China vs Indonesia: Textiles and clothing
Textiles and clothing over time
- China
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 10.8% against 10.0% in China, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1980 it was China ahead.
China ranks 35th and Indonesia ranks 32nd of 154 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Indonesia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.4% | 13.7% | 1.8% | China |
| 1990s | 12.7% | 17.9% | 5.2% | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 10.5% | 12.7% | 2.2% | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 11.4% | 1.4% | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher textiles and clothing, China or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 10.8% against 10.0% in China as of 2022.
- What is the difference in textiles and clothing between China and Indonesia?
- 0.8%, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Indonesia?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2019.
- How do China and Indonesia rank globally for textiles and clothing?
- China ranks 35th and Indonesia ranks 32nd 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).