SDG indicator 9.2.2: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) by country
Data may differ from nationally reported figures and the Global SDG Indicators Database due to differences in sources and/or reference years. This indicator conveys the share of employment in manufacturing. Employment in manufacturing is defined based on the International Standard Industrial Classification of All...
What the numbers show
SDG indicator 9.2.2: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) is currently reported for 73 countries. The highest value is 26.43 in Taiwan; the lowest is 1.61 in Macao.
The median across all reporting countries is 9.71, and the mean is 11.51.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 16.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 53 fell. The largest increase was in United Arab Emirates (up 75.7%), and the largest decrease in New Caledonia (down 76.8%).
SDG indicator 9.2.2: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taiwan | 26.43 | 2020 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 2 | Czechia | 23.96 | 2025 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 3 | Vietnam | 23.62 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 4 | Slovenia | 22.21 | 2025 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 5 | Slovakia | 22.09 | 2025 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 6 | Cambodia | 19.84 | 2025 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 7 | Hungary | 19.77 | 2025 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 8 | Poland | 19.23 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 9 | Serbia | 18.95 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 10 | Romania | 18.37 | 2025 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 11 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 18.23 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 12 | Italy | 17.89 | 2025 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 13 | Germany | 17.89 | 2025 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 14 | Bulgaria | 16.07 | 2025 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 15 | Portugal | 15.85 | 2025 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 16 | Lithuania | 15.49 | 2025 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 17 | Croatia | 15.46 | 2025 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 18 | Estonia | 15.4 | 2025 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 19 | South Korea | 15.17 | 2025 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 20 | Japan | 15.13 | 2025 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 21 | Austria | 14.83 | 2025 | down 7.2% | flat |
| 22 | El Salvador | 14.51 | 2025 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 23 | Russia | 14.28 | 2025 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 24 | Finland | 12.85 | 2025 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 25 | Latvia | 12.35 | 2025 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 26 | Switzerland | 11.84 | 2025 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 27 | Brazil | 11.58 | 2025 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 28 | Belgium | 11.34 | 2025 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 29 | Denmark | 11.23 | 2025 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 30 | Ghana | 11.01 | 2024 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 31 | France | 10.98 | 2025 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 32 | Costa Rica | 10.86 | 2025 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 33 | United Arab Emirates | 10.85 | 2025 | up 75.7% | rising |
| 34 | Ireland | 10.79 | 2025 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 35 | Kosovo | 10.6 | 2024 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 36 | Greece | 9.74 | 2025 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 37 | Armenia | 9.71 | 2024 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 38 | Uruguay | 9.66 | 2025 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 39 | United States | 9.65 | 2025 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 40 | Moldova | 9.63 | 2025 | down 13.8% | flat |
| 41 | Malta | 9.62 | 2025 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 42 | Chile | 9.57 | 2025 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 43 | Sweden | 9.38 | 2025 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 44 | Belize | 9.01 | 2025 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 45 | Iceland | 9.01 | 2025 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 46 | Israel | 8.9 | 2024 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 47 | Jordan | 8.85 | 2024 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 48 | Singapore | 8.85 | 2025 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 49 | Canada | 8.78 | 2025 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 50 | Guyana | 8.77 | 2024 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 51 | Mongolia | 8.71 | 2025 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 52 | Saudi Arabia | 8.66 | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 53 | New Zealand | 8.59 | 2025 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 54 | Spain | 8.4 | 2025 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 55 | Georgia | 8.23 | 2025 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 56 | Netherlands | 8.04 | 2025 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 57 | United Kingdom | 7.82 | 2025 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 58 | Barbados | 7.66 | 2024 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 59 | Zimbabwe | 7.57 | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 60 | Panama | 7.53 | 2025 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 61 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.75 | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 62 | Zambia | 6.69 | 2024 | down 13.0% | flat |
| 63 | Norway | 6.59 | 2025 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 64 | Australia | 6.38 | 2025 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 65 | Botswana | 6.04 | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 66 | Cyprus | 5.96 | 2025 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 67 | Rwanda | 5.58 | 2025 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 68 | Qatar | 5.03 | 2024 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 69 | Angola | 4.1 | 2025 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 70 | New Caledonia | 3.36 | 2020 | down 76.8% | volatile |
| 71 | Luxembourg | 2.72 | 2025 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 72 | Hong Kong | 2.4 | 2025 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 73 | Macao | 1.61 | 2020 | down 15.4% | falling |
About this data
Data may differ from nationally reported figures and the Global SDG Indicators Database due to differences in sources and/or reference years. This indicator conveys the share of employment in manufacturing. Employment in manufacturing is defined based on the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC). Employment refers to all persons of working age who, during a specified brief period, were in paid employment (whether at work or with a job but not at work) or in self-employment (whether at work or with an enterprise but not at work). This indicator is calculated based on data on employment by sex and economic activity. For more information, refer to the Labour Market-related SDG Indicators (ILOSDG) database description.