Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Bhutan

Bhutan: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th was 7.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
7.2%
Change on year
up 7.3%
World rank
115th
of 163 countries
All-time high
7.8%
in 2020
All-time low
2.0%
in 2005
Years of data
16
2005–2024

Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Bhutan, 2005–2024

24682005201420242005: 2 %2006: 3 %2009: 4.7 %2010: 3.9 %2011: 5.2 %2012: 5 %2013: 6.2 %2014: 7 %2015: 6.5 %2018: 6.6 %2019: 7.5 %2020: 7.8 %2021: 6.8 %2022: 6.8 %2023: 6.7 %2024: 7.2 %

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 Bhutan is 7.2%, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Bhutan peaked at 7.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2005.

Bhutan ranks 115th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Bhutan, year by year

Annual values for Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%) in Bhutan, 2005 to 2024.
Year % Change
2005 2.0%
2006 3.0% +52.0%
2009 4.7% +57.7%
2010 3.9% -17.4%
2011 5.2% +34.5%
2012 5.0% -3.8%
2013 6.2% +22.5%
2014 7.0% +14.3%
2015 6.5% -7.8%
2018 6.6% +1.7%
2019 7.5% +13.5%
2020 7.8% +4.9%
2021 6.8% -13.5%
2022 6.8% +0.1%
2023 6.7% -1.9%
2024 7.2% +7.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.2% 2.0% 4.7% 3
2010s 6.0% 3.9% 7.5% 8
2020s 7.1% 6.7% 7.8% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Bhutan?
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Bhutan was 7.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2020.
What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2005.
How does Bhutan rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
Bhutan ranks 115th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th rising or falling in Bhutan?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bhutan 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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