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

Romania: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th was 18.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
18.8%
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
15th
of 163 countries
All-time high
22.5%
in 2004
All-time low
17.6%
in 2010
Years of data
25
2000–2024

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

05101520252000201220242000: 18.6 %2001: 18.4 %2002: 21.5 %2003: 21 %2004: 22.5 %2005: 21.5 %2006: 21.3 %2007: 21.1 %2008: 20.3 %2009: 18.9 %2010: 17.6 %2011: 18.1 %2012: 17.8 %2013: 17.9 %2014: 18.5 %2015: 18.2 %2016: 18.9 %2017: 19.2 %2018: 19.3 %2019: 18.9 %2020: 18.1 %2021: 19.6 %2022: 19.7 %2023: 19.5 %2024: 18.8 %

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.

Analysis

Romania recorded 18.8% for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in 2024.

That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Romania peaked at 22.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 17.6%, in 2010.

Romania ranks 15th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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 Romania, year by year

Annual values for Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%) in Romania, 2000 to 2024.
Year % Change
2000 18.6%
2001 18.4% -1.3%
2002 21.5% +17.1%
2003 21.0% -2.6%
2004 22.5% +7.4%
2005 21.5% -4.5%
2006 21.3% -1.0%
2007 21.1% -0.9%
2008 20.3% -3.6%
2009 18.9% -6.8%
2010 17.6% -7.2%
2011 18.1% +3.0%
2012 17.8% -1.7%
2013 17.9% +0.8%
2014 18.5% +3.2%
2015 18.2% -1.8%
2016 18.9% +4.0%
2017 19.2% +1.7%
2018 19.3% +0.3%
2019 18.9% -2.0%
2020 18.1% -4.5%
2021 19.6% +8.8%
2022 19.7% +0.5%
2023 19.5% -1.1%
2024 18.8% -3.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20.5% 18.4% 22.5% 10
2010s 18.4% 17.6% 19.3% 10
2020s 19.2% 18.1% 19.7% 5

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 13 Poland 19.0% compare
  2. 14 Belarus 18.9% compare
  3. 16 Germany 18.2% compare
  4. 17 Italy 18.2% compare
  5. 18 Serbia 17.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Romania?
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Romania was 18.8% 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 Romania?
The highest recorded value was 22.5% in 2004.
What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 17.6% in 2010.
How does Romania rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
Romania ranks 15th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Romania 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 (%)
Unit
%
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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