Share of small-scale manufacturing in total manufacturing by country
Proportion of small-scale manufacturing industries in total manufacturing value added based on international classification (%).
Countries reporting
57
Highest
63.4%
Palestine
Lowest
0.2%
Ecuador
Median
9.7%
Years covered
21
2004–2024
Data points
804
What the numbers show
Share of small-scale manufacturing in total manufacturing is currently reported for 57 countries. The highest value is 63.4% in Palestine; the lowest is 0.2% in Ecuador.
The median across all reporting countries is 9.7%, and the mean is 10.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 302.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Malaysia (up 109.2%), and the largest decrease in Ecuador (down 85.7%).
Share of small-scale manufacturing in total manufacturing: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palestine | 63.4% | 2019 | — | rising |
| 2 | Cyprus | 31.4% | 2023 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 3 | Australia | 20.2% | 2015 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 4 | New Zealand | 18.6% | 2023 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 5 | Georgia | 17.9% | 2023 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 6 | Croatia | 17.3% | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 7 | Portugal | 16.7% | 2023 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 8 | Malta | 16.1% | 2023 | down 73.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Slovenia | 15.7% | 2024 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 10 | Estonia | 15.5% | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 11 | Greece | 15.4% | 2023 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 12 | Italy | 15.0% | 2024 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 13 | Turkey | 14.6% | 2023 | up 64.6% | flat |
| 14 | United Kingdom | 13.8% | 2023 | up 12.0% | flat |
| 15 | Spain | 13.5% | 2023 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 16 | North Macedonia | 13.0% | 2023 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 17 | Albania | 12.7% | 2023 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 18 | Latvia | 12.5% | 2023 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 19 | Netherlands | 12.4% | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 20 | Iceland | 12.2% | 2024 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 20 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12.2% | 2023 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 22 | Slovakia | 11.7% | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 23 | Ukraine | 10.7% | 2023 | up 105.6% | rising |
| 24 | Poland | 10.6% | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 25 | Czechia | 10.5% | 2023 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 10.4% | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 27 | Romania | 10.2% | 2023 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 28 | Serbia | 9.9% | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 29 | Finland | 9.7% | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 30 | Lithuania | 8.9% | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 31 | South Korea | 8.8% | 2023 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 32 | Norway | 8.5% | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 33 | Israel | 8.1% | 2021 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 34 | Hungary | 8.1% | 2023 | up 10.5% | flat |
| 35 | Japan | 7.8% | 2021 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 36 | Belgium | 6.9% | 2024 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 37 | Switzerland | 6.9% | 2023 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 38 | Indonesia | 6.5% | 2022 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 39 | Sweden | 6.4% | 2023 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 40 | Denmark | 5.9% | 2024 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 41 | Ireland | 5.8% | 2024 | down 42.7% | volatile |
| 42 | France | 5.7% | 2022 | down 60.4% | falling |
| 43 | Kazakhstan | 5.0% | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 44 | Austria | 5.0% | 2024 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 45 | Germany | 5.0% | 2023 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 46 | Uruguay | 4.7% | 2022 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 47 | Malaysia | 3.9% | 2022 | up 109.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Mexico | 3.8% | 2023 | down 39.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Colombia | 3.5% | 2023 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 50 | Sri Lanka | 3.4% | 2017 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 51 | Chile | 3.4% | 2021 | down 80.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Belarus | 2.8% | 2022 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 53 | India | 2.2% | 2017 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 54 | Singapore | 1.6% | 2022 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 55 | Luxembourg | 1.1% | 2022 | down 77.2% | falling |
| 56 | Brazil | 0.7% | 2023 | up 15.8% | flat |
| 57 | Ecuador | 0.2% | 2021 | down 85.7% | volatile |
About this data
Proportion of small-scale manufacturing industries in total manufacturing value added based on international classification (%).