Manufacturing share of total employment in Russia

Russia: Manufacturing share of total employment was 13.96 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
13.96
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
38th
of 149 countries
All-time high
20.17
in 2002
All-time low
13.96
in 2018
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Manufacturing share of total employment in Russia, 2000–2023

051015202000201120232000: 19.52001: 20.12002: 20.22003: 19.12004: 18.72005: 17.72006: 17.52007: 16.92008: 162009: 14.92010: 152011: 14.82012: 14.82013: 14.52014: 14.32015: 14.12016: 14.22017: 14.12018: 142019: 14.22020: 14.12021: 14.12022: 14.12023: 14

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Russia recorded 13.96 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 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manufacturing share of total employment in Russia peaked at 20.17 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 13.96, in 2018.

That places Russia 38th out of 149 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Russia, year by year

Annual values for Manufacturing share of total employment in Russia, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 19.47
2001 20.13 +3.4%
2002 20.17 +0.2%
2003 19.09 -5.4%
2004 18.69 -2.1%
2005 17.69 -5.4%
2006 17.48 -1.2%
2007 16.91 -3.3%
2008 16.01 -5.3%
2009 14.87 -7.1%
2010 14.98 +0.7%
2011 14.76 -1.5%
2012 14.75 -0.1%
2013 14.54 -1.4%
2014 14.32 -1.5%
2015 14.14 -1.3%
2016 14.21 +0.5%
2017 14.06 -1.1%
2018 13.96 -0.7%
2019 14.17 +1.5%
2020 14.12 -0.4%
2021 14.13 +0.1%
2022 14.08 -0.4%
2023 13.96 -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18.05 14.87 20.17 10
2010s 14.39 13.96 14.98 10
2020s 14.07 13.96 14.13 4

Countries ranked near Russia

  1. 35 Togo 14.33 compare
  2. 36 Benin 14.22 compare
  3. 37 Syria 14.19 compare
  4. 39 Guatemala 13.82 compare
  5. 40 El Salvador 13.73 compare
  6. 41 Indonesia 13.71 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is manufacturing share of total employment in Russia?
Manufacturing share of total employment in Russia was 13.96 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest manufacturing share of total employment recorded in Russia?
The highest recorded value was 20.17 in 2002.
What is the lowest manufacturing share of total employment recorded in Russia?
The lowest recorded value was 13.96 in 2018.
How does Russia rank for manufacturing share of total employment?
Russia ranks 38th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
Is manufacturing share of total employment rising or falling in Russia?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Russia 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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