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

Portugal: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th was 16.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
16.2%
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
24th
of 163 countries
All-time high
21.7%
in 2000
All-time low
15.9%
in 2013
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Portugal, 2000–2024

051015202000201220242000: 21.72001: 21.42002: 20.42003: 202004: 19.52005: 18.82006: 18.92007: 18.32008: 172009: 16.62010: 16.42011: 16.52012: 16.32013: 15.92014: 16.42015: 16.82016: 16.72017: 16.82018: 172019: 16.82020: 172021: 16.82022: 16.72023: 16.52024: 16.2

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

In 2024, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Portugal stood at 16.2%.

That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Portugal peaked at 21.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 2013.

Portugal ranks 24th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%) in Portugal, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 21.7%
2001 21.4% -1.5%
2002 20.4% -4.4%
2003 20.0% -1.9%
2004 19.5% -2.7%
2005 18.8% -3.5%
2006 18.9% +0.4%
2007 18.3% -3.0%
2008 17.0% -7.2%
2009 16.6% -2.3%
2010 16.4% -1.4%
2011 16.5% +0.7%
2012 16.3% -1.3%
2013 15.9% -2.2%
2014 16.4% +2.9%
2015 16.8% +2.8%
2016 16.7% -0.7%
2017 16.8% +0.4%
2018 17.0% +1.4%
2019 16.8% -1.1%
2020 17.0% +1.2%
2021 16.8% -1.6%
2022 16.7% -0.4%
2023 16.5% -1.3%
2024 16.2% -1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19.3% 16.6% 21.7% 10
2010s 16.6% 15.9% 17.0% 10
2020s 16.6% 16.2% 17.0% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Portugal?
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Portugal was 16.2% 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 Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 21.7% in 2000.
What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 2013.
How does Portugal rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
Portugal ranks 24th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Portugal 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 (%)
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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