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

Estonia: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th was 15.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
15.8%
Change on year
down 8.0%
World rank
15th
of 67 countries
All-time high
19.1%
in 2015
All-time low
15.8%
in 2024
Years of data
11
2014–2024

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

051015202014201920242014: 18.2 %2015: 19.1 %2016: 18.9 %2017: 19.1 %2018: 19 %2019: 18.5 %2020: 18.4 %2021: 18.2 %2022: 18.1 %2023: 17.2 %2024: 15.8 %

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 Estonia is 15.8%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.0% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Estonia peaked at 19.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 2024.

Estonia ranks 15th 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 Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th ICLS(%) in Estonia, 2014 to 2024.
Year % Change
2014 18.2%
2015 19.1% +4.8%
2016 18.9% -1.5%
2017 19.1% +1.1%
2018 19.0% -0.1%
2019 18.5% -3.0%
2020 18.4% -0.1%
2021 18.2% -1.3%
2022 18.1% -0.3%
2023 17.2% -5.3%
2024 15.8% -8.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 18.8% 18.2% 19.1% 6
2020s 17.6% 15.8% 18.4% 5

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 12 Lithuania 16.0% compare
  2. 13 Croatia 15.9% compare
  3. 14 Austria 15.8% compare
  4. 16 Republic of Korea 15.2% compare
  5. 16 Korea 15.2% compare
  6. 18 Japan 15.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Estonia?
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Estonia was 15.8% 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 Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 19.1% in 2015.
What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 2024.
How does Estonia rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th?
Estonia ranks 15th out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Estonia 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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