Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Central Asia

Central Asia: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th was 10.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
10.0%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
23rd
of 39 groups
All-time high
10.3%
in 2018
All-time low
9.7%
in 2001
Years of data
26
2000–2025

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

02.557.5102000201220252000: 9.7 %2001: 9.7 %2002: 9.7 %2003: 9.7 %2004: 9.8 %2005: 10 %2006: 10.2 %2007: 10.2 %2008: 10.2 %2009: 10.2 %2010: 10.2 %2011: 10 %2012: 9.9 %2013: 9.9 %2014: 9.8 %2015: 9.9 %2016: 10 %2017: 10.2 %2018: 10.3 %2019: 10.2 %2020: 10.2 %2021: 10.2 %2022: 10.2 %2023: 10.1 %2024: 10 %2025: 10 %

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.

Analysis

Central Asia recorded 10.0% for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in 2025.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Central Asia peaked at 10.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2001.

That places Central Asia 23rd out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%) in Central Asia, 2000 to 2025.
Year % Change
2000 9.7%
2001 9.7% -0.3%
2002 9.7% +0.4%
2003 9.7% +0.1%
2004 9.8% +1.1%
2005 10.0% +1.8%
2006 10.2% +1.8%
2007 10.2% +0.3%
2008 10.2% +0.1%
2009 10.2% -0.5%
2010 10.2% +0.6%
2011 10.0% -2.0%
2012 9.9% -0.7%
2013 9.9% -0.9%
2014 9.8% -0.5%
2015 9.9% +0.5%
2016 10.0% +1.0%
2017 10.2% +2.5%
2018 10.3% +0.7%
2019 10.2% -0.6%
2020 10.2% -0.2%
2021 10.2% +0.1%
2022 10.2% -0.4%
2023 10.1% -1.1%
2024 10.0% -0.6%
2025 10.0% -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.9% 9.7% 10.2% 10
2010s 10.0% 9.8% 10.3% 10
2020s 10.1% 10.0% 10.2% 6

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  3. 22 Sri Lanka 17.2% compare
  4. 23 Malaysia 16.8% compare
  5. 24 Portugal 16.2% compare
  6. 25 Cambodia 16.2% compare
  7. 26 Mexico 16.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Central Asia?
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Central Asia was 10.0% 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 Asia?
The highest recorded value was 10.3% in 2018.
What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Central Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2001.
How does Central Asia rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
Central Asia ranks 23rd out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th rising or falling in Central Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Central Asia 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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