Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th was 9.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Southern Africa, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Southern Africa stood at 9.9%.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Southern Africa peaked at 15.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2023.
That places Southern Africa 24th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.8% | — |
| 2001 | 14.4% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 15.0% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 14.4% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 14.9% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 14.4% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 14.4% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 14.0% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 13.8% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 13.3% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 13.1% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 12.9% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 12.4% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 12.1% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 11.5% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 10.9% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 11.2% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 10.9% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10.3% | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 10.4% | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 9.7% | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 10.0% | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 9.9% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.2% | 13.3% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 10.9% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 9.7% | 10.4% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Southern Africa?
- Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Southern Africa was 9.9% 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 Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2023.
- How does Southern Africa rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
- Southern Africa ranks 24th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern Africa 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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