Manufacturing share of total employment in Thailand

Thailand: Manufacturing share of total employment was 15.68 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
15.68
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
29th
of 149 countries
All-time high
16.98
in 2015
All-time low
12.67
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2023

Manufacturing share of total employment in Thailand, 2000–2023

0510152000201120232000: 12.72002: 14.72003: 14.72007: 14.92010: 14.12011: 13.32012: 13.32013: 14.12014: 16.82015: 172016: 16.72017: 16.32018: 16.52019: 16.32020: 15.92021: 15.72022: 162023: 15.7

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, manufacturing share of total employment in Thailand stood at 15.68.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manufacturing share of total employment in Thailand peaked at 16.98 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 12.67, in 2000.

Thailand ranks 29th of 149 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Manufacturing share of total employment in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Manufacturing share of total employment in Thailand, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 12.67
2002 14.71 +16.1%
2003 14.67 -0.3%
2007 14.87 +1.4%
2010 14.06 -5.4%
2011 13.31 -5.3%
2012 13.35 +0.3%
2013 14.05 +5.2%
2014 16.79 +19.5%
2015 16.98 +1.1%
2016 16.68 -1.8%
2017 16.3 -2.3%
2018 16.53 +1.4%
2019 16.28 -1.5%
2020 15.86 -2.6%
2021 15.69 -1.1%
2022 16 +2.0%
2023 15.68 -2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14.23 12.67 14.87 4
2010s 15.43 13.31 16.98 10
2020s 15.81 15.68 16 4

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 26 Portugal 16.49 compare
  2. 27 Cambodia 16.47 compare
  3. 28 Lithuania 15.92 compare
  4. 30 South Korea 15.53 compare
  5. 31 Japan 15.43 compare
  6. 32 Senegal 15.31 compare

See the full ranking of 149 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is manufacturing share of total employment in Thailand?
Manufacturing share of total employment in Thailand was 15.68 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest manufacturing share of total employment recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 16.98 in 2015.
What is the lowest manufacturing share of total employment recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 12.67 in 2000.
How does Thailand rank for manufacturing share of total employment?
Thailand ranks 29th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
Is manufacturing share of total employment rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Thailand 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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