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Manufacturing, value added
132 countries, 2025.
Unit: % of GDP.
First in the ranking
44.0 %
Median country
11.3 %
half above, half below
World
14.9 %
World Bank aggregate
Range
0.5 to 44.0
Federated States of Micronesia - Puerto Rico
How to read it
Across 132 countries worldwide, the highest value is in Puerto Rico (44.0 %) and the lowest in Federated States of Micronesia (0.5 %).
The median country is at 11.3 %: half are above, half below.
For the world as a whole, the value fell from 19.2 % in 1997 to 14.9 % in 2025.
Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and…
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Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs);
National Accounts data files, Central Banks;
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) · via World Bank WDI (NV.IND.MANF.ZS) ·
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Manufacturing over time
%
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Ranking of countries
2025
Biggest changes, 2015-2025
change in percentage points · 132 countries
Continents over time
median country of each continent
Manufacturing - continent medians
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1992
Africa: 9.58
Asia: 14.91
Europe: 18.91
North America: 10.83
South America: 16.99
Oceania: 4.86 1993
Africa: 9.54
Asia: 13.68
Europe: 18.87
North America: 13.19
South America: 16.53
Oceania: 5.01 1994
Africa: 9.1
Asia: 15.51
Europe: 18.88
North America: 13.48
South America: 16.33
Oceania: 7.88 1995
Africa: 9.25
Asia: 14.35
Europe: 18.39
North America: 12.23
South America: 15.05
Oceania: 7.56 1996
Africa: 8.88
Asia: 13.25
Europe: 18.08
North America: 12.12
South America: 14.82
Oceania: 7.57 1997
Africa: 9.74
Asia: 13.67
Europe: 17.76
North America: 11.1
South America: 14.15
Oceania: 6.17 1998
Africa: 10.41
Asia: 12.59
Europe: 17.16
North America: 10.62
South America: 14.11
Oceania: 6.53 1999
Africa: 10.23
Asia: 12.87
Europe: 16.72
North America: 10.53
South America: 13.72
Oceania: 6.84 2000
Africa: 9.87
Asia: 11.83
Europe: 16.27
North America: 10.39
South America: 14.08
Oceania: 5.19 2001
Africa: 9.7
Asia: 12.54
Europe: 15.85
North America: 11.27
South America: 13.74
Oceania: 5.44 2002
Africa: 9.5
Asia: 13.05
Europe: 15.21
North America: 10.98
South America: 13.77
Oceania: 5.42 2003
Africa: 9.29
Asia: 12.81
Europe: 15.26
North America: 8.28
South America: 14.66
Oceania: 5.69 2004
Africa: 9.02
Asia: 12.22
Europe: 14.97
North America: 8.22
South America: 15
Oceania: 5.69 2005
Africa: 9.61
Asia: 12.04
Europe: 14.48
North America: 7.9
South America: 14.8
Oceania: 5.15 2006
Africa: 9.41
Asia: 11.38
Europe: 14.12
North America: 7.76
South America: 14.33
Oceania: 4.55 2007
Africa: 9.17
Asia: 11.22
Europe: 13.86
North America: 7.55
South America: 14.14
Oceania: 4.98 2008
Africa: 9.23
Asia: 12.37
Europe: 13.74
North America: 7.29
South America: 14.45
Oceania: 5.22 2009
Africa: 9.35
Asia: 12.11
Europe: 12.84
North America: 7.69
South America: 14.54
Oceania: 4.92 2010
Africa: 9.1
Asia: 12.38
Europe: 12.95
North America: 7.3
South America: 13.47
Oceania: 5.56 2011
Africa: 9.22
Asia: 11.47
Europe: 12.95
North America: 7.24
South America: 12.79
Oceania: 5.45 2012
Africa: 9.17
Asia: 11.58
Europe: 12.02
North America: 7.47
South America: 12.6
Oceania: 5.39 2013
Africa: 9.11
Asia: 11.63
Europe: 11.68
North America: 7.37
South America: 12.26
Oceania: 5.64 2014
Africa: 9.91
Asia: 11.23
Europe: 12.03
North America: 7.06
South America: 12.27
Oceania: 5.88 2015
Africa: 9.43
Asia: 11.86
Europe: 12.48
North America: 6.96
South America: 12.4
Oceania: 5.53 2016
Africa: 10.06
Asia: 11.35
Europe: 12.58
North America: 6.82
South America: 12.3
Oceania: 5.54 2017
Africa: 10.02
Asia: 11.4
Europe: 12.68
North America: 6.65
South America: 11.57
Oceania: 5.39 2018
Africa: 9.88
Asia: 11.64
Europe: 12.91
North America: 6.2
South America: 11.18
Oceania: 4.91 2019
Africa: 9.98
Asia: 12.15
Europe: 12.87
North America: 5.68
South America: 11.24
Oceania: 4.92 2020
Africa: 9.71
Asia: 12.71
Europe: 12.66
North America: 5.67
South America: 11.36
Oceania: 4.73 2021
Africa: 9.81
Asia: 11.92
Europe: 12.9
North America: 5.28
South America: 12.02
Oceania: 5.23 2022
Africa: 10.22
Asia: 13.42
Europe: 12.8
North America: 5.15
South America: 12.39
Oceania: 4.47 2023
Africa: 9.6
Asia: 12.56
Europe: 12.94
North America: 5.05
South America: 12.7
Oceania: 4.81 2024
Africa: 9.48
Asia: 12.69
Europe: 12.62
North America: 5.77
South America: 12.24
Oceania: 4.24 1992
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