Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th was 7.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
7.6%
Change on year
down 9.3%
World rank
55th
of 67 countries
All-time high
9.3%
in 2021
All-time low
7.5%
in 2019
Years of data
5
2019–2024

Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Zimbabwe, 2019–2024

02468102019202120242019: 7.5 %2021: 9.3 %2022: 8.1 %2023: 8.3 %2024: 7.6 %

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Zimbabwe stood at 7.6%.

That represents a change of down 9.3% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.

That places Zimbabwe 55th out of 67 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Zimbabwe, year by year

Annual values for Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th ICLS(%) in Zimbabwe, 2019 to 2024.
Year % Change
2019 7.5%
2021 9.3% +23.7%
2022 8.1% -13.6%
2023 8.3% +3.5%
2024 7.6% -9.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 7.5% 7.5% 7.5% 1
2020s 8.3% 7.6% 9.3% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Zimbabwe?
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Zimbabwe was 7.6% 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 Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 2021.
What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2019.
How does Zimbabwe rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th?
Zimbabwe ranks 55th out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Zimbabwe 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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