Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Cambodia
Cambodia: Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment was 16.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Cambodia, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 16.2% for manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in 2023.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Cambodia peaked at 17.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2004.
That places Cambodia 23rd out of 152 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.1% | — |
| 2001 | 9.1% | +29.2% |
| 2003 | 10.2% | +12.4% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | -67.5% |
| 2007 | 10.2% | +205.1% |
| 2008 | 11.3% | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 10.8% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 17.4% | +50.7% |
| 2013 | 12.6% | -27.5% |
| 2014 | 16.3% | +28.7% |
| 2015 | 16.5% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 16.9% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 16.7% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 15.1% | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 16.5% | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 16.2% | -1.9% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 16.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.9%, 1.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 16.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.6%, 1.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Cambodia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +205.1% | 3.3% | 10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.9% | 3.3% | 11.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 10.7% | 17.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 15.8% | 16.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More work & labour data for Cambodia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2557 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2408 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2704 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5618 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2050)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 12,957 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 11,469 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 11,270 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 22,739 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Cambodia?
- Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Cambodia was 16.2% in 2023, 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 Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2004.
- How does Cambodia rank for manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment?
- Cambodia ranks 23rd out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
- Is manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia 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 (%).