Manufacturing share of total employment in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Manufacturing share of total employment was 4.5 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing share of total employment in Saint Lucia, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, manufacturing share of total employment in Saint Lucia stood at 4.5. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.5% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing share of total employment in Saint Lucia peaked at 9.77 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.5, in 2023.
Saint Lucia ranks 129th of 149 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Manufacturing share of total employment in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.77 | — |
| 2002 | 7.61 | -22.1% |
| 2003 | 7.21 | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 7.5 | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 7.33 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 5.97 | -18.6% |
| 2017 | 5.56 | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 5.38 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 5.14 | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 4.88 | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 5.96 | +22.1% |
| 2022 | 6.04 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 4.5 | -25.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.57 | 5.97 | 9.77 | 6 |
| 2010s | 5.36 | 5.14 | 5.56 | 3 |
| 2020s | 5.34 | 4.5 | 6.04 | 4 |
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More work & labour data for Saint Lucia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.9619 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.9107 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.01 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.8203 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 48.56 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 133.72 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 55.65 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 52.55 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 108.21 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing share of total employment in Saint Lucia?
- Manufacturing share of total employment in Saint Lucia was 4.5 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest manufacturing share of total employment recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.77 in 2000.
- What is the lowest manufacturing share of total employment recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5 in 2023.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for manufacturing share of total employment?
- Saint Lucia ranks 129th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is manufacturing share of total employment rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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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