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

Ireland

3.7%

in 2021

Sweden

6.4%

in 2022

Ireland rank

42nd

Sweden rank

39th

Share of small-scale manufacturing in total manufacturing over time

Sweden currently reports 6.4% against 3.7% in Ireland, a difference of 2.8%.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.8 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Sweden ahead.

Ireland ranks 42nd and Sweden ranks 39th of 53 regions.

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 (%)