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

Switzerland: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th was 12.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
12.0%
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
57th
of 163 countries
All-time high
15.9%
in 2001
All-time low
12.0%
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

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

0510152000201220242000: 15.5 %2001: 15.9 %2002: 14.8 %2003: 14.2 %2004: 14 %2005: 14 %2006: 13.9 %2007: 14.1 %2008: 14.1 %2009: 14.7 %2010: 14.3 %2011: 13.9 %2012: 13.6 %2013: 13.6 %2014: 13.3 %2015: 12.9 %2016: 12.7 %2017: 12.6 %2018: 12.7 %2019: 12.8 %2020: 12.7 %2021: 12.1 %2022: 12.3 %2023: 12.2 %2024: 12 %

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

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 12.0% for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Switzerland peaked at 15.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2024.

Switzerland ranks 57th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%) in Switzerland, 2000 to 2024.
Year % Change
2000 15.5%
2001 15.9% +2.8%
2002 14.8% -7.3%
2003 14.2% -3.9%
2004 14.0% -1.3%
2005 14.0% -0.2%
2006 13.9% -0.3%
2007 14.1% +1.0%
2008 14.1% +0.0%
2009 14.7% +4.5%
2010 14.3% -2.9%
2011 13.9% -2.3%
2012 13.6% -2.4%
2013 13.6% -0.2%
2014 13.3% -1.7%
2015 12.9% -3.1%
2016 12.7% -1.7%
2017 12.6% -0.7%
2018 12.7% +0.4%
2019 12.8% +0.8%
2020 12.7% -0.8%
2021 12.1% -4.3%
2022 12.3% +1.4%
2023 12.2% -0.4%
2024 12.0% -1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14.5% 13.9% 15.9% 10
2010s 13.2% 12.6% 14.3% 10
2020s 12.3% 12.0% 12.7% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Switzerland?
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Switzerland was 12.0% 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 Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 2001.
What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2024.
How does Switzerland rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
Switzerland ranks 57th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Switzerland 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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