Industry (including construction), value added in Mexico
Mexico: Industry (including construction), value added was 30.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Industry (including construction), value added in Mexico, 1965–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industry (including construction), value added in Mexico is 30.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Mexico peaked at 34.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 25.6%, in 1965.
Mexico ranks 52nd of 207 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 25.6% | — |
| 1966 | 26.2% | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 27.0% | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 27.4% | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 27.9% | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 30.6% | +9.6% |
| 1971 | 29.6% | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 29.8% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 29.7% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 30.8% | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 30.5% | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 30.4% | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 31.0% | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 30.8% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 31.2% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 27.9% | -10.4% |
| 1981 | 27.2% | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 26.4% | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 29.0% | +10.0% |
| 1984 | 28.6% | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 28.2% | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 28.7% | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 30.2% | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 29.7% | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 27.1% | -8.8% |
| 1990 | 26.1% | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 25.7% | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 25.7% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 33.0% | +28.2% |
| 1994 | 32.6% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 33.3% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 34.3% | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 34.8% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 34.2% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 34.2% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 34.4% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 33.3% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 32.9% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 31.5% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 33.0% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 33.1% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 34.4% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 34.0% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 34.8% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 32.0% | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 32.5% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 33.8% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 34.1% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 32.2% | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 31.9% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 30.8% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 30.6% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 32.0% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 32.0% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 31.8% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 31.0% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 32.0% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 33.2% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 32.5% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 31.0% | -4.6% |
| 2025 | 30.6% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.8% | 25.6% | 27.9% | 5 |
| 1970s | 30.4% | 29.6% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.3% | 26.4% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.4% | 25.7% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.3% | 31.5% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.2% | 30.6% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.7% | 30.6% | 33.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 49 Chile 31.4% compare
- 50 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 31.3% compare
- 51 Thailand 31.1% compare
- 53 Burkina Faso 30.1% compare
- 54 Tanzania, United Republic of 29.8% compare
- 55 Mauritania 29.7% compare
More economy & growth data for Mexico
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.43 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.06 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth -0.0526 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9335 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 12,965 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 5.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 17.96 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 249,419 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 0.5584 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.6957 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Mexico?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Mexico was 30.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 34.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.6% in 1965.
- How does Mexico rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Mexico ranks 52nd out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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.