Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Ecuador
Ecuador: Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment was 9.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Ecuador, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Ecuador stood at 9.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Ecuador peaked at 15.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2024.
Ecuador ranks 73rd of 152 countries on this measure, 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 Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.6% | — |
| 2001 | 13.3% | -14.5% |
| 2002 | 14.5% | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 11.5% | -20.9% |
| 2004 | 11.5% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 10.9% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 11.2% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 11.2% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 10.8% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 10.7% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 10.4% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 10.8% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 10.8% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 10.9% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 9.5% | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 10.2% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 10.1% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 9.4% | -7.1% |
| 2025 | 9.9% | +5.3% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 9.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.6%, 93% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 9.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.7%, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.2% | 10.8% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 10.3% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 9.4% | 10.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More work & labour data for Ecuador
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.578 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.567 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.589 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.04 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 17,174 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,794 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 9,543 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 9,549 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 19,092 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Ecuador?
- Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Ecuador was 9.9% 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2024.
- How does Ecuador rank for manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment?
- Ecuador ranks 73rd out of 152 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador 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 (%).