Manufacturing share of total employment in Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia: Manufacturing share of total employment was 4.5 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
4.5
Change on year
down 25.5%
World rank
129th
of 149 countries
All-time high
9.77
in 2000
All-time low
4.5
in 2023
Years of data
13
2000–2023

Manufacturing share of total employment in Saint Lucia, 2000–2023

02468102000201120232000: 9.82002: 7.62003: 7.22004: 7.52005: 7.32006: 62017: 5.62018: 5.42019: 5.12020: 4.92021: 62022: 62023: 4.5

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

Annual values for Manufacturing share of total employment in Saint Lucia, 2000 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Saint Lucia

  1. 126 Zimbabwe 4.92 compare
  2. 127 Mali 4.84 compare
  3. 128 Rwanda 4.66 compare
  4. 130 Tanzania, United Republic of 4.44 compare
  5. 131 Uganda 4.29 compare
  6. 132 Antigua and Barbuda 4.12 compare

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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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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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