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

Latest (2025)
10.8%
Change on year
down 1.1%
Rank
20th
of 39 groups
All-time high
14.4%
in 2000
All-time low
10.8%
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Americas, 2000–2025

0510152000201220252000: 14.4 %2001: 14.1 %2002: 13.8 %2003: 13.7 %2004: 13.6 %2005: 13.4 %2006: 13.2 %2007: 13.2 %2008: 13 %2009: 12.4 %2010: 12.2 %2011: 12 %2012: 12.1 %2013: 11.9 %2014: 11.9 %2015: 11.8 %2016: 11.5 %2017: 11.4 %2018: 11.4 %2019: 11.3 %2020: 11.2 %2021: 11.2 %2022: 11.2 %2023: 11.2 %2024: 11 %2025: 10.8 %

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

Annual values for Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%) in Americas, 2000 to 2025.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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  5. 21 Bosnia and Herzegovina 17.2% compare
  6. 22 Sri Lanka 17.2% compare
  7. 23 Malaysia 16.8% compare

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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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Indicator
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%)
Unit
%
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
202 places, 3,876 data points, 2000–2025
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