Manufacturing share of total employment in Greece

Greece: Manufacturing share of total employment was 9.94 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
9.94
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
74th
of 149 countries
All-time high
14.27
in 2001
All-time low
9.01
in 2014
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Manufacturing share of total employment in Greece, 2000–2023

0510152000201120232000: 14.12001: 14.32002: 142003: 13.52004: 13.22005: 132006: 12.72007: 12.52008: 11.92009: 11.52010: 10.82011: 10.22012: 9.62013: 9.32014: 92015: 9.32016: 9.52017: 9.62018: 9.42019: 9.62020: 9.62021: 9.92022: 102023: 9.9

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for manufacturing share of total employment in Greece is 9.94, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manufacturing share of total employment in Greece peaked at 14.27 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 9.01, in 2014.

Greece ranks 74th of 149 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Manufacturing share of total employment in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Manufacturing share of total employment in Greece, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 14.08
2001 14.27 +1.3%
2002 14.02 -1.8%
2003 13.46 -4.0%
2004 13.21 -1.9%
2005 12.98 -1.7%
2006 12.71 -2.1%
2007 12.54 -1.3%
2008 11.92 -4.9%
2009 11.49 -3.6%
2010 10.76 -6.4%
2011 10.19 -5.3%
2012 9.59 -5.9%
2013 9.31 -2.9%
2014 9.01 -3.2%
2015 9.33 +3.6%
2016 9.54 +2.3%
2017 9.61 +0.7%
2018 9.4 -2.2%
2019 9.62 +2.3%
2020 9.64 +0.2%
2021 9.93 +3.0%
2022 9.97 +0.4%
2023 9.94 -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.07 11.49 14.27 10
2010s 9.64 9.01 10.76 10
2020s 9.87 9.64 9.97 4

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 71 Colombia 10.54 compare
  2. 72 Paraguay 10.27 compare
  3. 73 Ecuador 10.07 compare
  4. 75 Dominican Republic 9.92 compare
  5. 75 Uruguay 9.92 compare
  6. 77 Ireland 9.87 compare

See the full ranking of 149 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is manufacturing share of total employment in Greece?
Manufacturing share of total employment in Greece was 9.94 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest manufacturing share of total employment recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 14.27 in 2001.
What is the lowest manufacturing share of total employment recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 9.01 in 2014.
How does Greece rank for manufacturing share of total employment?
Greece ranks 74th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
Is manufacturing share of total employment rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Greece 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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