Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in New Zealand
New Zealand: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th was 8.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
8.6%
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
104th
of 163 countries
All-time high
15.9%
in 2001
All-time low
8.5%
in 2024
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in New Zealand, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 8.6% for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in 2025.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in New Zealand peaked at 15.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2024.
That places New Zealand 104th out of 163 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.8% | — |
| 2001 | 15.9% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 15.6% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 14.2% | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 14.2% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 13.4% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 12.8% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 12.6% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 12.5% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 12.0% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 11.8% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 11.5% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 11.4% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 11.2% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 10.9% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 9.1% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 8.8% | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 8.9% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 8.6% | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 8.5% | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 8.6% | +1.4% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 8.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.6%, 90% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 8.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.0%, 96% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.9% | 12.0% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 9.1% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 8.5% | 9.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
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Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in New Zealand?
- Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in New Zealand was 8.6% 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2024.
- How does New Zealand rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
- New Zealand ranks 104th out of 163 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand 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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