Manufacturing share of total employment in Mexico

Mexico: Manufacturing share of total employment was 16.64 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
16.64
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
24th
of 149 countries
All-time high
22.46
in 2002
All-time low
15.19
in 2009
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Manufacturing share of total employment in Mexico, 2000–2023

051015202000201120232000: 19.62001: 19.12002: 22.52003: 222004: 222005: 16.92006: 172007: 16.62008: 16.12009: 15.22010: 15.62011: 15.62012: 15.52013: 15.92014: 16.22015: 16.22016: 16.52017: 16.92018: 16.92019: 16.92020: 16.62021: 16.62022: 16.62023: 16.6

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, manufacturing share of total employment in Mexico stood at 16.64.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manufacturing share of total employment in Mexico peaked at 22.46 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 15.19, in 2009.

Mexico ranks 24th of 149 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Manufacturing share of total employment in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Manufacturing share of total employment in Mexico, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 19.6
2001 19.07 -2.7%
2002 22.46 +17.8%
2003 22.03 -1.9%
2004 22.02 -0.0%
2005 16.95 -23.0%
2006 16.96 +0.1%
2007 16.63 -1.9%
2008 16.13 -3.0%
2009 15.19 -5.8%
2010 15.55 +2.4%
2011 15.56 +0.1%
2012 15.51 -0.3%
2013 15.9 +2.5%
2014 16.18 +1.8%
2015 16.23 +0.3%
2016 16.54 +1.9%
2017 16.85 +1.9%
2018 16.92 +0.4%
2019 16.85 -0.4%
2020 16.57 -1.7%
2021 16.59 +0.1%
2022 16.65 +0.4%
2023 16.64 -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18.7 15.19 22.46 10
2010s 16.21 15.51 16.92 10
2020s 16.61 16.57 16.65 4

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 21 Malaysia 16.83 compare
  2. 22 Croatia 16.77 compare
  3. 23 Slovak Republic 16.68 compare
  4. 25 Austria 16.58 compare
  5. 26 Portugal 16.49 compare
  6. 27 Cambodia 16.47 compare

See the full ranking of 149 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is manufacturing share of total employment in Mexico?
Manufacturing share of total employment in Mexico was 16.64 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest manufacturing share of total employment recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 22.46 in 2002.
What is the lowest manufacturing share of total employment recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 15.19 in 2009.
How does Mexico rank for manufacturing share of total employment?
Mexico ranks 24th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
Is manufacturing share of total employment rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mexico 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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