Manufacturing share of total employment in Norway

Norway: Manufacturing share of total employment was 7.05 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
7.05
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
107th
of 149 countries
All-time high
13.01
in 2000
All-time low
7.05
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Manufacturing share of total employment in Norway, 2000–2023

0510152000201120232000: 132001: 12.62002: 12.72003: 12.52004: 11.62005: 11.62006: 11.72007: 11.52008: 10.32009: 10.12010: 9.72011: 9.42012: 9.42013: 8.52014: 9.12015: 8.52016: 82017: 8.32018: 7.62019: 7.72020: 7.62021: 7.12022: 7.12023: 7

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, manufacturing share of total employment in Norway stood at 7.05. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manufacturing share of total employment in Norway peaked at 13.01 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.05, in 2023.

Norway ranks 107th 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 Norway, year by year

Annual values for Manufacturing share of total employment in Norway, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 13.01
2001 12.64 -2.8%
2002 12.68 +0.3%
2003 12.47 -1.7%
2004 11.55 -7.4%
2005 11.6 +0.4%
2006 11.7 +0.9%
2007 11.52 -1.5%
2008 10.34 -10.2%
2009 10.09 -2.4%
2010 9.66 -4.3%
2011 9.37 -3.0%
2012 9.37 +0.0%
2013 8.51 -9.2%
2014 9.12 +7.2%
2015 8.52 -6.6%
2016 7.98 -6.3%
2017 8.26 +3.5%
2018 7.61 -7.9%
2019 7.67 +0.8%
2020 7.63 -0.5%
2021 7.11 -6.8%
2022 7.09 -0.3%
2023 7.05 -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.76 10.09 13.01 10
2010s 8.61 7.61 9.66 10
2020s 7.22 7.05 7.63 4

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 104 Panama 7.7 compare
  2. 105 Republic of Moldova 7.55 compare
  3. 106 Namibia 7.2 compare
  4. 108 Kazakhstan 6.84 compare
  5. 109 Bhutan 6.67 compare
  6. 110 Botswana 6.55 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is manufacturing share of total employment in Norway?
Manufacturing share of total employment in Norway was 7.05 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest manufacturing share of total employment recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 13.01 in 2000.
What is the lowest manufacturing share of total employment recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 7.05 in 2023.
How does Norway rank for manufacturing share of total employment?
Norway ranks 107th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
Is manufacturing share of total employment rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Norway 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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