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Headline data

Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment
Year Value Units Series
2016 12.68 Percentage (%) Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment
2017 13.02 Percentage (%) Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment
2018 13.38 Percentage (%) Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment
2019 13.77 Percentage (%) Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment
2020 14.94 Percentage (%) Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment
2021 15.92 Percentage (%) Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment
2022 17.55 Percentage (%) Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment
2023 17.88 Percentage (%) Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment

Source: World Bank

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Footnote:

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Nigeria statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from Nigerian statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Nigerian-specific metadata information.

Definition and concepts

This indicator is computed as the number of persons employed in the industry sector divided by total employment. Employed persons are defined as all those of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit. The industry sector comprises mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction and public utilities (electricity, gas and water)
Data last updated Mar 27, 2025
Metadata last updated Apr 22, 2025

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator

Indicator 9.2.2: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment
Target

Target 9.2: Promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and, by 2030, significantly raise industry’s share of employment and gross domestic product, in line with national circumstances, and double its share in least developed countries
Metadata update

2024-03-28
International organisations(s) responsible for global monitoring

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

(with the collaboration of the International Labour Organization – ILO)
Related indicators

8.2.1 Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person

Source 1

Organisation

World Bank
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