Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)
Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs): Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th was 6.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) stood at 6.0%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) peaked at 7.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.9% | — |
| 2001 | 7.8% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 7.9% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 7.9% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 7.9% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 7.8% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7.6% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 7.5% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6.9% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 6.1% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 6.0% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.8% | 7.5% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 6.5% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 6.0% | 6.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)
More work & labour data for Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS 4.9% (2025)
- Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 2.49 (2024)
- Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS 77.8% (2025)
- Proportion of adults (15 years and older) active in labor force with 59.6% (2024)
- Proportion of adults (15 years and older) out of labor force with an 46.2% (2024)
- [ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash 2.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)?
- Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) was 6.0% 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 Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2025.
- How does Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) ranks 15th out of 19 regions with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th rising or falling in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 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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