Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Brazil

Brazil: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th was 11.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
11.5%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
25th
of 67 countries
All-time high
13.0%
in 2014
All-time low
11.5%
in 2023
Years of data
11
2014–2024

Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Brazil, 2014–2024

0510152014201920242014: 13 %2015: 12.8 %2016: 11.7 %2017: 11.7 %2018: 11.6 %2019: 11.6 %2020: 11.7 %2021: 11.8 %2022: 11.6 %2023: 11.5 %2024: 11.5 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Brazil is 11.5%, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Brazil peaked at 13.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2023.

That places Brazil 25th out of 67 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th ICLS(%) in Brazil, 2014 to 2024.
Year % Change
2014 13.0%
2015 12.8% -2.0%
2016 11.7% -8.8%
2017 11.7% +0.5%
2018 11.6% -0.6%
2019 11.6% -0.4%
2020 11.7% +1.3%
2021 11.8% +0.3%
2022 11.6% -1.3%
2023 11.5% -1.0%
2024 11.5% +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 12.1% 11.6% 13.0% 6
2020s 11.6% 11.5% 11.8% 5

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 22 Finland 12.9% compare
  2. 23 Latvia 12.3% compare
  3. 24 Switzerland 12.0% compare
  4. 26 Belgium 11.3% compare
  5. 27 Republic of Moldova 11.3% compare
  6. 27 Republic of Moldova 11.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Brazil?
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Brazil was 11.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 2014.
What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2023.
How does Brazil rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th?
Brazil ranks 25th out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brazil 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 - 19th ICLS(%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th ICLS(%)
Unit
%
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
70 places, 687 data points, 2014–2025
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