Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Ghana
Ghana: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th was 11.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
11.0%
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
30th
of 67 countries
All-time high
12.7%
in 2017
All-time low
8.7%
in 2021
Years of data
5
2017–2024
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Ghana, 2017–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 11.0% for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in 2024.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
That places Ghana 30th out of 67 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.7% | — |
| 2021 | 8.7% | -31.4% |
| 2022 | 11.8% | +35.1% |
| 2023 | 11.5% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 11.0% | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.7% | 12.7% | 12.7% | 1 |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 8.7% | 11.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 27 Republic of Moldova 11.3% compare
- 27 Republic of Moldova 11.3% compare
- 29 Denmark 11.2% compare
- 31 Costa Rica 10.9% compare
- 32 France 10.8% compare
- 33 Ireland 10.2% compare
More work & labour data for Ghana
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.1512 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1464 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.1562 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.2734 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 37,518 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 13,752 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 34,429 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 33,119 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 67,548 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Ghana?
- Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Ghana was 11.0% 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2021.
- How does Ghana rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th?
- Ghana ranks 30th out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana 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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