Manufacturing share of total employment in Benin

Benin: Manufacturing share of total employment was 14.22 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
14.22
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
36th
of 149 countries
All-time high
15.31
in 2011
All-time low
7.58
in 2010
Years of data
5
2010–2022

Manufacturing share of total employment in Benin, 2010–2022

0510152010201620222010: 7.62011: 15.32013: 11.12019: 13.82022: 14.2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Benin recorded 14.22 for manufacturing share of total employment in 2022.

That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manufacturing share of total employment in Benin peaked at 15.31 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 7.58, in 2010.

That places Benin 36th out of 149 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

Manufacturing share of total employment in Benin, year by year

Annual values for Manufacturing share of total employment in Benin, 2010 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2010 7.58
2011 15.31 +102.0%
2013 11.12 -27.4%
2019 13.75 +23.7%
2022 14.22 +3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 11.94 7.58 15.31 4
2020s 14.22 14.22 14.22 1

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 33 Pakistan 14.87 compare
  2. 34 Burkina Faso 14.65 compare
  3. 35 Togo 14.33 compare
  4. 37 Syrian Arab Republic 14.19
  5. 38 Russia 13.96 compare
  6. 39 Guatemala 13.82 compare

See the full ranking of 149 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is manufacturing share of total employment in Benin?
Manufacturing share of total employment in Benin was 14.22 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest manufacturing share of total employment recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 15.31 in 2011.
What is the lowest manufacturing share of total employment recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 7.58 in 2010.
How does Benin rank for manufacturing share of total employment?
Benin ranks 36th out of 149 countries with data for 2022.
Is manufacturing share of total employment rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Manufacturing share of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Manufacturing share of total employment
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
149 places, 2,503 data points, 2000–2024
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