Manufacturing share of total employment in Tunisia

Tunisia: Manufacturing share of total employment was 19.22 in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
19.22
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
10th
of 149 countries
All-time high
19.22
in 2023
All-time low
17.65
in 2009
Years of data
16
2005–2023

Manufacturing share of total employment in Tunisia, 2005–2023

051015202005201420232005: 18.92006: 18.82007: 18.82008: 19.12009: 17.62010: 18.22011: 18.42012: 18.52013: 18.82014: 18.92015: 18.62016: 18.52017: 18.32019: 18.22022: 18.92023: 19.2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for manufacturing share of total employment in Tunisia is 19.22, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manufacturing share of total employment in Tunisia peaked at 19.22 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.65, in 2009.

Tunisia ranks 10th of 149 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Manufacturing share of total employment in Tunisia, year by year

Annual values for Manufacturing share of total employment in Tunisia, 2005 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2005 18.95
2006 18.77 -0.9%
2007 18.83 +0.3%
2008 19.1 +1.4%
2009 17.65 -7.6%
2010 18.25 +3.4%
2011 18.41 +0.9%
2012 18.5 +0.5%
2013 18.78 +1.5%
2014 18.95 +0.9%
2015 18.58 -2.0%
2016 18.46 -0.6%
2017 18.3 -0.9%
2019 18.19 -0.6%
2022 18.94 +4.1%
2023 19.22 +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18.66 17.65 19.1 5
2010s 18.49 18.19 18.95 9
2020s 19.08 18.94 19.22 2

Countries ranked near Tunisia

  1. 7 Türkiye 19.77 compare
  2. 8 North Macedonia 19.58 compare
  3. 9 Romania 19.53 compare
  4. 11 Belarus 18.82 compare
  5. 12 Poland 18.69 compare
  6. 13 Italy 18.32 compare

See the full ranking of 149 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is manufacturing share of total employment in Tunisia?
Manufacturing share of total employment in Tunisia was 19.22 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest manufacturing share of total employment recorded in Tunisia?
The highest recorded value was 19.22 in 2023.
What is the lowest manufacturing share of total employment recorded in Tunisia?
The lowest recorded value was 17.65 in 2009.
How does Tunisia rank for manufacturing share of total employment?
Tunisia ranks 10th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
Is manufacturing share of total employment rising or falling in Tunisia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Tunisia 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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