Manufacturing employment: 13th ICLS (%) in Philippines
Philippines: Manufacturing employment: 13th ICLS (%) was 7.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Philippines, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Philippines is 7.6%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Philippines peaked at 10.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2023.
That places Philippines 114th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Manufacturing employment: 13th ICLS (%) in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.0% | — |
| 2002 | 9.5% | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 9.9% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | -16.5% |
| 2013 | 8.3% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 8.2% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 8.3% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 8.6% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 8.5% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 7.9% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | -3.2% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 7.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.6%, 72% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 7.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.0%, 85% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.8% | 9.5% | 10.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 8.2% | 8.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 7.6% | 8.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
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Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Philippines?
- Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Philippines was 7.6% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2023.
- How does Philippines rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
- Philippines ranks 114th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines 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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