Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th was 17.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Bulgaria, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Bulgaria stood at 17.8%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Bulgaria peaked at 24.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 2024.
Bulgaria ranks 19th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.4% | — |
| 2001 | 24.1% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 23.8% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 23.3% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 23.9% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 24.4% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 24.0% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 23.6% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 23.2% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 22.2% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 21.0% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 19.5% | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 20.8% | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 19.8% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 19.2% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 19.9% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 20.0% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 18.6% | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 19.0% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 18.6% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 18.6% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 18.3% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 18.3% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 18.1% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 17.8% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.6% | 22.2% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 18.6% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 17.8% | 18.6% | 5 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7055 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Bulgaria?
- Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Bulgaria was 17.8% 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 Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 24.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 2024.
- How does Bulgaria rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
- Bulgaria ranks 19th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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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