Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Americas
Americas: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th was 10.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Americas, 2000–2025
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 Americas is 10.8%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Americas peaked at 14.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 2025.
That places Americas 20th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Americas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.4% | — |
| 2001 | 14.1% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 13.8% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 13.7% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 13.6% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 13.4% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 13.2% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 13.2% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 13.0% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 12.4% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 12.2% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 12.0% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 12.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 11.9% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 11.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11.8% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 11.5% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 11.4% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 11.4% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 11.2% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 11.2% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 11.2% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 11.2% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 11.0% | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 10.8% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.5% | 12.4% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 11.3% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 10.8% | 11.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Americas
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2921 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Americas?
- Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Americas was 10.8% 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 Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 2025.
- How does Americas rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
- Americas ranks 20th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Americas 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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