.4%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
37th
Pakistan rank
35th
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment over time
- El Salvador
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 14.4% against 14.3% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 37th and Pakistan ranks 35th of 152 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.0% | 13.2% | 3.8% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 14.3% | 0.9% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 14.8% | 0.8% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment, El Salvador or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 14.4% against 14.3% in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment between El Salvador and Pakistan?
- 0.1%, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Pakistan?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do El Salvador and Pakistan rank globally for manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment?
- El Salvador ranks 37th and Pakistan ranks 35th 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 (%).