Manufacturing employment: 13th ICLS (%) in Seychelles

Seychelles: Manufacturing employment: 13th ICLS (%) was 2.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
2.5%
Change on year
down 53.8%
World rank
156th
of 164 countries
All-time high
9.3%
in 2011
All-time low
2.5%
in 2024
Years of data
10
2011–2024

Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Seychelles, 2011–2024

2468102011201720242011: 9.32014: 6.82015: 7.32016: 72017: 6.32018: 5.42019: 5.82020: 5.92023: 5.32024: 2.5

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

The most recent figure for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Seychelles is 2.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

The figure is down 53.8% on the previous year and down 64.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Seychelles peaked at 9.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2024.

Seychelles ranks 156th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

Manufacturing employment: 13th ICLS (%) in Seychelles, year by year

Annual values for Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%) in Seychelles, 2011 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2011 9.3% —
2014 6.8% -26.8%
2015 7.3% +6.9%
2016 7.0% -4.0%
2017 6.3% -10.0%
2018 5.4% -14.9%
2019 5.8% +7.1%
2020 5.9% +2.6%
2023 5.3% -9.8%
2024 2.5% -53.8%

Seychelles compared with similar countries

  • Seychelles's 2.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.6%, 26% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Seychelles's 2.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.7%, 32% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 6.8% 5.4% 9.3% 7
2020s 4.6% 2.5% 5.9% 3

Countries ranked near Seychelles

  1. 153 Angola 3.3% compare
  2. 154 Palau 3.1% compare
  3. 155 Bahamas 2.8% compare
  4. 157 Luxembourg 2.3% compare
  5. 158 Jersey 2.0%
  6. 159 Melanesia 1.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Seychelles?
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Seychelles was 2.5% 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 Seychelles?
The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 2011.
What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Seychelles?
The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2024.
How does Seychelles rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
Seychelles ranks 156th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th rising or falling in Seychelles?
Over the last ten years it is down 64.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Seychelles 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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