Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Western Africa
Western Africa: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th was 11.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Western Africa, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 11.4% for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Western Africa peaked at 11.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2001.
That places Western Africa 18th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.9% | — |
| 2001 | 7.9% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 8.0% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 8.0% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 8.1% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 8.2% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 8.3% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 8.6% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 9.5% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 9.5% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 9.3% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 9.1% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 9.2% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 9.2% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 9.2% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 9.9% | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 10.4% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 11.4% | +9.6% |
| 2023 | 11.4% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 11.3% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 11.4% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.1% | 7.9% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 8.4% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 9.9% | 11.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
More work & labour data for Western Africa
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 532,234 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.2192 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1926 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.245 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6577 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 293,084 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 516,634 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1.07 million 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 537,547 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Western Africa?
- Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Western Africa was 11.4% 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 Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2001.
- How does Western Africa rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
- Western Africa ranks 18th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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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