Rubber and plastics products

Which countries lead the world in employment of rubber and plastics products? Explore the full ranking on the map below.

Rubber and plastics products — 103 countries (employees)
1China2,818,000
2India945,516
3United States of America722,000
4Japan564,422
5Germany555,904
6Thailand456,308
7Indonesia451,681
8Brazil398,670
9Vietnam394,716
10Malaysia283,538
11Mexico276,091
12Turkey270,099
13Russia260,636
14Poland229,853
15South Korea200,626
16Egypt179,505
17Italy177,658
18Taiwan170,866
19France131,571
20Iran131,045
21Canada109,752
22Spain100,990
23Czechia79,295
24Belarus73,214
25Romania68,870
26Colombia62,868
27Bangladesh61,620
28Philippines60,690
29Hungary56,199
30Ukraine40,891
31Australia39,997
32Peru39,877
33United Arab Emirates38,984
34Pakistan38,179
35Sri Lanka34,276
36Netherlands33,871
37Serbia33,600
38Portugal33,047
39Austria32,890
40Slovakia30,071
41Bulgaria29,660
42Saudi Arabia26,396
43Chile24,701
44Belgium23,940
45Israel23,678
46Switzerland23,537
47Tunisia23,463
48Uzbekistan23,005
49Kenya22,997
50Sweden21,554
51Côte d'Ivoire18,180
52Slovenia15,898
53Dominican Rep.15,313
54Ecuador12,941
55Greece12,736
56Croatia12,423
57Finland12,035
58Denmark11,703
59New Zealand11,600
60Singapore10,595
61Nepal10,476
62Ireland10,191
63Lithuania9,859
64Ghana9,738
65Bosnia and Herz.9,570
66Bolivia9,536
67Jordan8,229
68Costa Rica8,176
69Qatar7,160
70Iraq6,927
71Luxembourg6,096
72Kazakhstan6,027
73Togo5,940
74Malawi5,404
75Tanzania5,322
76Norway4,679
77Estonia4,188
78North Macedonia3,807
79Laos3,783
80Paraguay3,657
81Moldova3,640
82Georgia3,637
83Oman3,460
84Armenia3,137
85Uruguay3,010
86Latvia2,943
87Malta1,563
88Albania1,497
89Nicaragua1,187
90Cyprus1,172
91MUS1,130
92Kyrgyzstan1,107
93Myanmar972
94Mongolia935
95Rwanda900
96Panama861
97Zimbabwe847
98Fiji656
99Angola611
100Iceland310
101Montenegro222
102eSwatini196
103Brunei65

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