Manufacturing share of total employment in Cambodia

Cambodia: Manufacturing share of total employment was 16.47 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
16.47
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
27th
of 149 countries
All-time high
17.42
in 2012
All-time low
3.33
in 2004
Years of data
18
2000–2021

Manufacturing share of total employment in Cambodia, 2000–2021

510152000201020212000: 7.12001: 9.12003: 10.22004: 3.32007: 10.22008: 11.32009: 10.82010: 10.72011: 11.62012: 17.42013: 12.62014: 16.32015: 16.52016: 16.92017: 16.72019: 15.12020: 15.82021: 16.5

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Cambodia recorded 16.47 for manufacturing share of total employment in 2021.

The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 42.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manufacturing share of total employment in Cambodia peaked at 17.42 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.33, in 2004.

That places Cambodia 27th out of 149 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Manufacturing share of total employment in Cambodia, year by year

Annual values for Manufacturing share of total employment in Cambodia, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 7.06
2001 9.12 +29.2%
2003 10.25 +12.4%
2004 3.33 -67.5%
2007 10.16 +205.1%
2008 11.32 +11.4%
2009 10.78 -4.8%
2010 10.72 -0.6%
2011 11.56 +7.8%
2012 17.42 +50.7%
2013 12.63 -27.5%
2014 16.26 +28.7%
2015 16.51 +1.5%
2016 16.87 +2.2%
2017 16.69 -1.1%
2019 15.09 -9.6%
2020 15.77 +4.5%
2021 16.47 +4.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.86 3.33 11.32 7
2010s 14.86 10.72 17.42 9
2020s 16.12 15.77 16.47 2

Countries ranked near Cambodia

  1. 24 Mexico 16.64 compare
  2. 25 Austria 16.58 compare
  3. 26 Portugal 16.49 compare
  4. 28 Lithuania 15.92 compare
  5. 29 Thailand 15.68 compare
  6. 30 Republic of Korea 15.53 compare

See the full ranking of 149 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is manufacturing share of total employment in Cambodia?
Manufacturing share of total employment in Cambodia was 16.47 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest manufacturing share of total employment recorded in Cambodia?
The highest recorded value was 17.42 in 2012.
What is the lowest manufacturing share of total employment recorded in Cambodia?
The lowest recorded value was 3.33 in 2004.
How does Cambodia rank for manufacturing share of total employment?
Cambodia ranks 27th out of 149 countries with data for 2021.
Is manufacturing share of total employment rising or falling in Cambodia?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cambodia 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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