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

Bulgaria: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th was 17.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
17.8%
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
10th
of 67 countries
All-time high
20.0%
in 2016
All-time low
17.8%
in 2024
Years of data
11
2014–2024

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

051015202014201920242014: 19.2 %2015: 19.9 %2016: 20 %2017: 18.6 %2018: 19 %2019: 18.6 %2020: 18.6 %2021: 18.3 %2022: 18.3 %2023: 18.1 %2024: 17.8 %

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

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 17.8% for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Bulgaria peaked at 20.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 2024.

Bulgaria ranks 10th of 67 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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 Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th ICLS(%) in Bulgaria, 2014 to 2024.
Year % Change
2014 19.2%
2015 19.9% +3.3%
2016 20.0% +0.7%
2017 18.6% -6.7%
2018 19.0% +2.0%
2019 18.6% -2.3%
2020 18.6% -0.2%
2021 18.3% -1.3%
2022 18.3% +0.1%
2023 18.1% -1.4%
2024 17.8% -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 19.2% 18.6% 20.0% 6
2020s 18.2% 17.8% 18.6% 5

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 7 Romania 18.8% compare
  2. 8 Germany 18.2% compare
  3. 9 Italy 18.2% compare
  4. 11 Portugal 16.2% compare
  5. 12 Lithuania 16.0% compare
  6. 13 Croatia 15.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Bulgaria?
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Bulgaria was 17.8% 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 Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2016.
What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 2024.
How does Bulgaria rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th?
Bulgaria ranks 10th out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bulgaria 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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