SDG indicator 9.2.2: Manufacturing employment … previous in Africa: Lower-middle income
Africa: Lower-middle income: SDG indicator 9.2.2: Manufacturing employment … previous was 10.2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
SDG indicator 9.2.2: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of in Africa: Lower-middle income, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sdg indicator 9.2.2: manufacturing employment as a proportion of in Africa: Lower-middle income is 10.2, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 9.2.2: manufacturing employment as a proportion of in Africa: Lower-middle income peaked at 10.21 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.48, in 2003.
Africa: Lower-middle income ranks 57th of 87 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
SDG indicator 9.2.2: Manufacturing employment … previous in Africa: Lower-middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.65 | — |
| 2001 | 8.62 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 8.57 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 8.48 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 8.53 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 8.57 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 8.6 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 8.53 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 8.54 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 8.57 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 8.74 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 8.49 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 8.83 | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 9.05 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 9.08 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 8.97 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 8.79 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 8.84 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 8.86 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 8.88 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 9.25 | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 9.52 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 10.19 | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 10.21 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 10.16 | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 10.2 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.57 | 8.48 | 8.65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.85 | 8.49 | 9.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.92 | 9.25 | 10.21 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa: Lower-middle income
More work & labour data for Africa: Lower-middle income
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 339,672 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.36 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 172,199 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 5 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.52 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 20,026 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 6,484 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 63.04 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 2.71 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sdg indicator 9.2.2: manufacturing employment as a proportion of in Africa: Lower-middle income?
- Sdg indicator 9.2.2: manufacturing employment as a proportion of in Africa: Lower-middle income was 10.2 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 9.2.2: manufacturing employment as a proportion of recorded in Africa: Lower-middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 10.21 in 2023.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 9.2.2: manufacturing employment as a proportion of recorded in Africa: Lower-middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.48 in 2003.
- How does Africa: Lower-middle income rank for sdg indicator 9.2.2: manufacturing employment as a proportion of?
- Africa: Lower-middle income ranks 57th out of 87 groups with data for 2025.
- Is sdg indicator 9.2.2: manufacturing employment as a proportion of rising or falling in Africa: Lower-middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa: Lower-middle income data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of SDG indicator 9.2.2: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.