Germany vs OECD members: Manufacturing, value added
Manufacturing, value added over time
- Germany
- OECD members
How they compare
Germany currently reports 17.6% against 12.4% in OECD members, a difference of 5.2%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.4 times OECD members's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 32nd and OECD members ranks 31st of 205 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.9% | 17.7% | 2.2% | Germany |
| 2000s | 19.7% | 15.4% | 4.3% | Germany |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 13.9% | 6.0% | Germany |
| 2020s | 18.5% | 13.0% | 5.5% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufacturing, value added, Germany or OECD members?
- Germany, at 17.6% against 12.4% in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufacturing, value added between Germany and OECD members?
- 5.2%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and OECD members?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2022.
- How do Germany and OECD members rank globally for manufacturing, value added?
- Germany ranks 32nd and OECD members ranks 31st 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.