SDG indicator 9.2.2: Manufacturing employment … previous in World: Lower-middle income excluding India
World: Lower-middle income excluding India: SDG indicator 9.2.2: Manufacturing employment … previous was 12.08 in 2025. ▲ Rising
SDG indicator 9.2.2: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of in World: Lower-middle income excluding India, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sdg indicator 9.2.2: manufacturing employment as a proportion of in World: Lower-middle income excluding India is 12.08, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 9.2.2: manufacturing employment as a proportion of in World: Lower-middle income excluding India peaked at 12.08 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9.99, in 2000.
That places World: Lower-middle income excluding India 42nd out of 87 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 World: Lower-middle income excluding India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.99 | — |
| 2001 | 10.15 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 10.3 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 10.51 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 10.74 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 10.99 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 11.16 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 11.18 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 11.17 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 11.22 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 11.3 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 11.14 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 11.24 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 11.33 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 11.4 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 11.53 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 11.45 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 11.62 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 11.69 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 11.68 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 11.87 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 11.94 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 11.99 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 12.07 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 12.06 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 12.08 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.74 | 9.99 | 11.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.44 | 11.14 | 11.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12 | 11.87 | 12.08 | 6 |
Countries ranked near World: Lower-middle income excluding India
More work & labour data for World: Lower-middle income excluding India
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 726,897 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 61.63 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 452,522 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.47 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.52 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 21,660 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 6,738 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 58.88 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 2.26 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.09 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sdg indicator 9.2.2: manufacturing employment as a proportion of in World: Lower-middle income excluding India?
- Sdg indicator 9.2.2: manufacturing employment as a proportion of in World: Lower-middle income excluding India was 12.08 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: Lower-middle income excluding India?
- The highest recorded value was 12.08 in 2025.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 9.2.2: manufacturing employment as a proportion of recorded in World: Lower-middle income excluding India?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.99 in 2000.
- How does World: Lower-middle income excluding India rank for sdg indicator 9.2.2: manufacturing employment as a proportion of?
- World: Lower-middle income excluding India ranks 42nd 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: Lower-middle income excluding India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World: Lower-middle income excluding India 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.