Manufacturing employment: 19th ICLS(%) in Moldova

Moldova: Manufacturing employment: 19th ICLS(%) was 11.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
11.3%
Change on year
down 7.9%
World rank
27th
of 67 countries
All-time high
12.4%
in 2022
All-time low
10.7%
in 2017
Years of data
11
2014–2024

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

02.557.51012.52014201920242014: 10.9 %2015: 11.2 %2016: 11.3 %2017: 10.7 %2018: 11.2 %2019: 12.1 %2020: 11.8 %2021: 11.9 %2022: 12.4 %2023: 12.2 %2024: 11.3 %

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 Moldova is 11.3%, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 7.9% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Moldova peaked at 12.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2017.

That places Moldova 27th out of 67 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Manufacturing employment: 19th ICLS(%) in Moldova, year by year

Annual values for Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th ICLS(%) in Moldova, 2014 to 2024.
Year % Change
2014 10.9% —
2015 11.2% +2.0%
2016 11.3% +1.4%
2017 10.7% -5.2%
2018 11.2% +4.5%
2019 12.1% +7.8%
2020 11.8% -2.7%
2021 11.9% +1.2%
2022 12.4% +3.8%
2023 12.2% -1.1%
2024 11.3% -7.9%

Moldova compared with similar countries

  • Moldova's 11.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.7%, 1.2× the median. (9 countries reporting)
  • Moldova's 11.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.2%, 93% of the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 11.3% 10.7% 12.1% 6
2020s 11.9% 11.3% 12.4% 5

Countries ranked near Moldova

  1. 24 Switzerland 12.0% compare
  2. 25 Brazil 11.5% compare
  3. 26 Belgium 11.3% compare
  4. 27 Republic of Moldova 11.3% compare
  5. 29 Denmark 11.2% compare
  6. 30 Ghana 11.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Moldova?
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Moldova was 11.3% 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 Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 2022.
What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th recorded in Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2017.
How does Moldova rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th?
Moldova ranks 27th out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th rising or falling in Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Moldova 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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