Manufacturing share of total employment by country
Countries reporting
149
Highest
29.07
China
Lowest
1.13
Cayman Islands
Median
9.92
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
2,503
What the numbers show
Manufacturing share of total employment is currently reported for 149 countries. The highest value is 29.07 in China; the lowest is 1.13 in Cayman Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 9.92, and the mean is 10.62.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 26.
Over the past decade 64 countries rose and 85 fell. The largest increase was in Botswana (up 164.1%), and the largest decrease in Fiji (down 72.0%).
Manufacturing share of total employment: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 29.07 | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 2 | Czechia | 25.82 | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 3 | San Marino | 25.4 | 2022 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 4 | Slovenia | 22.56 | 2023 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 5 | Viet Nam | 21.73 | 2023 | up 55.8% | rising |
| 6 | Hungary | 20.81 | 2023 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 7 | Türkiye | 19.77 | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 8 | North Macedonia | 19.58 | 2023 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 9 | Romania | 19.53 | 2023 | up 8.8% | falling |
| 10 | Tunisia | 19.22 | 2023 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 11 | Belarus | 18.82 | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 12 | Poland | 18.69 | 2023 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 13 | Italy | 18.32 | 2023 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 14 | Serbia | 18.21 | 2023 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 15 | Germany | 18.17 | 2023 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 16 | Bulgaria | 18.06 | 2023 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 17 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 17.81 | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 18 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 17.62 | 2023 | up 10.3% | flat |
| 19 | Sri Lanka | 17.29 | 2022 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 20 | Estonia | 17.18 | 2023 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 21 | Malaysia | 16.83 | 2022 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 22 | Croatia | 16.77 | 2023 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 23 | Slovakia | 16.68 | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 24 | Mexico | 16.64 | 2023 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 25 | Austria | 16.58 | 2023 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 26 | Portugal | 16.49 | 2023 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 27 | Cambodia | 16.47 | 2021 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 28 | Lithuania | 15.92 | 2023 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 29 | Thailand | 15.68 | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 30 | Republic of Korea | 15.53 | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 31 | Japan | 15.43 | 2024 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 32 | Senegal | 15.31 | 2022 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 33 | Pakistan | 14.87 | 2021 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 34 | Burkina Faso | 14.65 | 2023 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 35 | Togo | 14.33 | 2022 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 36 | Benin | 14.22 | 2022 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 37 | Syrian Arab Republic | 14.19 | 2011 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 38 | Russian Federation | 13.96 | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 39 | Guatemala | 13.82 | 2023 | up 17.7% | falling |
| 40 | El Salvador | 13.73 | 2023 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 41 | Indonesia | 13.71 | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 42 | Ukraine | 13.25 | 2021 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 43 | Latvia | 13.19 | 2023 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 44 | Oman | 13.18 | 2021 | up 134.1% | rising |
| 45 | Tonga | 12.95 | 2023 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 46 | Nigeria | 12.88 | 2023 | up 63.2% | rising |
| 47 | Honduras | 12.82 | 2023 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 48 | Finland | 12.76 | 2023 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 49 | Egypt | 12.53 | 2023 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 50 | Spain | 12.45 | 2023 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 51 | Palestine, State of | 12.4 | 2022 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 52 | Switzerland | 12.24 | 2023 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 53 | Costa Rica | 12.22 | 2023 | up 41.4% | falling |
| 54 | Myanmar | 12.18 | 2020 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 55 | India | 11.98 | 2023 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 56 | Argentina | 11.75 | 2023 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 57 | Belgium | 11.69 | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 58 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 11.56 | 2023 | up 68.8% | flat |
| 59 | Nicaragua | 11.51 | 2014 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 60 | Brazil | 11.5 | 2023 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 60 | Kyrgyzstan | 11.5 | 2022 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 62 | Ghana | 11.38 | 2022 | up 28.4% | falling |
| 63 | Bangladesh | 11.26 | 2022 | down 31.2% | rising |
