China vs Middle income: Manufacturing, value added
Manufacturing, value added over time
- China
- Middle income
How they compare
China currently reports 24.7% against 20.2% in Middle income, a difference of 4.5%.
That makes China's figure about 1.2 times Middle income's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 9th and Middle income ranks 6th of 205 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.6% | 21.2% | 10.4% | China |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 21.2% | 7.8% | China |
| 2020s | 25.5% | 21.0% | 4.4% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufacturing, value added, China or Middle income?
- China, at 24.7% against 20.2% in Middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufacturing, value added between China and Middle income?
- 4.5%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Middle income?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do China and Middle income rank globally for manufacturing, value added?
- China ranks 9th and Middle income ranks 6th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.