Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Brunei
Brunei: Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment was 6.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Brunei, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 6.9% for manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.3% on the previous year and up 89.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Brunei peaked at 9.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2014.
Brunei ranks 109th of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8.5% | — |
| 2014 | 3.6% | -57.2% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 9.1% | +109.9% |
| 2022 | 6.5% | -28.4% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | -9.4% |
| 2024 | 6.9% | +17.3% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 6.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.5%, 73% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 6.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.6%, 81% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.5% | 8.5% | 8.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.6% | 4.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 4.3% | 9.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 106 Niger 7.7% compare
- 107 Philippines 7.6% compare
- 108 Bhutan 7.2% compare
- 110 Kazakhstan 6.8% compare
- 111 Moldova 6.8% compare
- 112 Trinidad and Tobago 6.8% compare
More work & labour data for Brunei
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 137.72 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 63.56 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 240.28 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 5.43 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.08 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 172,284 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 64,415 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 60.11 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 2.06 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.5234 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Brunei?
- Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Brunei was 6.9% 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 Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2014.
- How does Brunei rank for manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment?
- Brunei ranks 109th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei 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 (%).