Germany vs South Africa: Manufacturing, value added

Germany
-1.0%
in 2025
South Africa
-1.2%
in 2025
Germany rank
155th
South Africa rank
157th

Manufacturing, value added over time

  • Germany
  • South Africa
-20-1001020196119932025

How they compare

Germany currently reports -1.0% against -1.2% in South Africa, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 155th and South Africa ranks 157th of 192 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s -0.6% 1.3% 1.9% South Africa
2000s 0.4% 2.7% 2.4% South Africa
2010s 4.0% 1.2% 2.8% Germany
2020s -0.7% -1.1% 0.5% Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher manufacturing, value added, Germany or South Africa?
Germany, at -1.0% against -1.2% in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in manufacturing, value added between Germany and South Africa?
0.2%, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and South Africa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
How do Germany and South Africa rank globally for manufacturing, value added?
Germany ranks 155th and South Africa ranks 157th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Manufacturing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Manufacturing, value added (annual % growth)
Unit
annual % growth
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 8,930 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

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 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.