Germany vs Ireland: Share of small-scale manufacturing in total manufacturing

Germany

6.3%

in 2022

Ireland

3.7%

in 2021

Germany rank

40th

Ireland rank

42nd

Share of small-scale manufacturing in total manufacturing over time

Germany currently reports 6.3% against 3.7% in Ireland, a difference of 2.7%.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.7 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 40th and Ireland ranks 42nd of 53 countries.

Indicator: Share of small-scale manufacturing in total manufacturing
Unit: %
Source: United Nations Industrial Development Organization – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 53 places, 714 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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