SDG indicator 9.2.2: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of in World: Upper-middle income excluding China
World: Upper-middle income excluding China: SDG indicator 9.2.2: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of was 13.15 in 2025. ▼ Falling
SDG indicator 9.2.2: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of in World: Upper-middle income excluding China, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
World: Upper-middle income excluding China recorded 13.15 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 9.2.2: manufacturing employment as a proportion of in World: Upper-middle income excluding China peaked at 14.52 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.15, in 2025.
World: Upper-middle income excluding China ranks 33rd 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: Upper-middle income excluding China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.52 | — |
| 2001 | 14.49 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 14.39 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 14.15 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 14.18 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 14.4 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 14.27 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 14.26 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 14.22 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 13.79 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 13.72 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 13.59 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 13.64 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 13.59 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 13.77 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 13.71 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 13.44 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 13.56 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 13.61 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 13.59 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 13.47 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 13.4 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 13.43 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 13.28 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 13.23 | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 13.15 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.27 | 13.79 | 14.52 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.62 | 13.44 | 13.77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.33 | 13.15 | 13.47 | 6 |
Countries ranked near World: Upper-middle income excluding China
More work & labour data for World: Upper-middle income excluding China
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 686,419 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 59.87 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 460,013 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 6.29 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.28 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 47,151 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 18,136 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 56.11 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.42 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.9198 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sdg indicator 9.2.2: manufacturing employment as a proportion of in World: Upper-middle income excluding China?
- Sdg indicator 9.2.2: manufacturing employment as a proportion of in World: Upper-middle income excluding China was 13.15 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: Upper-middle income excluding China?
- The highest recorded value was 14.52 in 2000.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 9.2.2: manufacturing employment as a proportion of recorded in World: Upper-middle income excluding China?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.15 in 2025.
- How does World: Upper-middle income excluding China rank for sdg indicator 9.2.2: manufacturing employment as a proportion of?
- World: Upper-middle income excluding China ranks 33rd 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: Upper-middle income excluding China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World: Upper-middle income excluding China 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.