Malaysia - Industry Employment 2008
28.67%
+0.21% from 2007
Malaysia's industry employment was 28.67% in 2008, increased +0.21% from 28.46% in 2007. This was the 158th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2008▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | South Sudan | 2.17% | 0.6% |
| 2nd | Burundi | 2.83% | 3.2% |
| 3rd | Mozambique | 4.58% | 6.3% |
| 4th | Djibouti | 4.74% | 3.5% |
| 5th | Madagascar | 4.75% | 12.1% |
| 6th | Lao PDR | 4.82% | 7.1% |
| 7th | Chad | 5.18% | 5.3% |
| 8th | Sierra Leone | 5.24% | -5.4% |
| 9th | Bhutan | 5.92% | 1.8% |
| 10th | Zambia | 6.39% | 1.2% |
| 11th | Guinea-Bissau | 6.75% | 0.0% |
| 12th | Niger | 7.16% | -0.2% |
| 13th | Malawi | 7.35% | 0.2% |
| 14th | Tanzania | 7.40% | 0.4% |
| 15th | Papua New Guinea | 7.43% | -4.5% |
| 16th | Angola | 7.43% | -5.1% |
| 17th | Liberia | 8.02% | 2.5% |
| 18th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 8.20% | 1.7% |
| 19th | Timor-Leste | 8.46% | 10.4% |
| 20th | Guinea | 8.59% | 8.7% |
| 21st | Rwanda | 9.11% | 9.1% |
| 22nd | Kenya | 9.42% | -2.5% |
| 23rd | Mali | 9.62% | -16.7% |
| 24th | Georgia | 9.80% | -0.9% |
| 25th | Vanuatu | 9.98% | 3.4% |
| 26th | Haiti | 10.16% | 0.1% |
| 27th | Solomon Islands | 10.80% | 0.5% |
| 28th | Equatorial Guinea | 10.93% | 10.0% |
| 29th | Burkina Faso | 10.95% | 3.0% |
| 30th | Nigeria | 10.97% | 2.1% |
| 31st | Cameroon | 11.50% | 2.9% |
| 32nd | Azerbaijan | 12.13% | -3.9% |
| 33rd | Gabon | 12.20% | 1.8% |
| 34th | Côte d'Ivoire | 12.20% | 0.1% |
| 35th | Eritrea | 12.66% | 0.2% |
| 36th | Zimbabwe | 12.87% | -6.9% |
| 37th | Togo | 13.21% | 14.2% |
| 38th | Mauritania | 13.61% | -1.9% |
| 39th | Mongolia | 13.96% | 7.7% |
| 40th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 14.11% | -4.7% |
| 41st | Afghanistan | 14.27% | 1.7% |
| 42nd | Namibia | 14.31% | -2.2% |
| 43rd | Moldova | 14.34% | 2.9% |
| 44th | Sudan | 14.51% | 0.4% |
| 45th | Ghana | 14.62% | 3.6% |
| 46th | Botswana | 14.87% | 4.9% |
| 47th | Yemen, Republic of | 15.19% | 2.8% |
| 48th | Luxembourg | 15.28% | -9.7% |
| 49th | Central African Republic | 15.61% | -0.9% |
| 50th | Cambodia | 15.67% | 6.5% |
| 51st | Channel Islands | 15.89% | -1.6% |
| 52nd | Gambia, The | 15.98% | -0.2% |
| 53rd | Comoros | 16.07% | 3.1% |
| 54th | Tajikistan | 16.08% | -2.6% |
| 55th | Bahamas, The | 16.25% | -9.5% |
| 56th | Peru | 16.49% | 0.8% |
| 57th | Uganda | 16.55% | -1.9% |
| 58th | Philippines | 16.67% | -0.9% |
| 59th | Senegal | 16.69% | -2.7% |
| 60th | Ecuador | 16.83% | 0.8% |
| 61st | Armenia | 16.87% | 2.3% |
| 62nd | Samoa | 16.96% | -5.7% |
| 63rd | French Polynesia | 17.07% | 0.2% |
| 64th | Maldives | 17.44% | -4.8% |
| 65th | St. Lucia | 17.68% | 0.5% |
| 66th | Belize | 17.73% | 0.1% |
