Japan vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP

Japan
0.1882 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0.1323 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Japan rank
28th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
27th

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

  • Japan
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
00.050.10.150.20.25197419992024

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.1882 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1323 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0559 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.4 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 28th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 203 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2307 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1565 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0742 current US$ per US$ of GDP Japan
2000s 0.2099 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1207 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0892 current US$ per US$ of GDP Japan
2010s 0.1995 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1169 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0827 current US$ per US$ of GDP Japan
2020s 0.1932 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1352 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.058 current US$ per US$ of GDP Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp, Japan or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Japan, at 0.1882 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1323 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp between Japan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
0.0559 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do Japan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Japan ranks 28th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Manufacturing, value added (current US$), 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 US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 10,052 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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