Portugal vs United States of America: Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP

Portugal
0.1 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
United States of America
0.1052 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Portugal rank
160th
United States of America rank
158th

Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time

  • Portugal
  • United States of America
00.050.10.15199520102025

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 0.1052 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.1 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Portugal, a difference of 0.0052 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1997 it was United States of America ahead.

Portugal ranks 160th and United States of America ranks 158th of 203 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 0.145 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1577 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0128 current LCU per US$ of GDP United States of America
2000s 0.115 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1316 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0166 current LCU per US$ of GDP United States of America
2010s 0.0976 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1153 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0177 current LCU per US$ of GDP United States of America
2020s 0.1055 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.105 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0005 current LCU per US$ of GDP Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Portugal or United States of America?
United States of America, at 0.1052 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.1 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Portugal as of 2021.
What is the difference in manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Portugal and United States of America?
0.0052 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United States of America?
25 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2021.
How do Portugal and United States of America rank globally for manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Portugal ranks 160th and United States of America ranks 158th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 8,243 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Manufacturing, value added (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.