Canada vs United States: Textiles and clothing
Textiles and clothing over time
- Canada
- United States
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1.0% against 1.0% in United States, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 137th and United States ranks 138th of 154 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 6 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.7% | 8.2% | 0.5% | Canada |
| 1970s | 7.8% | 7.2% | 0.6% | Canada |
| 1980s | 6.4% | 5.6% | 0.7% | Canada |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 4.6% | 0.3% | United States |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.5% | 0.3% | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 0.0% | Canada |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.0% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher textiles and clothing, Canada or United States?
- Canada, at 1.0% against 1.0% in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in textiles and clothing between Canada and United States?
- 0.0%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.
- How do Canada and United States rank globally for textiles and clothing?
- Canada ranks 137th and United States ranks 138th of 154 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as Textiles and clothing (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Textiles and clothing refers to industries in ISIC (rev. 3) divisions 17-19 and includes manufacturing of textiles, apparel, dyeing of fur, and tanning of leather. 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 value added in manufacturing which is the contribution to the economy by the manufacturing sector (ISIC Rev. 3 major division D).