India vs Upper middle income: Industry (including construction), value added
Industry (including construction), value added over time
- India
- Upper middle income
How they compare
India currently reports 8.8% against 3.7% in Upper middle income, a difference of 5.1%.
That makes India's figure about 2.4 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.
India ranks 28th and Upper middle income ranks 27th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 4 and Upper middle income in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.9% | 6.6% | 0.7% | Upper middle income |
| 1970s | 3.5% | 6.3% | 2.7% | Upper middle income |
| 1980s | 6.1% | 3.0% | 3.1% | India |
| 1990s | 5.7% | 5.2% | 0.5% | India |
| 2000s | 7.6% | 6.8% | 0.8% | India |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 5.5% | 0.2% | Upper middle income |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 3.6% | 3.4% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher industry (including construction), value added, India or Upper middle income?
- India, at 8.8% against 3.7% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in industry (including construction), value added between India and Upper middle income?
- 5.1%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Upper middle income?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do India and Upper middle income rank globally for industry (including construction), value added?
- India ranks 28th and Upper middle income ranks 27th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Industry (including construction), value added (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. 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 services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.