Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Switzerland
Switzerland: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th was 12.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Switzerland, 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 Switzerland stood at 12.0%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Switzerland peaked at 13.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2024.
That places Switzerland 24th out of 67 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 13.3% | — |
| 2015 | 12.9% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 12.7% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 12.6% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 12.7% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 12.1% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 12.3% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 12.2% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 12.0% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.8% | 12.6% | 13.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 12.0% | 12.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Switzerland?
- Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Switzerland was 12.0% 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2024.
- How does Switzerland rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th?
- Switzerland ranks 24th out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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