Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Africa
Africa: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th was 7.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
7.8%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
28th
of 39 groups
All-time high
8.1%
in 2000
All-time low
7.3%
in 2019
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Africa, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Africa stood at 7.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Africa peaked at 8.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2019.
Africa ranks 28th of 39 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.1% | — |
| 2001 | 8.0% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 8.0% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 7.9% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 7.9% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 7.9% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 7.9% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 7.7% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 7.8% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 7.7% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 7.4% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 7.3% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 7.9% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 7.9% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 7.8% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 7.8% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.9% | 7.7% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 7.3% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 7.5% | 7.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Africa?
- Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Africa was 7.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2019.
- How does Africa rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
- Africa ranks 28th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Africa 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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