Industry (including construction), value added in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Industry (including construction), value added was 33.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Industry (including construction), value added in East Asia & Pacific, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific recorded 33.1% for industry (including construction), value added in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 95.3% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 31.8%, in 1988.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 7th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 95.3% | — |
| 1961 | 63.2% | -33.6% |
| 1962 | 56.0% | -11.5% |
| 1963 | 57.2% | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 60.7% | +6.1% |
| 1965 | 63.2% | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 65.9% | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 54.9% | -16.7% |
| 1968 | 47.1% | -14.2% |
| 1969 | 50.9% | +8.2% |
| 1970 | 55.2% | +8.3% |
| 1971 | 55.8% | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 52.4% | -6.1% |
| 1973 | 50.0% | -4.5% |
| 1974 | 48.1% | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 50.5% | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 47.4% | -6.2% |
| 1977 | 47.3% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 38.1% | -19.5% |
| 1979 | 42.8% | +12.4% |
| 1980 | 45.3% | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 42.4% | -6.4% |
| 1982 | 44.3% | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 45.3% | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 45.6% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 45.6% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 35.7% | -21.7% |
| 1987 | 32.8% | -8.1% |
| 1988 | 31.8% | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 34.3% | +7.8% |
| 1990 | 35.6% | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 34.8% | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 34.6% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 33.7% | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 35.1% | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 35.2% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 35.4% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 35.1% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 34.4% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 33.8% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 33.9% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 33.3% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 33.1% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 33.2% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 33.5% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 33.9% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 34.7% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 35.2% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 35.5% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 35.0% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 35.8% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 35.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 35.7% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 35.8% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 35.9% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 35.2% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 34.4% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 34.9% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 35.0% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 34.2% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 33.8% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 34.8% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 34.8% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 34.0% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 33.6% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 33.1% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.4% | 47.1% | 95.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 48.8% | 38.1% | 55.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.3% | 31.8% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.8% | 33.7% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.1% | 33.1% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.3% | 34.2% | 35.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.0% | 33.1% | 34.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
More economy & growth data for East Asia & Pacific
- GDP (current US$), per capita 14,077 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5814 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 8,184 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 4.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.9812 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 13,812 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 8,422 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in East Asia & Pacific?
- Industry (including construction), value added in East Asia & Pacific was 33.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 95.3% in 1960.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.8% in 1988.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.