Manufacturing employment: 13th ICLS (%) in Cyprus

Cyprus: Manufacturing employment: 13th ICLS (%) was 6.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
6.1%
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
131st
of 164 countries
All-time high
12.8%
in 2000
All-time low
6.1%
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Cyprus, 2000–2024

0510152000201220242000: 12.8 %2001: 12.8 %2002: 12.2 %2003: 11 %2004: 11.1 %2005: 11.5 %2006: 10.4 %2007: 9.8 %2008: 9.7 %2009: 9.1 %2010: 8.3 %2011: 7.8 %2012: 7.5 %2013: 7.5 %2014: 8.2 %2015: 7.8 %2016: 7.2 %2017: 7.2 %2018: 6.9 %2019: 7.3 %2020: 7.6 %2021: 7.2 %2022: 6.5 %2023: 6.2 %2024: 6.1 %

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

Analysis

Cyprus recorded 6.1% for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Cyprus peaked at 12.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2024.

Cyprus ranks 131st of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Manufacturing employment: 13th ICLS (%) in Cyprus, year by year

Annual values for Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%) in Cyprus, 2000 to 2024.
Year % Change
2000 12.8% —
2001 12.8% -0.3%
2002 12.2% -4.2%
2003 11.0% -10.2%
2004 11.1% +1.3%
2005 11.5% +3.5%
2006 10.4% -9.3%
2007 9.8% -5.7%
2008 9.7% -1.7%
2009 9.1% -6.3%
2010 8.3% -8.2%
2011 7.8% -6.4%
2012 7.5% -4.0%
2013 7.5% +0.4%
2014 8.2% +8.8%
2015 7.8% -4.7%
2016 7.2% -8.0%
2017 7.2% -0.1%
2018 6.9% -3.9%
2019 7.3% +5.7%
2020 7.6% +4.5%
2021 7.2% -5.7%
2022 6.5% -8.6%
2023 6.2% -5.0%
2024 6.1% -1.8%

Cyprus compared with similar countries

  • Cyprus's 6.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.6%, 64% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Cyprus's 6.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.3%, 50% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.0% 9.1% 12.8% 10
2010s 7.6% 6.9% 8.3% 10
2020s 6.7% 6.1% 7.6% 5

Countries ranked near Cyprus

  1. 128 Montenegro 6.3% compare
  2. 129 Namibia 6.2% compare
  3. 130 Georgia 6.1% compare
  4. 132 Fiji 6.0% compare
  5. 133 Samoa 6.0% compare
  6. 134 Australia 5.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Cyprus?
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Cyprus was 6.1% 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 Cyprus?
The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 2000.
What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Cyprus?
The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2024.
How does Cyprus rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
Cyprus ranks 131st out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th rising or falling in Cyprus?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cyprus 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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