Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment was 11.5% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Nicaragua, 2000–2014
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 Nicaragua is 11.5%, measured in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Nicaragua peaked at 14.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2000.
That places Nicaragua 56th out of 152 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.8% | — |
| 2001 | 11.8% | +51.0% |
| 2003 | 13.3% | +12.6% |
| 2004 | 12.9% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 14.5% | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 13.8% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 14.4% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 13.7% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 13.1% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | -16.3% |
| 2014 | 11.5% | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.8% | 7.8% | 14.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 11.0% | 11.5% | 2 |
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More work & labour data for Nicaragua
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 1.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 1.41 % change on previous year (2023)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 1.36 % change on previous year (2023)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2248 % change on previous year (2023)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2023)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 3,954 1000 No (2023)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 2,653 1000 No (2023)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,468 1000 No (2023)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 3,356 1000 No (2023)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 6,916 1000 No (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Nicaragua?
- Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Nicaragua was 11.5% in 2014, 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2000.
- How does Nicaragua rank for manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment?
- Nicaragua ranks 56th out of 152 countries with data for 2014.
- Is manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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 (%).