SDG indicator 9.2.2: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of in World: Upper-middle income
World: Upper-middle income: SDG indicator 9.2.2: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of was 17.39 in 2025. ▲ Rising
SDG indicator 9.2.2: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of in World: Upper-middle income, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
World: Upper-middle income recorded 17.39 for sdg indicator 9.2.2: manufacturing employment as a proportion of in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 9.2.2: manufacturing employment as a proportion of in World: Upper-middle income peaked at 18.31 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 15.74, in 2003.
That places World: Upper-middle income 5th out of 87 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
SDG indicator 9.2.2: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of in World: Upper-middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.65 | — |
| 2001 | 16.41 | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 15.85 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 15.74 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 16.07 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 16.65 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 17.11 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 17.68 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 17.71 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 17.69 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 17.91 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 18.08 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 18.31 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 18.11 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 18 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 17.65 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 17.59 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 17.67 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 17.74 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 17.78 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 17.9 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 17.84 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 17.48 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 17.5 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 17.45 | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 17.39 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.86 | 15.74 | 17.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.88 | 17.59 | 18.31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.59 | 17.39 | 17.9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near World: Upper-middle income
More work & labour data for World: Upper-middle income
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1.46 million (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 61.88 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 898,488 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 5.41 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.09 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 49,678 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 23,694 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 58.53 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.6 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.3489 % 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?
- Sdg indicator 9.2.2: manufacturing employment as a proportion of in World: Upper-middle income was 17.39 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?
- The highest recorded value was 18.31 in 2012.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 9.2.2: manufacturing employment as a proportion of recorded in World: Upper-middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.74 in 2003.
- How does World: Upper-middle income rank for sdg indicator 9.2.2: manufacturing employment as a proportion of?
- World: Upper-middle income ranks 5th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World: Upper-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.