Manufacturing employment: 13th ICLS (%) in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Manufacturing employment: 13th ICLS (%) was 6.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
6.4%
Change on year
down 22.2%
World rank
127th
of 164 countries
All-time high
8.2%
in 2020
All-time low
4.5%
in 2008
Years of data
6
2008–2021
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Afghanistan, 2008–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Afghanistan is 6.4%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 22.2% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Afghanistan peaked at 8.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2008.
Afghanistan ranks 127th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Manufacturing employment: 13th ICLS (%) in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 4.5% | — |
| 2012 | 6.8% | +48.8% |
| 2014 | 7.3% | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 8.2% | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 6.4% | -22.2% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 6.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 6.4%, 99% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 6.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10.0%, 64% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 6.8% | 7.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 6.4% | 8.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More work & labour data for Afghanistan
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.4637 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4511 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4755 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.088 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.67 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 25,498 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 36,430 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 65,039 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 65,177 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 130,217 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Afghanistan?
- Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Afghanistan was 6.4% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2008.
- How does Afghanistan rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
- Afghanistan ranks 127th out of 164 countries with data for 2021.
- Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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