Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in India
India: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th was 11.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in India, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
India recorded 11.9% for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in India peaked at 12.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2000.
India ranks 58th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.7% | — |
| 2005 | 11.2% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 11.3% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 12.8% | +13.5% |
| 2018 | 12.5% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 12.3% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 11.3% | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 11.5% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 11.7% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 12.0% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 11.9% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.0% | 10.7% | 11.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 11.3% | 12.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 11.3% | 12.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in India?
- Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in India was 11.9% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2000.
- How does India rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
- India ranks 58th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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