Manufacturing share of total employment in Chile

Chile: Manufacturing share of total employment was 9.78 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
9.78
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
79th
of 149 countries
All-time high
14.27
in 2001
All-time low
9.78
in 2023
Years of data
20
2000–2023

Manufacturing share of total employment in Chile, 2000–2023

0510152000201120232000: 142001: 14.32002: 14.12003: 14.12006: 13.52009: 10.32010: 11.22011: 11.52012: 11.62013: 11.32014: 11.22015: 11.22016: 10.62017: 10.72018: 10.32019: 9.82020: 10.12021: 9.92022: 9.92023: 9.8

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Chile recorded 9.78 for manufacturing share of total employment in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manufacturing share of total employment in Chile peaked at 14.27 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 9.78, in 2023.

Chile ranks 79th of 149 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Manufacturing share of total employment in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Manufacturing share of total employment in Chile, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 14.01
2001 14.27 +1.9%
2002 14.11 -1.1%
2003 14.05 -0.4%
2006 13.51 -3.8%
2009 10.29 -23.8%
2010 11.25 +9.3%
2011 11.51 +2.3%
2012 11.57 +0.5%
2013 11.32 -2.2%
2014 11.2 -1.1%
2015 11.15 -0.4%
2016 10.63 -4.7%
2017 10.73 +0.9%
2018 10.33 -3.7%
2019 9.8 -5.1%
2020 10.07 +2.8%
2021 9.95 -1.2%
2022 9.87 -0.8%
2023 9.78 -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.37 10.29 14.27 6
2010s 10.95 9.8 11.57 10
2020s 9.92 9.78 10.07 4

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 77 Ireland 9.87 compare
  2. 78 Sweden 9.8 compare
  3. 80 Maldives 9.72 compare
  4. 81 United States 9.66 compare
  5. 82 Cape Verde 9.65 compare

See the full ranking of 149 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is manufacturing share of total employment in Chile?
Manufacturing share of total employment in Chile was 9.78 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest manufacturing share of total employment recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 14.27 in 2001.
What is the lowest manufacturing share of total employment recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 9.78 in 2023.
How does Chile rank for manufacturing share of total employment?
Chile ranks 79th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
Is manufacturing share of total employment rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Chile 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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