SDG indicator 9.2.2: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of in World: High income
World: High income: SDG indicator 9.2.2: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of was 12.46 in 2025. ▼ Falling
SDG indicator 9.2.2: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of in World: High income, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
World: High income recorded 12.46 for sdg indicator 9.2.2: manufacturing employment as a proportion of in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 9.2.2: manufacturing employment as a proportion of in World: High income peaked at 18.08 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.46, in 2025.
World: High income ranks 40th of 87 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
SDG indicator 9.2.2: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of in World: High income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.08 | — |
| 2001 | 17.85 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 17.54 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 17.05 | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 16.7 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 16.22 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 16.03 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 15.83 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 15.24 | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 14.41 | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 14.2 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 14.09 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 14.03 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 13.9 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 13.79 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 13.69 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 13.61 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 13.53 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 13.46 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 13.37 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 13.34 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 13.15 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 12.97 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 12.85 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 12.66 | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 12.46 | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.5 | 14.41 | 18.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.76 | 13.37 | 14.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.91 | 12.46 | 13.34 | 6 |
Countries ranked near World: High income
- 37 Palestine, State of 14.34 compare
- 38 Togo 14.33 compare
- 39 Russian Federation 14.28 compare
- 40 Benin 14.22 compare
- 41 Syrian Arab Republic 14.19 compare
- 42 Indonesia 13.71 compare
- 43 Honduras 13.48 compare
More work & labour data for World: High income
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 733,222 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 60.52 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 478,257 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.41 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.03 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 123,874 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 89,163 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 57.85 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.01 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.0093 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sdg indicator 9.2.2: manufacturing employment as a proportion of in World: High income?
- Sdg indicator 9.2.2: manufacturing employment as a proportion of in World: High income was 12.46 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 9.2.2: manufacturing employment as a proportion of recorded in World: High income?
- The highest recorded value was 18.08 in 2000.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 9.2.2: manufacturing employment as a proportion of recorded in World: High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.46 in 2025.
- How does World: High income rank for sdg indicator 9.2.2: manufacturing employment as a proportion of?
- World: High income ranks 40th out of 87 groups with data for 2025.
- Is sdg indicator 9.2.2: manufacturing employment as a proportion of rising or falling in World: High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World: High 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.