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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.23 | 12.67 | 14.87 | 4 |
| 2010s | 15.43 | 13.31 | 16.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.81 | 15.68 | 16 | 4 |
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More work & labour data for Thailand
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7473 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7165 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7773 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.09 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1451 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 45,410 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 19,963 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 23,079 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 22,476 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 45,555 1000 No (2100)
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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