Manufacturing share of total employment in Vietnam

Vietnam: Manufacturing share of total employment was 21.73 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
21.73
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
5th
of 149 countries
All-time high
21.73
in 2023
All-time low
9.22
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2023

Manufacturing share of total employment in Vietnam, 2000–2023

051015202000201120232000: 9.22001: 9.72002: 10.12003: 112004: 11.72006: 13.72007: 13.82009: 14.52010: 14.32011: 13.82012: 13.82013: 13.92014: 14.42015: 15.72016: 16.72017: 17.42018: 17.92019: 20.22020: 21.32021: 212022: 21.42023: 21.7

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for manufacturing share of total employment in Vietnam is 21.73, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 55.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manufacturing share of total employment in Vietnam peaked at 21.73 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.22, in 2000.

Vietnam ranks 5th of 149 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Manufacturing share of total employment in Vietnam, year by year

Annual values for Manufacturing share of total employment in Vietnam, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 9.22
2001 9.72 +5.4%
2002 10.09 +3.8%
2003 10.96 +8.6%
2004 11.7 +6.8%
2006 13.65 +16.7%
2007 13.76 +0.8%
2009 14.48 +5.2%
2010 14.26 -1.5%
2011 13.84 -2.9%
2012 13.81 -0.2%
2013 13.95 +1.0%
2014 14.44 +3.5%
2015 15.69 +8.7%
2016 16.66 +6.2%
2017 17.35 +4.1%
2018 17.91 +3.2%
2019 20.23 +13.0%
2020 21.31 +5.3%
2021 20.98 -1.5%
2022 21.39 +2.0%
2023 21.73 +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.7 9.22 14.48 8
2010s 15.81 13.81 20.23 10
2020s 21.35 20.98 21.73 4

Countries ranked near Vietnam

  1. 2 Czechia 25.82 compare
  2. 3 San Marino 25.4 compare
  3. 4 Slovenia 22.56 compare
  4. 6 Hungary 20.81 compare
  5. 7 Turkey 19.77 compare
  6. 8 North Macedonia 19.58 compare

See the full ranking of 149 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is manufacturing share of total employment in Vietnam?
Manufacturing share of total employment in Vietnam was 21.73 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest manufacturing share of total employment recorded in Vietnam?
The highest recorded value was 21.73 in 2023.
What is the lowest manufacturing share of total employment recorded in Vietnam?
The lowest recorded value was 9.22 in 2000.
How does Vietnam rank for manufacturing share of total employment?
Vietnam ranks 5th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
Is manufacturing share of total employment rising or falling in Vietnam?
Over the last ten years it is up 55.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Vietnam 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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