Industry (including construction), value added in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Industry (including construction), value added was 32.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Industry (including construction), value added in Low & middle income, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, industry (including construction), value added in Low & middle income stood at 32.3%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Low & middle income peaked at 43.6% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 32.3%, in 2025.
That places Low & middle income 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 43.6% | — |
| 1961 | 35.0% | -19.7% |
| 1962 | 34.0% | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 34.4% | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 36.6% | +6.3% |
| 1965 | 37.7% | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 38.5% | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 35.9% | -6.7% |
| 1968 | 34.9% | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 36.6% | +4.9% |
| 1970 | 37.6% | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 38.9% | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 38.9% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 39.5% | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 41.1% | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 40.4% | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 40.1% | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 40.2% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 38.4% | -4.4% |
| 1979 | 39.9% | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 37.9% | -4.9% |
| 1981 | 35.2% | -7.2% |
| 1982 | 34.9% | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 34.4% | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 34.2% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 33.4% | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 32.9% | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 32.9% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 33.9% | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 34.5% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 35.0% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 32.6% | -6.7% |
| 1992 | 33.0% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 34.1% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 34.7% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 33.5% | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 33.9% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 33.9% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 32.6% | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 33.3% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 34.0% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 33.8% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 34.6% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 34.8% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 35.5% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 36.0% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 36.7% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 36.5% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 37.2% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 35.8% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 36.2% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 37.1% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 36.9% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 36.2% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 35.6% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 34.3% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 33.5% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 33.9% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 34.6% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 33.6% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 33.2% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 34.9% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 35.0% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 33.8% | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 33.1% | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 32.3% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.7% | 34.0% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 39.5% | 37.6% | 41.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.4% | 32.9% | 37.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.6% | 32.6% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.5% | 33.8% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.2% | 33.5% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.7% | 32.3% | 35.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 7 Gabon 47.2% compare
- 8 Puerto Rico 47.0% compare
- 9 Iraq 45.4% compare
- 10 United Arab Emirates 44.3% compare
- 11 Cambodia 43.1% compare
- 12 Saudi Arabia 43.0% compare
- 13 Equatorial Guinea 41.4% compare
More economy & growth data for Low & middle income
- Trade 48.5% (2025)
- Gross capital formation 12.48 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Gross capital formation 2.7% (2025)
- Gross capital formation 33.2% (2024)
- Imports of goods and services 10.10 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 24.3% (2025)
- External balance on goods and services 0.9% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.4% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 13.41 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 0.7748 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Low & middle income?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Low & middle income was 32.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 43.6% in 1960.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.3% in 2025.
- How does Low & middle income rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Low & middle income ranks 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.