Papua New Guinea vs Uruguay: Industry (including construction), value added

Papua New Guinea
11.25 billion current US$
in 2024
Uruguay
14.41 billion current US$
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
100th
Uruguay rank
98th

Industry (including construction), value added over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Uruguay
05.0B10.0B15.0B196119932025

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 14.41 billion current US$ against 11.25 billion current US$ in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 3.16 billion current US$.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.3 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Uruguay ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 100th and Uruguay ranks 98th of 208 countries.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Uruguay Difference Ahead
1980s 856.58 million current US$ 2.21 billion current US$ 1.36 billion current US$ Uruguay
1990s 1.49 billion current US$ 4.94 billion current US$ 3.45 billion current US$ Uruguay
2000s 2.23 billion current US$ 4.84 billion current US$ 2.61 billion current US$ Uruguay
2010s 7.05 billion current US$ 12.40 billion current US$ 5.35 billion current US$ Uruguay
2020s 10.39 billion current US$ 11.99 billion current US$ 1.60 billion current US$ Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industry (including construction), value added, Papua New Guinea or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 14.41 billion current US$ against 11.25 billion current US$ in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in industry (including construction), value added between Papua New Guinea and Uruguay?
3.16 billion current US$, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Uruguay?
41 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Uruguay rank globally for industry (including construction), value added?
Papua New Guinea ranks 100th and Uruguay ranks 98th of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Industry (including construction), value added (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Industry (including construction), value added (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
255 places, 11,330 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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 is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.