Manufacturing share of total employment in Brazil
Brazil: Manufacturing share of total employment was 11.5 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing share of total employment in Brazil, 2001–2023
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 57 Belgium 11.69 compare
- 58 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 11.56 compare
- 59 Nicaragua 11.51 compare
- 60 Kyrgyzstan 11.5 compare
- 62 Ghana 11.38 compare
- 63 Bangladesh 11.26 compare
More work & labour data for Brazil
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7328 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7065 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7581 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.74 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1001 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 215,063 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 17,625 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 82,304 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 81,060 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 163,364 1000 No (2100)
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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