Manufacturing share of total employment in Israel

Israel: Manufacturing share of total employment was 9.12 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
9.12
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
87th
of 149 countries
All-time high
17.33
in 2000
All-time low
9.12
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Manufacturing share of total employment in Israel, 2000–2023

0510152000201120232000: 17.32001: 16.82002: 162003: 15.72004: 15.62005: 15.32006: 15.12007: 15.22008: 15.12009: 14.22010: 13.82011: 13.42012: 11.52013: 11.62014: 11.62015: 11.32016: 11.22017: 10.92018: 10.72019: 102020: 9.42021: 9.72022: 9.42023: 9.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Israel recorded 9.12 for manufacturing share of total employment in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manufacturing share of total employment in Israel peaked at 17.33 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.12, in 2023.

That places Israel 87th out of 149 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Israel, year by year

Annual values for Manufacturing share of total employment in Israel, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 17.33
2001 16.84 -2.8%
2002 16.02 -4.9%
2003 15.71 -1.9%
2004 15.62 -0.6%
2005 15.26 -2.3%
2006 15.13 -0.9%
2007 15.23 +0.7%
2008 15.14 -0.6%
2009 14.25 -5.9%
2010 13.85 -2.8%
2011 13.43 -3.0%
2012 11.46 -14.7%
2013 11.6 +1.2%
2014 11.58 -0.2%
2015 11.34 -2.1%
2016 11.16 -1.6%
2017 10.9 -2.3%
2018 10.67 -2.1%
2019 9.97 -6.6%
2020 9.43 -5.4%
2021 9.68 +2.7%
2022 9.37 -3.2%
2023 9.12 -2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15.65 14.25 17.33 10
2010s 11.6 9.97 13.85 10
2020s 9.4 9.12 9.68 4

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 84 South Africa 9.39 compare
  2. 85 Cuba 9.3 compare
  3. 86 Iceland 9.25 compare
  4. 88 Puerto Rico 9.03 compare
  5. 89 Singapore 9.01 compare
  6. 89 Trinidad and Tobago 9.01 compare

See the full ranking of 149 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is manufacturing share of total employment in Israel?
Manufacturing share of total employment in Israel was 9.12 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest manufacturing share of total employment recorded in Israel?
The highest recorded value was 17.33 in 2000.
What is the lowest manufacturing share of total employment recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 9.12 in 2023.
How does Israel rank for manufacturing share of total employment?
Israel ranks 87th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
Is manufacturing share of total employment rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Israel 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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