Manufacturing, value added in North America

17 countries in North America, 2025. Unit: % of GDP. World ranking →

First in the ranking
44.0 %
Puerto Rico
Median country
12.3 %
half above, half below
World
14.9 %
World Bank aggregate
Range
2.4 to 44.0
Antigua and Barbuda - Puerto Rico

How to read it

Across 17 countries in North America, the highest value is in Puerto Rico (44.0 %) and the lowest in Antigua and Barbuda (2.4 %).

The median country is at 12.3 %: half are above, half below.

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…

Compare selected countries · on the world map

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) · licence

Manufacturing over time

%

Add to chart:

Ranking of countries

2025
In chart Share of the highest value
1Puerto Rico44.0
2Haiti20.2
3Mexico20.0
4Honduras15.0
5Costa Rica13.6
6Guatemala13.2
7El Salvador12.7
8Nicaragua12.6
9Dominican Republic12.3
10Jamaica7.7
11Panama4.8
12Dominica4.8
13Saint Kitts and Nevis4.0
14Saint Vincent and the Grenadines3.9
15Saint Lucia3.6
16Grenada3.3
17Antigua and Barbuda2.4
World Bank, WDI · NV.IND.MANF.ZS · 2025 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

Tick a country in the table to add it to the chart above, up to six at a time. The ranking uses the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value; countries without a value that year are not listed.