Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand): Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th was 2.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) stood at 2.3%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) peaked at 6.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2025.
That places Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 38th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.1% | — |
| 2001 | 5.7% | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 2.3% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.2% | 4.4% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.8% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
- 35 Japan 15.1% compare
- 36 Burkina Faso 14.7% compare
- 37 State of Palestine 14.5% compare
- 38 Pakistan 14.4% compare
- 39 Togo 14.3% compare
- 40 El Salvador 14.3% compare
- 41 Russian Federation 14.2% compare
- 41 Russia 14.2% compare
More work & labour data for Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) was 2.3% 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 Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2025.
- How does Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) ranks 38th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th rising or falling in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oceania (exc. Australia and 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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