Manufacturing share of total employment in Uruguay

Uruguay: Manufacturing share of total employment was 9.92 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
9.92
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
75th
of 149 countries
All-time high
14.78
in 2000
All-time low
9.62
in 2022
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Manufacturing share of total employment in Uruguay, 2000–2023

0510152000201120232000: 14.82001: 14.52002: 13.52003: 13.72004: 142005: 14.32006: 13.72007: 13.92008: 13.32009: 13.12010: 132011: 12.22012: 11.92013: 11.92014: 11.62015: 11.12016: 11.32017: 10.72018: 10.42019: 10.32020: 10.22021: 102022: 9.62023: 9.9

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 9.92 for manufacturing share of total employment in 2023.

The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manufacturing share of total employment in Uruguay peaked at 14.78 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.62, in 2022.

Uruguay ranks 75th of 149 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Manufacturing share of total employment in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Manufacturing share of total employment in Uruguay, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 14.78
2001 14.48 -2.0%
2002 13.52 -6.6%
2003 13.69 +1.3%
2004 14.03 +2.5%
2005 14.32 +2.1%
2006 13.73 -4.1%
2007 13.95 +1.6%
2008 13.35 -4.3%
2009 13.12 -1.7%
2010 13.04 -0.6%
2011 12.2 -6.4%
2012 11.88 -2.6%
2013 11.94 +0.5%
2014 11.55 -3.3%
2015 11.07 -4.2%
2016 11.26 +1.7%
2017 10.72 -4.8%
2018 10.41 -2.9%
2019 10.3 -1.1%
2020 10.25 -0.5%
2021 10.03 -2.1%
2022 9.62 -4.1%
2023 9.92 +3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.9 13.12 14.78 10
2010s 11.44 10.3 13.04 10
2020s 9.96 9.62 10.25 4

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 72 Paraguay 10.27 compare
  2. 73 Ecuador 10.07 compare
  3. 74 Greece 9.94 compare
  4. 75 Dominican Republic 9.92 compare
  5. 77 Ireland 9.87 compare
  6. 78 Sweden 9.8 compare

See the full ranking of 149 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is manufacturing share of total employment in Uruguay?
Manufacturing share of total employment in Uruguay was 9.92 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest manufacturing share of total employment recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 14.78 in 2000.
What is the lowest manufacturing share of total employment recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 9.62 in 2022.
How does Uruguay rank for manufacturing share of total employment?
Uruguay ranks 75th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
Is manufacturing share of total employment rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uruguay 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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