Manufacturing employment: 13th ICLS (%) in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: Manufacturing employment: 13th ICLS (%) was 4.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
4.0%
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
148th
of 164 countries
All-time high
4.0%
in 2019
All-time low
0.5%
in 2006
Years of data
5
2006–2020

Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Vanuatu, 2006–2020

12342006201320202006: 0.532009: 1.92010: 2.22019: 42020: 4

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

Vanuatu recorded 4.0% for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in 2020.

The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 76.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Vanuatu peaked at 4.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2006.

Vanuatu ranks 148th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%) in Vanuatu, 2006 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2006 0.5% —
2009 1.9% +254.7%
2010 2.2% +19.7%
2019 4.0% +78.7%
2020 4.0% -1.0%

Vanuatu compared with similar countries

  • Vanuatu's 4.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.5%, 38% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
  • Vanuatu's 4.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.0%, 44% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.2% 0.5% 1.9% 2
2010s 3.1% 2.2% 4.0% 2
2020s 4.0% 4.0% 4.0% 1

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

  1. 145 Uganda 4.8% compare
  2. 146 United Republic of Tanzania 4.2% compare
  3. 147 Antigua and Barbuda 4.1% compare
  4. 149 Grenada 4.0%
  5. 150 Zambia 3.7% compare
  6. 151 Jamaica 3.5% compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

More work & labour data for Vanuatu

All data for Vanuatu →

Frequently asked questions

What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Vanuatu?
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Vanuatu was 4.0% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2019.
What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2006.
How does Vanuatu rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
Vanuatu ranks 148th out of 164 countries with data for 2020.
Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th rising or falling in Vanuatu?
Over the last ten years it is up 76.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Vanuatu 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Vanuatu. Statizoid, drawing on United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Retrieved 24 October 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/manufacturing-employment-as-a-proportion-of-total-employment-13th-icls-percent/vanuatu/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/manufacturing-employment-as-a-proportion-of-total-employment-13th-icls-percent/vanuatu/">Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Vanuatu</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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
Last refreshed