Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Ghana
Ghana: Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment was 9.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Ghana, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Ghana is 9.8%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Ghana peaked at 14.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2021.
Ghana ranks 74th of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.6% | — |
| 2006 | 11.4% | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | -17.1% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | +58.0% |
| 2017 | 11.5% | -17.8% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | -33.9% |
| 2022 | 11.4% | +49.5% |
| 2023 | 9.9% | -12.6% |
| 2024 | 9.8% | -1.5% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 9.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.9%, 90% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 9.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.7%, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.0% | 10.6% | 11.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 8.9% | 14.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 7.6% | 11.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 71 Senegal 10.1% compare
- 72 United Arab Emirates 10.0% compare
- 73 Ecuador 9.9% compare
- 75 Greece 9.8% compare
- 75 South Africa 9.8% compare
- 77 Dominican Republic 9.8% compare
More work & labour data for Ghana
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.1512 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1464 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.1562 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.2734 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 37,518 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 13,752 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 34,429 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 33,119 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 67,548 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Ghana?
- Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Ghana was 9.8% in 2024, 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2021.
- How does Ghana rank for manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment?
- Ghana ranks 74th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana 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 (%).