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

Croatia: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th was 15.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
15.9%
Change on year
down 5.1%
World rank
28th
of 163 countries
All-time high
20.4%
in 2002
All-time low
15.9%
in 2024
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Croatia, 2001–2024

051015202001201220242001: 18.5 %2002: 20.4 %2003: 19.7 %2004: 19.2 %2005: 18.1 %2006: 19 %2007: 19.1 %2008: 18.6 %2009: 17.4 %2010: 16.6 %2011: 17.2 %2012: 17.2 %2013: 16.8 %2014: 17 %2015: 16.6 %2016: 16.8 %2017: 16.7 %2018: 17.3 %2019: 17.8 %2020: 17.6 %2021: 17.6 %2022: 17.3 %2023: 16.8 %2024: 15.9 %

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

Analysis

In 2024, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Croatia stood at 15.9%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Croatia peaked at 20.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 2024.

Croatia ranks 28th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%) in Croatia, 2001 to 2024.
Year % Change
2001 18.5%
2002 20.4% +10.7%
2003 19.7% -3.6%
2004 19.2% -2.6%
2005 18.1% -6.0%
2006 19.0% +5.4%
2007 19.1% +0.6%
2008 18.6% -2.8%
2009 17.4% -6.7%
2010 16.6% -4.4%
2011 17.2% +3.8%
2012 17.2% -0.3%
2013 16.8% -2.2%
2014 17.0% +1.0%
2015 16.6% -2.5%
2016 16.8% +1.4%
2017 16.7% -0.4%
2018 17.3% +3.2%
2019 17.8% +3.2%
2020 17.6% -1.4%
2021 17.6% +0.1%
2022 17.3% -1.6%
2023 16.8% -3.2%
2024 15.9% -5.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18.9% 17.4% 20.4% 9
2010s 17.0% 16.6% 17.8% 10
2020s 17.0% 15.9% 17.6% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Croatia?
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Croatia was 15.9% 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 Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 20.4% in 2002.
What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 2024.
How does Croatia rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
Croatia ranks 28th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Croatia 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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