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

Chile: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th was 9.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
9.6%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
90th
of 163 countries
All-time high
14.3%
in 2001
All-time low
9.4%
in 2024
Years of data
22
2000–2025

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

0510152000201220252000: 14 %2001: 14.3 %2002: 14.1 %2003: 14.1 %2006: 13.5 %2009: 10.3 %2010: 11.2 %2011: 11.5 %2012: 11.6 %2013: 11.3 %2014: 11.2 %2015: 11.2 %2016: 10.6 %2017: 10.7 %2018: 10.3 %2019: 9.8 %2020: 10.1 %2021: 9.9 %2022: 9.9 %2023: 9.8 %2024: 9.4 %2025: 9.6 %

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

Analysis

In 2025, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Chile stood at 9.6%.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Chile peaked at 14.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2024.

Chile ranks 90th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%) in Chile, 2000 to 2025.
Year % Change
2000 14.0%
2001 14.3% +1.9%
2002 14.1% -1.1%
2003 14.1% -0.4%
2006 13.5% -3.8%
2009 10.3% -23.8%
2010 11.2% +9.3%
2011 11.5% +2.3%
2012 11.6% +0.5%
2013 11.3% -2.2%
2014 11.2% -1.1%
2015 11.2% -0.4%
2016 10.6% -4.7%
2017 10.7% +0.9%
2018 10.3% -3.7%
2019 9.8% -5.1%
2020 10.1% +2.8%
2021 9.9% -1.2%
2022 9.9% -0.8%
2023 9.8% -0.9%
2024 9.4% -3.6%
2025 9.6% +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.4% 10.3% 14.3% 6
2010s 10.9% 9.8% 11.6% 10
2020s 9.8% 9.4% 10.1% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Chile?
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Chile was 9.6% 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 Chile?
The highest recorded value was 14.3% in 2001.
What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2024.
How does Chile rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
Chile ranks 90th out of 163 countries with data for 2025.
Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Chile 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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