Manufacturing employment: 13th ICLS (%) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Manufacturing employment: 13th ICLS (%) was 5.7% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2017)
5.7%
Change on year
down 71.5%
World rank
136th
of 164 countries
All-time high
19.8%
in 2016
All-time low
4.4%
in 2008
Years of data
5
2003–2017
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Kuwait, 2003–2017
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Kuwait is 5.7%, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of down 71.5% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Kuwait peaked at 19.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2008.
Kuwait ranks 136th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Manufacturing employment: 13th ICLS (%) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 5.1% | — |
| 2005 | 4.4% | -13.6% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 19.8% | +353.9% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | -71.5% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 5.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.6%, 59% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 5.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10.0%, 57% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 4.4% | 5.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 5.7% | 19.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 133 Samoa 6.0% compare
- 134 Australia 5.9% compare
- 135 Barbados 5.8% compare
- 137 Azerbaijan 5.6% compare
- 138 Tajikistan 5.4% compare
- 139 Madagascar 5.4% compare
More work & labour data for Kuwait
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.801 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.7211 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.9054 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2002)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.4407 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,644 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 0 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,171 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,431 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 9,602 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Kuwait?
- Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Kuwait was 5.7% in 2017, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2008.
- How does Kuwait rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
- Kuwait ranks 136th out of 164 countries with data for 2017.
- Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait 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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