Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Botswana
Botswana: Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment was 5.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Botswana, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 5.3% for manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.8% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Botswana peaked at 9.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2010.
Botswana ranks 128th of 152 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.8% | — |
| 2001 | 8.7% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 9.6% | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | -29.8% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | -62.1% |
| 2011 | 7.6% | +206.5% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | -11.4% |
| 2020 | 6.0% | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | +17.2% |
| 2022 | 6.3% | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 5.3% | -18.8% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 5.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.6%, 50% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 5.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.7%, 70% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Botswana 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 | +206.5% | 2.5% | 7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.1% | 6.5% | 9.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 2.5% | 7.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 5.3% | 7.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 125 Azerbaijan 5.6% compare
- 126 Tajikistan 5.4% compare
- 127 Madagascar 5.4% compare
- 129 Rwanda 5.2% compare
- 130 Zimbabwe 5.2% compare
- 131 Qatar 5.1% compare
More work & labour data for Botswana
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.146 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1401 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1516 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9387 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.07 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 2,871 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 550.66 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,969 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,868 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 3,837 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Botswana?
- Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Botswana was 5.3% 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 Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6% in 2003.
- What is the lowest manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2010.
- How does Botswana rank for manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment?
- Botswana ranks 128th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana 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 (%).