Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Iceland
Iceland: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th was 9.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Iceland, 2014–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Iceland stood at 9.1%.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Iceland peaked at 11.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2022.
Iceland ranks 42nd of 67 countries on this measure, 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 Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 11.1% | — |
| 2015 | 10.2% | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 9.6% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 9.5% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 9.2% | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 9.1% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.9% | 9.1% | 11.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 8.7% | 9.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Iceland?
- Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Iceland was 9.1% 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2022.
- How does Iceland rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th?
- Iceland ranks 42nd out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland 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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