Manufacturing share of total employment in Brazil

Brazil: Manufacturing share of total employment was 11.5 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
11.5
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
60th
of 149 countries
All-time high
14.4
in 2007
All-time low
11.5
in 2023
Years of data
22
2001–2023

Manufacturing share of total employment in Brazil, 2001–2023

0510152001201220232001: 13.82002: 13.62003: 13.62004: 13.92005: 14.12006: 142007: 14.42008: 14.42009: 13.92011: 12.62012: 13.22013: 12.82014: 132015: 12.82016: 11.72017: 11.72018: 11.62019: 11.62020: 11.72021: 11.82022: 11.62023: 11.5

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for manufacturing share of total employment in Brazil is 11.5, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manufacturing share of total employment in Brazil peaked at 14.4 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 11.5, in 2023.

Brazil ranks 60th of 149 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Manufacturing share of total employment in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Manufacturing share of total employment in Brazil, 2001 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2001 13.85
2002 13.59 -1.9%
2003 13.6 +0.1%
2004 13.88 +2.1%
2005 14.14 +1.9%
2006 13.99 -1.1%
2007 14.4 +2.9%
2008 14.4 +0.0%
2009 13.86 -3.8%
2011 12.64 -8.8%
2012 13.24 +4.7%
2013 12.84 -3.0%
2014 13.03 +1.5%
2015 12.77 -2.0%
2016 11.65 -8.8%
2017 11.71 +0.5%
2018 11.64 -0.6%
2019 11.59 -0.4%
2020 11.74 +1.3%
2021 11.77 +0.3%
2022 11.62 -1.3%
2023 11.5 -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.97 13.59 14.4 9
2010s 12.35 11.59 13.24 9
2020s 11.66 11.5 11.77 4

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 57 Belgium 11.69 compare
  2. 58 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 11.56 compare
  3. 59 Nicaragua 11.51 compare
  4. 60 Kyrgyzstan 11.5 compare
  5. 62 Ghana 11.38 compare
  6. 63 Bangladesh 11.26 compare

See the full ranking of 149 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is manufacturing share of total employment in Brazil?
Manufacturing share of total employment in Brazil was 11.5 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest manufacturing share of total employment recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 14.4 in 2007.
What is the lowest manufacturing share of total employment recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 11.5 in 2023.
How does Brazil rank for manufacturing share of total employment?
Brazil ranks 60th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
Is manufacturing share of total employment rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brazil 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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