Pakistan vs Sri Lanka: Textiles and clothing

Pakistan
29.6%
in 2018
Sri Lanka
37.7%
in 2022
Pakistan rank
6th
Sri Lanka rank
4th

Textiles and clothing over time

  • Pakistan
  • Sri Lanka
1020304050196319922022

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 37.7% against 29.6% in Pakistan, a difference of 8.1%.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.3 times Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Pakistan ahead.

Pakistan ranks 6th and Sri Lanka ranks 4th of 154 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Pakistan Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 33.7% 21.8% 11.9% Pakistan
1970s 34.9% 20.2% 14.7% Pakistan
1980s 20.9% 16.4% 4.5% Pakistan
1990s 28.3% 29.0% 0.8% Sri Lanka
2000s 30.5% 34.3% 3.8% Sri Lanka
2010s 29.5% 33.1% 3.6% Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher textiles and clothing, Pakistan or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 37.7% against 29.6% in Pakistan as of 2022.
What is the difference in textiles and clothing between Pakistan and Sri Lanka?
8.1%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Sri Lanka?
42 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2018.
How do Pakistan and Sri Lanka rank globally for textiles and clothing?
Pakistan ranks 6th and Sri Lanka ranks 4th 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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Indicator
Textiles and clothing (% of value added in manufacturing)
Unit
% of value added in manufacturing
Source
International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
154 places, 5,745 data points, 1963–2024
Last refreshed

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).