| 67th | Albania | 17.83% | 1.6% |
| 68th | Panama | 17.90% | -1.4% |
| 69th | Fiji | 17.94% | -4.6% |
| 70th | Macao SAR, China | 18.02% | -4.5% |
| 71st | Montenegro | 18.06% | 2.9% |
| 72nd | Puerto Rico (US) | 18.08% | -5.7% |
| 73rd | Cuba | 18.08% | 0.3% |
| 74th | Indonesia | 18.08% | 3.2% |
| 75th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 18.15% | -0.3% |
| 76th | Nicaragua | 18.16% | -3.7% |
| 77th | Jamaica | 18.24% | -1.1% |
| 78th | Brunei Darussalam | 18.67% | -0.5% |
| 79th | Kazakhstan | 18.92% | 0.0% |
| 80th | Myanmar | 18.94% | 1.1% |
| 81st | Paraguay | 19.05% | 4.4% |
| 82nd | Bangladesh | 19.19% | 1.5% |
| 83rd | Israel | 19.23% | -0.6% |
| 84th | Netherlands | 19.32% | -2.3% |
| 85th | Benin | 19.42% | -1.3% |
| 86th | Uruguay | 19.82% | -0.6% |
| 87th | Costa Rica | 20.37% | -2.8% |
| 88th | Colombia | 20.64% | -0.3% |
| 89th | Thailand | 20.72% | 0.0% |
| 90th | India | 20.75% | 2.1% |
| 91st | Barbados | 20.94% | -1.0% |
| 92nd | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 21.04% | -1.6% |
| 93rd | Viet Nam | 21.08% | 3.4% |
| 94th | Pakistan | 21.21% | -4.1% |
| 95th | Sweden | 21.33% | -1.5% |
| 96th | Morocco | 21.34% | 1.3% |
| 97th | Guam | 21.35% | -0.5% |
| 98th | United States | 21.35% | -3.0% |
| 99th | United Kingdom | 21.39% | -3.5% |
| 100th | Norway | 21.53% | 2.5% |
| 101st | Canada | 21.53% | -1.0% |
| 102nd | São Tomé and Principe | 21.73% | 2.3% |
| 103rd | New Zealand | 21.74% | -1.6% |
| 104th | Uzbekistan | 21.86% | 2.6% |
| 105th | West Bank and Gaza | 21.95% | -2.7% |
| 106th | Iceland | 22.00% | 5.3% |
| 107th | Argentina | 22.08% | 0.8% |
| 108th | Australia | 22.09% | 2.3% |
| 109th | Switzerland | 22.28% | -1.8% |
| 110th | Cabo Verde | 22.31% | 1.5% |
| 111th | Greece | 22.41% | -2.6% |
| 112th | Virgin Islands (US) | 22.55% | -1.1% |
| 113th | Guatemala | 22.85% | -0.5% |
| 114th | Dominican Republic | 22.92% | -4.2% |
| 115th | Congo, Republic of | 23.04% | 1.8% |
| 116th | Cyprus | 23.05% | 2.3% |
| 117th | Chile | 23.09% | 0.5% |
| 118th | Libya | 23.10% | -0.5% |
| 119th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 23.13% | 2.2% |
| 120th | Denmark | 23.26% | -1.1% |
| 121st | France | 23.27% | -1.2% |
| 122nd | Ireland | 23.29% | -9.6% |
| 123rd | Mexico | 23.30% | -2.2% |
| 124th | Lebanon | 23.42% | 0.6% |
| 125th | Sri Lanka | 23.48% | 1.2% |
| 126th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 23.70% | 1.8% |
| 127th | Singapore | 23.73% | 0.6% |
| 128th | Iraq | 24.03% | 1.1% |
| 129th | Serbia | 24.21% | 0.0% |
| 130th | Honduras | 24.30% | -0.3% |
| 131st | El Salvador | 24.39% | 0.3% |
| 132nd | Kyrgyz Republic | 24.57% | 0.8% |
| 133rd | New Caledonia | 24.58% | 0.8% |
| 134th | Belgium | 24.67% | 1.0% |
| 135th | Guyana | 24.82% | 0.8% |