| 64 | Denmark | 11.18 | 2023 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 65 | Mauritius | 11.17 | 2023 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 66 | France | 11.09 | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 67 | Morocco | 11.02 | 2022 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 68 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 10.82 | 2017 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 69 | Algeria | 10.72 | 2017 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 70 | Malta | 10.6 | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 71 | Colombia | 10.54 | 2023 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 72 | Paraguay | 10.27 | 2023 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 73 | Ecuador | 10.07 | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 74 | Greece | 9.94 | 2023 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 75 | Dominican Republic | 9.92 | 2023 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 75 | Uruguay | 9.92 | 2023 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 77 | Ireland | 9.87 | 2023 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 78 | Sweden | 9.8 | 2023 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 79 | Chile | 9.78 | 2023 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 80 | Maldives | 9.72 | 2019 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 81 | United States of America | 9.66 | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 82 | Cape Verde | 9.65 | 2019 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 83 | Côte d'Ivoire | 9.58 | 2022 | up 78.4% | rising |
| 84 | South Africa | 9.39 | 2023 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 85 | Cuba | 9.3 | 2014 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 86 | Iceland | 9.25 | 2023 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 87 | Israel | 9.12 | 2023 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 88 | Puerto Rico | 9.03 | 2011 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 89 | Singapore | 9.01 | 2023 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 89 | Trinidad and Tobago | 9.01 | 2023 | up 14.2% | falling |
| 91 | Uzbekistan | 8.95 | 2020 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 92 | Saudi Arabia | 8.9 | 2023 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 93 | Canada | 8.82 | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 94 | New Zealand | 8.59 | 2023 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 95 | United Arab Emirates | 8.56 | 2023 | up 38.7% | falling |
| 96 | Jordan | 8.41 | 2023 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 97 | Peru | 8.39 | 2023 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 98 | Mongolia | 8.26 | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 99 | Armenia | 8.21 | 2021 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 100 | Netherlands | 8.2 | 2023 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 101 | Belize | 7.98 | 2019 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 102 | Philippines | 7.89 | 2022 | down 4.7% | volatile |
| 103 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 7.84 | 2023 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 104 | Panama | 7.7 | 2023 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 105 | Republic of Moldova | 7.55 | 2023 | up 26.3% | falling |
| 106 | Namibia | 7.2 | 2018 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 107 | Norway | 7.05 | 2023 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 108 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 6.84 | 2022 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 109 | Bhutan | 6.67 | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 110 | Botswana | 6.55 | 2023 | up 164.1% | falling |
| 111 | Afghanistan | 6.4 | 2021 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 112 | Cyprus | 6.22 | 2023 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 113 | Montenegro | 6.21 | 2022 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 114 | Australia | 6.18 | 2024 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 115 | Samoa | 6.01 | 2022 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 116 | Georgia | 5.94 | 2020 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 117 | Brunei Darussalam | 5.91 | 2023 | up 61.9% | falling |
| 118 | Kuwait | 5.65 | 2017 | up 29.6% | volatile |
| 119 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 5.64 | 2022 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 119 | Fiji | 5.64 | 2016 | down 72.0% | falling |
| 121 | Tajikistan | 5.42 | 2018 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 122 | Madagascar | 5.39 | 2022 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 123 | Seychelles | 5.32 | 2023 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 124 | Qatar | 5.07 | 2022 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 125 | Zambia | 4.94 | 2023 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 126 | Zimbabwe | 4.92 | 2023 | up 22.1% | falling |
| 127 | Mali | 4.84 | 2022 | up 18.9% | falling |
| 128 | Rwanda | 4.66 | 2023 | up 75.2% | rising |
| 129 | Saint Lucia | 4.5 | 2023 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 130 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 4.44 | 2020 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 131 | Uganda | 4.29 | 2021 | up 89.0% | falling |
| 132 | Antigua and Barbuda | 4.12 | 2018 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 133 | Vanuatu | 3.98 | 2020 | up 76.9% | volatile |
| 134 | Grenada | 3.96 | 2023 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 135 | Kiribati | 3.95 | 2020 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Jamaica | 3.46 | 2023 | down 46.4% | falling |
| 137 | New Caledonia | 3.36 | 2020 | down 66.5% | volatile |
| 138 | Luxembourg | 2.87 | 2023 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 139 | Bahamas | 2.81 | 2019 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 140 | Barbados | 2.53 | 2023 | down 64.8% | falling |
| 141 | Angola | 2.47 | 2022 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 142 | Hong Kong, China | 2.41 | 2023 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 143 | Jersey | 2.03 | 2013 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 144 | Bermuda | 1.72 | 2013 | down 46.1% | falling |
| 145 | Macau, China | 1.61 | 2020 | down 66.6% | volatile |
| 146 | Palau | 1.54 | 2020 | down 52.3% | volatile |
| 146 | Timor-Leste | 1.54 | 2022 | down 56.4% | volatile |
| 148 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.35 | 2008 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 149 | Cayman Islands | 1.13 | 2015 | up 18.9% | rising |