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Share of industry in GDP vs. GDP per capita by country

The share of the industrial sector in gross domestic product (GDP) versus GDP per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.

Countries reporting
40
Highest
52.3%
Venezuela
Lowest
5.0%
Hong Kong
Median
29.4%
Years covered
66
1947–2012
Data points
2,194

What the numbers show

Share of industry in GDP vs. GDP per capita is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 52.3% in Venezuela; the lowest is 5.0% in Hong Kong.

The median across all reporting countries is 29.4%, and the mean is 29.3%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.

Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Zambia (up 38.7%), and the largest decrease in Hong Kong (down 48.5%).

Share of industry in GDP vs. GDP per capita: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Venezuela 52.3% 2012 down 15.4% falling
2 China 48.2% 2010 up 8.1% volatile
3 Indonesia 43.5% 2012 down 13.2% rising
4 Thailand 42.2% 2011 up 7.7% rising
5 Chile 38.9% 2011 up 1.8% flat
6 Malaysia 38.3% 2011 down 16.6% falling
7 Argentina 36.1% 2011 unchanged flat
8 Egypt 34.8% 2012 down 2.0% falling
9 Botswana 34.5% 2010 down 27.1% rising
10 Nigeria 34.1% 2011 down 39.1% rising
11 Mexico 33.2% 2011 down 11.5% rising
12 Colombia 32.9% 2011 up 4.4% flat
13 Singapore 32.0% 2012 up 11.1% rising
14 Peru 31.7% 2011 up 0.6% flat
15 Taiwan 31.5% 2012 down 7.4% flat
16 Bolivia 31.4% 2011 up 14.2% falling
16 Philippines 31.4% 2012 down 3.1% falling
18 Italy 30.7% 2009 down 10.5% rising
19 Japan 29.9% 2011 down 2.9% flat
20 Sweden 29.5% 2009 up 11.7% rising
21 Zambia 29.4% 2010 up 38.7% falling
22 Spain 29.3% 2009 down 13.3% rising
23 South Africa 28.2% 2011 down 13.5% falling
24 India 27.9% 2012 up 0.7% rising
25 Denmark 27.4% 2009 down 11.3% falling
26 Brazil 26.2% 2011 down 5.4% flat
27 Ghana 25.8% 2011 up 35.1% falling
28 Netherlands 25.3% 2009 down 10.3% falling
29 Costa Rica 24.9% 2011 down 1.6% rising
30 Mauritius 24.8% 2012 down 17.3% flat
31 Tanzania 24.3% 2011 up 27.9% falling
32 France 23.6% 2009 down 10.3% falling
33 United Kingdom 22.5% 2009 down 26.9% falling
34 Morocco 22.0% 2012 down 10.6% falling
35 Senegal 21.1% 2010 down 5.4% rising
36 Malawi 18.9% 2010 up 29.5% falling
37 Kenya 18.0% 2011 up 5.9% rising
38 United States 16.3% 2010 down 20.5% falling
39 Ethiopia 12.2% 2012 up 13.0% rising
40 Hong Kong 5.0% 2011 down 48.5% falling

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Indicator
Share of industry in GDP vs. GDP per capita
Unit
% GDP
Source
Groningen Growth and Development Centre (2015) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
40 places, 2,194 data points, 1947–2012
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The share of the industrial sector in gross domestic product (GDP) versus GDP per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.