| 136th | Jordan | 24.83% | -0.6% |
| 137th | Brazil | 24.87% | 3.1% |
| 138th | Finland | 25.14% | -3.9% |
| 139th | Kuwait | 25.14% | 7.8% |
| 140th | Suriname | 25.18% | 1.5% |
| 141st | Malta | 25.56% | -0.8% |
| 142nd | Eswatini | 25.66% | -0.6% |
| 143rd | Saudi Arabia | 25.80% | 0.2% |
| 144th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 25.82% | 0.2% |
| 145th | South Africa | 25.88% | -0.3% |
| 146th | Austria | 26.01% | -4.8% |
| 147th | Korea | 26.08% | -1.8% |
| 148th | Oman | 26.19% | 10.9% |
| 149th | Lesotho | 26.33% | 5.2% |
| 150th | Tonga | 26.64% | 3.0% |
| 151st | Japan | 26.77% | -1.9% |
| 152nd | Turkmenistan | 26.82% | 3.9% |
| 153rd | Nepal | 27.09% | 0.6% |
| 154th | China | 27.20% | 1.5% |
| 155th | Spain | 27.62% | -5.1% |
| 156th | Ukraine | 27.87% | -0.1% |
| 157th | European Union | 28.28% | -1.6% |
| 158th | Malaysia | 28.67% | 0.7% |
| 159th | Russian Federation | 28.68% | -0.6% |
| 160th | Türkiye | 29.27% | 0.2% |
| 161st | Germany | 29.33% | -3.4% |
| 162nd | Algeria | 29.34% | 1.6% |
| 163rd | Latvia | 29.40% | 2.7% |
| 164th | Portugal | 29.79% | -4.6% |
| 165th | Italy | 29.80% | -1.1% |
| 166th | Lithuania | 30.52% | -0.1% |
| 167th | Croatia | 30.85% | 0.7% |
| 168th | Trinidad and Tobago | 30.87% | 0.9% |
| 169th | Slovenia | 31.12% | -0.4% |
| 170th | North Macedonia | 31.42% | -0.1% |
| 171st | Mauritius | 31.52% | -0.7% |
| 172nd | Poland | 31.84% | 3.8% |
| 173rd | Hungary | 32.22% | -1.0% |
| 174th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 32.38% | -0.5% |
| 175th | United Arab Emirates | 32.41% | -3.7% |
| 176th | Syrian Arab Republic | 32.98% | 13.5% |
| 177th | Tunisia | 33.36% | 2.0% |
| 178th | Belarus | 34.60% | 0.8% |
| 179th | Bahrain | 34.69% | 3.5% |
| 180th | Estonia | 35.27% | 0.4% |
| 181st | Romania | 35.70% | 0.3% |
| 182nd | Bulgaria | 36.27% | 2.2% |
| 183rd | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 36.69% | -0.3% |
| 184th | Slovak Republic | 39.99% | 0.7% |
| 185th | Czechia | 40.53% | -0.7% |
| 186th | Qatar | 59.58% | 14.9% |
FAQ
What was Malaysia's industry employment in 2008?▾
Malaysia's industry employment in 2008 was 28.67%. This ranked 158th globally.
How did Malaysia's industry employment change in 2008?▾
Malaysia's industry employment increased by 0.7% in 2008 compared to 2007.
Which country had the highest industry employment in 2008?▾
Qatar had the highest industry employment in 2008 at 59.58%.
What is the industry employment of Malaysia in 2008?▾
The industry employment of Malaysia in 2008 was 28.67%. This ranked 158th globally.
How does 2008 compare to 2007 for Malaysia's industry employment?▾
Malaysia's industry employment went from 28.46% in 2007 to 28.67% in 2008, a 0.7% increase.
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