Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Central America
Central America: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th was 15.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Central America, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Central America stood at 15.3%.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Central America peaked at 17.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.8%, in 2012.
Central America ranks 5th of 39 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Central America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.4% | — |
| 2001 | 17.0% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 16.8% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 16.5% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 16.4% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 16.4% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 16.4% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 16.2% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 15.8% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 14.9% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 15.1% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 15.0% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 14.8% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 15.0% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 15.3% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 15.3% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 15.5% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 15.7% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 15.5% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 15.7% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 15.8% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 15.8% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 15.7% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 15.4% | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 15.3% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.4% | 14.9% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 14.8% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 15.3% | 15.8% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Central America
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 97,869 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.504 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.4799 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.5282 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.17 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6901 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 36,936 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 194,627 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 197,005 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 99,136 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Central America?
- Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Central America was 15.3% 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 Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8% in 2012.
- How does Central America rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
- Central America ranks 5th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central America 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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