Industry (including construction), value added in Middle income
Middle income: Industry (including construction), value added was 32.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Industry (including construction), value added in Middle income, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Middle income recorded 32.4% for industry (including construction), value added in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Middle income peaked at 45.1% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 32.4%, in 2025.
That places Middle income 9th 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 Middle income, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 45.1% | — |
| 1961 | 36.1% | -19.8% |
| 1962 | 35.2% | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 35.9% | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 37.6% | +4.9% |
| 1965 | 38.9% | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 39.8% | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 36.9% | -7.1% |
| 1968 | 35.9% | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 37.7% | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 38.7% | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 40.0% | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 40.0% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 40.6% | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 42.2% | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 41.5% | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 41.1% | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 41.3% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 39.5% | -4.4% |
| 1979 | 40.8% | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 38.7% | -5.1% |
| 1981 | 35.8% | -7.5% |
| 1982 | 35.5% | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 35.0% | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 34.8% | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 33.9% | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 33.4% | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 33.4% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 34.5% | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 35.0% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 35.6% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 33.3% | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 33.4% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 34.5% | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 35.0% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 33.8% | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 34.1% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 34.1% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 32.8% | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 33.5% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 34.2% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 34.0% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 34.8% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 35.0% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 35.7% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 36.2% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 36.8% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 36.6% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 37.3% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 35.9% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 36.3% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 37.3% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 37.0% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 36.4% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 35.8% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 34.4% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 33.7% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 34.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 34.7% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 33.7% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 33.3% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 35.0% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 35.1% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 33.9% | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 33.2% | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 32.4% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.9% | 35.2% | 45.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 40.6% | 38.7% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.0% | 33.4% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.0% | 32.8% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.7% | 34.0% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.3% | 33.7% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.8% | 32.4% | 35.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
- 6 Oman 52.7% compare
- 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
More economy & growth data for Middle income
- Gross capital formation 12.97 trillion current US$ (2024)
- Gross national expenditure 37.88 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 10.34 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 25.3% (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation 12.49 trillion current US$ (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation 32.1% (2024)
- Gross capital formation 33.4% (2024)
- Imports of goods and services 24.2% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 9.88 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 39.19 trillion current US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Middle income?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Middle income was 32.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 45.1% in 1960.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.4% in 2025.
- How does Middle income rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Middle income ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.