Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in New Zealand
New Zealand: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th was 8.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in New Zealand, 2014–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 8.6% for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in New Zealand peaked at 11.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2024.
That places New Zealand 46th out of 67 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 10.9% | — |
| 2015 | 11.2% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 9.1% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 8.8% | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 8.9% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 8.6% | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 8.5% | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 8.6% | +1.4% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 8.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.2%, 84% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 8.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.8%, 98% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.1% | 9.1% | 11.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 8.5% | 9.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in New Zealand?
- Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in New Zealand was 8.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2024.
- How does New Zealand rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th?
- New Zealand ranks 46th out of 67 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand 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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