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

Croatia: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th was 15.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
15.9%
Change on year
down 5.1%
World rank
13th
of 67 countries
All-time high
17.8%
in 2019
All-time low
15.9%
in 2024
Years of data
11
2014–2024

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

051015202014201920242014: 17 %2015: 16.6 %2016: 16.8 %2017: 16.7 %2018: 17.3 %2019: 17.8 %2020: 17.6 %2021: 17.6 %2022: 17.3 %2023: 16.8 %2024: 15.9 %

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

Analysis

In 2024, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Croatia stood at 15.9%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Croatia peaked at 17.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 2024.

That places Croatia 13th out of 67 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th ICLS(%) in Croatia, 2014 to 2024.
Year % Change
2014 17.0%
2015 16.6% -2.5%
2016 16.8% +1.4%
2017 16.7% -0.4%
2018 17.3% +3.2%
2019 17.8% +3.2%
2020 17.6% -1.4%
2021 17.6% +0.1%
2022 17.3% -1.6%
2023 16.8% -3.2%
2024 15.9% -5.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 17.0% 16.6% 17.8% 6
2020s 17.0% 15.9% 17.6% 5

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 10 Bulgaria 17.8% compare
  2. 11 Portugal 16.2% compare
  3. 12 Lithuania 16.0% compare
  4. 14 Austria 15.8% compare
  5. 15 Estonia 15.8% compare
  6. 16 Republic of Korea 15.2% compare
  7. 16 Korea 15.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Croatia?
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Croatia was 15.9% 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 Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 17.8% in 2019.
What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 2024.
How does Croatia rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th?
Croatia ranks 13th out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Croatia 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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