Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th was 18.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia recorded 18.7% 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 Eastern and South-Eastern Asia peaked at 19.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 2003.
That places Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 2nd out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.0% | — |
| 2001 | 16.6% | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 16.0% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 15.9% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 16.2% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 16.9% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 17.5% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 18.1% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 18.1% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 18.2% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 18.5% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 18.7% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 19.0% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 18.9% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 18.8% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 18.5% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 18.5% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 18.6% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 18.8% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 18.9% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 19.0% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 19.0% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 18.6% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 18.7% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 18.7% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 18.7% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.2% | 15.9% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 18.5% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 18.6% | 19.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
More work & labour data for Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS 3.8% (2025)
- Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 7.33 (2024)
- Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS 53.9% (2025)
- Proportion of adults (15 years and older) active in labor force with 76.7% (2024)
- Proportion of adults (15 years and older) out of labor force with an 62.4% (2024)
- [ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash 21.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia was 18.7% 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 Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 2003.
- How does Eastern and South-Eastern Asia rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 2nd out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th rising or falling in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern and South-Eastern 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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