Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th was 7.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
7.4%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
30th
of 39 groups
All-time high
7.5%
in 2000
All-time low
6.8%
in 2019
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 7.4% for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 7.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2019.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 30th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.5% | — |
| 2001 | 7.5% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 7.5% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 7.4% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 7.4% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 7.3% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 7.3% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 7.2% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 7.2% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 7.1% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 7.3% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6.9% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 6.8% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 7.0% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 7.4% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 7.4% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.4% | 7.2% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 6.8% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 7.0% | 7.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More work & labour data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 239,462 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 70.23 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 564,978 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.5 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 5.73 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 11,723 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 4,279 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 66.21 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 3.04 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.92 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Sub-Saharan Africa was 7.4% 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2019.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 30th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan 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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