Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) in China
China: Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) was 35.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Industry (including construction), value added in China, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, industry (including construction), value added in China stood at 35.6%.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in China peaked at 48.0% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 31.1%, in 1968.
China ranks 29th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) in China, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 44.3% | — |
| 1961 | 31.9% | -28.1% |
| 1962 | 31.2% | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 33.0% | +5.6% |
| 1964 | 35.3% | +6.9% |
| 1965 | 35.0% | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 37.8% | +7.9% |
| 1967 | 33.8% | -10.5% |
| 1968 | 31.1% | -8.2% |
| 1969 | 35.4% | +13.9% |
| 1970 | 40.2% | +13.7% |
| 1971 | 41.9% | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 42.7% | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 42.8% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 42.4% | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 45.3% | +6.9% |
| 1976 | 45.0% | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 46.6% | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 47.6% | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 46.9% | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 48.0% | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 45.9% | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 44.5% | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 44.1% | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 42.8% | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 42.6% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 43.4% | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 43.2% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 43.5% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 42.4% | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 41.0% | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 41.4% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 43.0% | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 46.0% | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 46.0% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 46.5% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 46.8% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 46.8% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 45.4% | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 45.0% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 45.1% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 44.3% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 43.9% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 45.0% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 45.2% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 46.4% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 46.9% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 46.2% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 46.2% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 45.2% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 45.7% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 45.8% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 44.7% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 43.4% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 42.3% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 40.0% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 38.8% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 39.1% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 39.0% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 37.8% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 36.9% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 38.1% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 37.9% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 36.8% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 36.4% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 35.6% | -2.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 35.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.1%, 1.5× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- China's 35.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.0%, 1.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -28.1% | 44.3% | 31.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.9% | 31.1% | 44.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 44.1% | 40.2% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.1% | 42.4% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.8% | 41.0% | 46.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.4% | 43.9% | 46.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.7% | 37.8% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.9% | 35.6% | 38.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in China?
- Industry (including construction), value added in China was 35.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 48.0% in 1980.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.1% in 1968.
- How does China rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- China ranks 29th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. 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.