Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Malaysia

Malaysia: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th was 16.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
16.8%
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
23rd
of 163 countries
All-time high
23.3%
in 2001
All-time low
11.7%
in 2011
Years of data
22
2000–2022

Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Malaysia, 2000–2022

05101520252000201120222000: 22.9 %2001: 23.3 %2002: 21.7 %2003: 21.6 %2004: 20.3 %2005: 19.8 %2006: 20.3 %2007: 18.9 %2008: 18.2 %2009: 16.5 %2010: 16.8 %2011: 11.7 %2012: 16.4 %2013: 16.6 %2015: 16.5 %2016: 16.9 %2017: 17.4 %2018: 16.9 %2019: 17.8 %2020: 16.7 %2021: 16.6 %2022: 16.8 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Malaysia is 16.8%, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Malaysia peaked at 23.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2011.

Malaysia ranks 23rd of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%) in Malaysia, 2000 to 2022.
Year % Change
2000 22.9%
2001 23.3% +1.8%
2002 21.7% -7.1%
2003 21.6% -0.4%
2004 20.3% -6.1%
2005 19.8% -2.3%
2006 20.3% +2.4%
2007 18.9% -7.0%
2008 18.2% -3.4%
2009 16.5% -9.5%
2010 16.8% +2.1%
2011 11.7% -30.3%
2012 16.4% +40.2%
2013 16.6% +0.7%
2015 16.5% -0.2%
2016 16.9% +2.2%
2017 17.4% +2.8%
2018 16.9% -2.5%
2019 17.8% +5.1%
2020 16.7% -6.1%
2021 16.6% -0.6%
2022 16.8% +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20.3% 16.5% 23.3% 10
2010s 16.3% 11.7% 17.8% 9
2020s 16.7% 16.6% 16.8% 3

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  3. 22 Sri Lanka 17.2% compare
  4. 24 Portugal 16.2% compare
  5. 25 Cambodia 16.2% compare
  6. 26 Mexico 16.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Malaysia?
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Malaysia was 16.8% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 23.3% in 2001.
What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2011.
How does Malaysia rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
Malaysia ranks 23rd out of 163 countries with data for 2022.
Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malaysia 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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