Proportion of small-scale manufacturing industries in total manufacturing value added based on international classification (%) by country

Countries reporting
33
Highest
39.7%
Cyprus
Lowest
1.0%
Ecuador
Median
12.0%
Years covered
21
2000–2020
Data points
207

What the numbers show

Proportion of small-scale manufacturing industries in total manufacturing value added based on international classification (%) is currently reported for 33 countries. The highest value is 39.7% in Cyprus; the lowest is 1.0% in Ecuador.

The median across all reporting countries is 12.0%, and the mean is 13.6%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 39.

Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Nepal (up 180.8%), and the largest decrease in Israel (down 14.6%).

Proportion of small-scale manufacturing industries in total: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Cyprus 39.7% 2004 flat
2 Greece 34.6% 2007 flat
3 Nepal 26.7% 2020 up 180.8% volatile
4 Italy 26.6% 2004 flat
5 Australia 19.6% 2006 up 16.8% rising
6 Portugal 19.2% 2004 rising
7 Spain 18.1% 2004 falling
8 Norway 15.8% 2006 up 36.2% rising
9 Malta 15.7% 2007 up 30.1% rising
10 Slovenia 14.1% 2004 rising
11 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 13.7% 2004 flat
11 United Kingdom 13.7% 2004 flat
13 South Korea 12.8% 2006 up 14.2% rising
13 Republic of Korea 12.8% 2006 up 14.2% rising
15 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 12.8% 2004 falling
16 Czechia 12.0% 2004 rising
17 Denmark 12.0% 2004 flat
18 France 11.6% 2004 flat
19 Austria 11.5% 2004 flat
20 Estonia 10.8% 2004 flat
21 Japan 10.5% 2010 down 5.8% falling
22 Sweden 10.3% 2004 flat
23 Finland 9.9% 2005 up 17.8% rising
24 Israel 8.7% 2010 down 14.6% falling
25 Germany 8.2% 2004 flat
26 Latvia 8.0% 2004 falling
27 Hungary 7.9% 2004 rising
28 Slovakia 7.0% 2004 flat
29 Romania 6.6% 2004 rising
30 Kuwait 6.3% 2019 down 5.9% falling
31 Lithuania 5.9% 2004 falling
32 Colombia 4.8% 2012 up 55.0% rising
33 Ecuador 1.0% 2009 up 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Proportion of small-scale manufacturing industries in total manufacturing value added based on international classification (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
33 places, 207 data points, 2000–2020
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