Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th was 2.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
2.3%
Change on year
down 2.9%
Rank
37th
of 39 groups
All-time high
10.4%
in 2000
All-time low
2.3%
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, 2000–2024

2468102000201220242000: 10.42001: 102002: 8.92003: 8.42004: 7.12005: 6.72006: 6.42007: 5.82008: 5.42009: 4.32010: 3.82011: 3.72012: 3.62013: 3.42014: 3.52015: 32016: 3.12017: 2.92018: 2.72019: 2.72020: 2.82021: 2.62022: 2.52023: 2.42024: 2.3

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

The most recent figure for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is 2.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region peaked at 10.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2024.

That places China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 37th out of 39 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, year by year

Annual values for Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%) in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 10.4%
2001 10.0% -3.9%
2002 8.9% -10.5%
2003 8.4% -5.8%
2004 7.1% -15.8%
2005 6.7% -5.2%
2006 6.4% -5.1%
2007 5.8% -8.9%
2008 5.4% -6.5%
2009 4.3% -20.3%
2010 3.8% -11.8%
2011 3.7% -2.6%
2012 3.6% -1.9%
2013 3.4% -7.1%
2014 3.5% +2.4%
2015 3.0% -13.3%
2016 3.1% +3.3%
2017 2.9% -6.4%
2018 2.7% -8.2%
2019 2.7% +1.5%
2020 2.8% +4.4%
2021 2.6% -9.2%
2022 2.5% -1.2%
2023 2.4% -5.1%
2024 2.3% -2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.4% 4.3% 10.4% 10
2010s 3.2% 2.7% 3.8% 10
2020s 2.5% 2.3% 2.8% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region was 2.3% 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 China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?
The highest recorded value was 10.4% in 2000.
What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?
The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2024.
How does China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ranks 37th out of 39 groups with data for 2024.
Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th rising or falling in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 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 (%)
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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