Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Colombia
Colombia: Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment was 10.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Colombia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 10.9% for manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in 2025.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Colombia peaked at 20.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2023.
That places Colombia 62nd out of 152 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.2% | — |
| 2001 | 13.3% | -34.0% |
| 2002 | 13.4% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 13.5% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 13.9% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 13.7% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 13.1% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | +13.9% |
| 2008 | 13.3% | -11.2% |
| 2009 | 13.2% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 12.8% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 13.0% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 12.8% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 12.0% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 11.9% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 11.7% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 11.3% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 11.7% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 11.9% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 11.7% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 10.9% | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 10.8% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 10.6% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 10.5% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 10.7% | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 10.9% | +2.2% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 10.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.6%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 10.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.7%, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Colombia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -34.0% | 20.2% | 13.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.3% | 13.1% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 11.3% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 10.5% | 10.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Colombia?
- Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Colombia was 10.9% in 2025, 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2023.
- How does Colombia rank for manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment?
- Colombia ranks 62nd out of 152 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia 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 (%).