Industry (including construction), value added in United States of America
United States of America: Industry (including construction), value added was 17.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Industry (including construction), value added in United States of America, 1997–2021
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 17.6% for industry (including construction), value added in 2021.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in United States of America peaked at 23.1% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 2020.
United States of America ranks 150th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 23.1% | — |
| 1998 | 22.7% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 22.6% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 22.5% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 21.5% | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 20.7% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 20.7% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 20.9% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 21.2% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 21.6% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 21.4% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 20.8% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 19.3% | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 19.3% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 19.4% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 19.2% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 19.2% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 19.3% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 18.5% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 17.9% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 18.3% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 18.5% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 18.1% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 17.3% | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 17.6% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.8% | 22.6% | 23.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 19.3% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 17.9% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 17.3% | 17.6% | 2 |
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- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.1097 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 9,457 current LCU per person (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0894 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 7,704 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 5.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2135 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in United States of America?
- Industry (including construction), value added in United States of America was 17.6% in 2021, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 23.1% in 1997.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 2020.
- How does United States of America rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- United States of America ranks 150th out of 209 countries with data for 2021.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America 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.