Latin America & Caribbean vs Sri Lanka: Industry (including construction), value added
Industry (including construction), value added over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 7.8% against 1.2% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 6.6%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 6.6 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 39th and Sri Lanka ranks 37th of 45 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.4% | 10.8% | 3.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 6.3% | 4.1% | 2.2% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 1980s | 1.4% | 4.3% | 2.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 6.5% | 4.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 5.0% | 2.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 5.7% | 4.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 1.3% | -1.0% | 2.3% | Latin America & Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher industry (including construction), value added, Latin America & Caribbean or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 7.8% against 1.2% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2025.
- What is the difference in industry (including construction), value added between Latin America & Caribbean and Sri Lanka?
- 6.6%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Sri Lanka?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Sri Lanka rank globally for industry (including construction), value added?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 39th and Sri Lanka ranks 37th of 45 groups.
- 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.