Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Nigeria
Nigeria: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th was 8.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Nigeria, 2004–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 8.8% for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in 2024.
That represents a change of down 31.8% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Nigeria peaked at 14.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2011.
That places Nigeria 99th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 9.8% | — |
| 2011 | 6.5% | -34.1% |
| 2013 | 7.9% | +22.1% |
| 2019 | 10.7% | +36.1% |
| 2022 | 14.1% | +31.7% |
| 2023 | 12.9% | -8.9% |
| 2024 | 8.8% | -31.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.8% | 9.8% | 9.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 6.5% | 10.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 8.8% | 14.1% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Nigeria?
- Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Nigeria was 8.8% 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 14.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2011.
- How does Nigeria rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
- Nigeria ranks 99th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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