Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Guatemala
Guatemala: Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment was 15.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Guatemala, 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 Guatemala is 15.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 10.3% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Guatemala peaked at 17.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2019.
Guatemala ranks 30th of 152 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.9% | — |
| 2002 | 15.8% | -12.1% |
| 2003 | 17.2% | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 13.9% | -19.0% |
| 2006 | 15.9% | +13.7% |
| 2010 | 15.7% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 14.2% | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 13.4% | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 11.7% | -12.4% |
| 2014 | 14.0% | +19.0% |
| 2015 | 12.8% | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 12.7% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 12.8% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 11.7% | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 13.3% | +14.5% |
| 2022 | 13.7% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 13.8% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 15.2% | +10.3% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 15.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.6%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 15.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.7%, 1.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.2% | 13.9% | 17.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 11.7% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 13.3% | 15.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More work & labour data for Guatemala
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.3404 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.3121 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.3683 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6261 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 18,121 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 8,847 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 13,041 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 12,871 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 25,912 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Guatemala?
- Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Guatemala was 15.2% 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 17.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2019.
- How does Guatemala rank for manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment?
- Guatemala ranks 30th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala 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 (%).