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

Latest (2024)
17.8%
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
19th
of 163 countries
All-time high
24.4%
in 2005
All-time low
17.8%
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Bulgaria, 2000–2024

05101520252000201220242000: 23.4 %2001: 24.1 %2002: 23.8 %2003: 23.3 %2004: 23.9 %2005: 24.4 %2006: 24 %2007: 23.6 %2008: 23.2 %2009: 22.2 %2010: 21 %2011: 19.5 %2012: 20.8 %2013: 19.8 %2014: 19.2 %2015: 19.9 %2016: 20 %2017: 18.6 %2018: 19 %2019: 18.6 %2020: 18.6 %2021: 18.3 %2022: 18.3 %2023: 18.1 %2024: 17.8 %

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

Annual values for Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%) in Bulgaria, 2000 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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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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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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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