Manufacturing share of total employment in Latvia

Latvia: Manufacturing share of total employment was 13.19 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
13.19
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
43rd
of 149 countries
All-time high
18.5
in 2000
All-time low
11.57
in 2020
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Manufacturing share of total employment in Latvia, 2000–2023

051015202000201120232000: 18.52001: 17.12002: 16.42003: 16.62004: 16.22005: 15.22006: 15.12007: 14.32008: 14.82009: 13.22010: 13.22011: 13.32012: 142013: 14.12014: 13.42015: 132016: 13.82017: 13.22018: 12.42019: 13.22020: 11.62021: 13.42022: 13.32023: 13.2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for manufacturing share of total employment in Latvia is 13.19, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manufacturing share of total employment in Latvia peaked at 18.5 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.57, in 2020.

Latvia ranks 43rd 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 Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Manufacturing share of total employment in Latvia, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 18.5
2001 17.12 -7.5%
2002 16.44 -4.0%
2003 16.62 +1.1%
2004 16.18 -2.6%
2005 15.21 -6.0%
2006 15.06 -1.0%
2007 14.35 -4.7%
2008 14.82 +3.3%
2009 13.2 -10.9%
2010 13.18 -0.2%
2011 13.28 +0.8%
2012 13.99 +5.3%
2013 14.06 +0.5%
2014 13.43 -4.5%
2015 12.98 -3.4%
2016 13.83 +6.5%
2017 13.17 -4.8%
2018 12.37 -6.1%
2019 13.15 +6.3%
2020 11.57 -12.0%
2021 13.39 +15.7%
2022 13.31 -0.6%
2023 13.19 -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15.75 13.2 18.5 10
2010s 13.34 12.37 14.06 10
2020s 12.87 11.57 13.39 4

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 40 El Salvador 13.73 compare
  2. 41 Indonesia 13.71 compare
  3. 42 Ukraine 13.25 compare
  4. 44 Oman 13.18 compare
  5. 45 Tonga 12.95 compare
  6. 46 Nigeria 12.88 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is manufacturing share of total employment in Latvia?
Manufacturing share of total employment in Latvia was 13.19 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest manufacturing share of total employment recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 18.5 in 2000.
What is the lowest manufacturing share of total employment recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 11.57 in 2020.
How does Latvia rank for manufacturing share of total employment?
Latvia ranks 43rd out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
Is manufacturing share of total employment rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Latvia 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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