Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Bolivia
Bolivia: Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment was 12.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Bolivia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Bolivia is 12.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.0% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Bolivia peaked at 12.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2013.
That places Bolivia 48th out of 152 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.1% | — |
| 2001 | 9.2% | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 11.2% | +21.4% |
| 2003 | 11.2% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10.9% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 10.5% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 11.3% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | -38.0% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 6.8% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 9.4% | +37.4% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | +15.3% |
| 2017 | 9.9% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 11.2% | +12.1% |
| 2020 | 8.8% | -21.9% |
| 2021 | 11.4% | +30.5% |
| 2022 | 11.4% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 11.6% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 12.5% | +8.0% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 12.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.9%, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 12.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.7%, 1.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Bolivia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -38.0% | 11.7% | 7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.8% | 9.2% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 6.8% | 11.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 8.8% | 12.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More work & labour data for Bolivia
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1,928 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 79.04 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 7,271 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.58 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.823 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 17,718 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 5,806 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 77 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 0.9059 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Bolivia?
- Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Bolivia was 12.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2013.
- How does Bolivia rank for manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment?
- Bolivia ranks 48th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%).