Manufacturing share of total employment in Cuba

Cuba: Manufacturing share of total employment was 9.3 in 2014. ▼ Falling

Latest (2014)
9.3
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
85th
of 149 countries
All-time high
13.22
in 2001
All-time low
9.3
in 2014
Years of data
15
2000–2014

Manufacturing share of total employment in Cuba, 2000–2014

0510152000200720142000: 9.82001: 13.22002: 13.22003: 13.22004: 12.32005: 122006: 112007: 10.82008: 112009: 10.52010: 9.82011: 10.12012: 12.42013: 9.52014: 9.3

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2014, manufacturing share of total employment in Cuba stood at 9.3. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manufacturing share of total employment in Cuba peaked at 13.22 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 9.3, in 2014.

Cuba ranks 85th of 149 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Manufacturing share of total employment in Cuba, year by year

Annual values for Manufacturing share of total employment in Cuba, 2000 to 2014.
Year Value Change
2000 9.79
2001 13.22 +35.0%
2002 13.22 +0.0%
2003 13.22 +0.0%
2004 12.35 -6.6%
2005 11.98 -3.0%
2006 11.04 -7.8%
2007 10.75 -2.6%
2008 10.98 +2.1%
2009 10.47 -4.6%
2010 9.76 -6.8%
2011 10.14 +3.9%
2012 12.41 +22.4%
2013 9.54 -23.1%
2014 9.3 -2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.7 9.79 13.22 10
2010s 10.23 9.3 12.41 5

Countries ranked near Cuba

  1. 82 Cape Verde 9.65 compare
  2. 83 Côte d'Ivoire 9.58
  3. 84 South Africa 9.39 compare
  4. 86 Iceland 9.25 compare
  5. 87 Israel 9.12 compare
  6. 88 Puerto Rico 9.03 compare

See the full ranking of 149 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is manufacturing share of total employment in Cuba?
Manufacturing share of total employment in Cuba was 9.3 in 2014, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest manufacturing share of total employment recorded in Cuba?
The highest recorded value was 13.22 in 2001.
What is the lowest manufacturing share of total employment recorded in Cuba?
The lowest recorded value was 9.3 in 2014.
How does Cuba rank for manufacturing share of total employment?
Cuba ranks 85th out of 149 countries with data for 2014.
Is manufacturing share of total employment rising or falling in Cuba?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cuba 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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