Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment was 10.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in United Arab Emirates, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 10.0% for manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in 2024.
The figure is up 16.6% on the previous year and up 61.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in United Arab Emirates peaked at 11.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2017.
That places United Arab Emirates 72nd out of 152 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.0% | — |
| 2005 | 8.1% | -26.6% |
| 2008 | 8.7% | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | -29.0% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | -20.4% |
| 2018 | 10.6% | +116.3% |
| 2019 | 9.2% | -13.2% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | -13.7% |
| 2021 | 9.4% | +17.8% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 8.6% | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 10.0% | +16.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 8.1% | 11.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 4.9% | 10.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 8.0% | 10.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in United Arab Emirates?
- Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in United Arab Emirates was 10.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2017.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 72nd out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%).