United Kingdom vs United States: Machinery and transport equipment
Machinery and transport equipment over time
- United Kingdom
- United States
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 31.1% against 31.0% in United States, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1963 it was United Kingdom ahead.
United Kingdom ranks 19th and United States ranks 20th of 149 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, United Kingdom averaged higher in 3 and United States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United Kingdom | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.5% | 22.5% | 1.0% | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 22.5% | 23.3% | 0.8% | United States |
| 1980s | 22.5% | 23.9% | 1.4% | United States |
| 1990s | 24.5% | 24.6% | 0.1% | United States |
| 2000s | 24.9% | 26.6% | 1.7% | United States |
| 2010s | 32.8% | 28.3% | 4.5% | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 29.4% | 27.8% | 1.6% | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher machinery and transport equipment, United Kingdom or United States?
- United Kingdom, at 31.1% against 31.0% in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in machinery and transport equipment between United Kingdom and United States?
- 0.1%, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom and United States?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
- How do United Kingdom and United States rank globally for machinery and transport equipment?
- United Kingdom ranks 19th and United States ranks 20th of 149 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as Machinery and transport equipment (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Machinery and transport equipment manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 29-35. 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 as a percentage of value added in manufacturing which is the contribution to the economy by the manufacturing sector (ISIC Rev. 3 major division D).