Industry (including construction), value added in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Industry (including construction), value added was 32.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Industry (including construction), value added in Upper middle income, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 32.7% for industry (including construction), value added in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Upper middle income peaked at 52.0% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 32.7%, in 2025.
That places Upper middle income 8th out of 45 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 52.0% | — |
| 1961 | 38.6% | -25.7% |
| 1962 | 36.9% | -4.6% |
| 1963 | 37.7% | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 39.8% | +5.5% |
| 1965 | 41.2% | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 41.9% | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 38.7% | -7.5% |
| 1968 | 37.1% | -4.2% |
| 1969 | 39.4% | +6.2% |
| 1970 | 41.1% | +4.3% |
| 1971 | 42.2% | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 42.0% | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 42.3% | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 43.1% | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 42.8% | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 42.1% | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 42.1% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 39.7% | -5.7% |
| 1979 | 40.8% | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 38.5% | -5.5% |
| 1981 | 36.9% | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 37.5% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 37.2% | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 36.8% | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 35.7% | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 34.7% | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 35.1% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 36.2% | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 36.6% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 37.0% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 34.2% | -7.5% |
| 1992 | 34.3% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 35.5% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 36.0% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 34.3% | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 34.6% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 34.8% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 33.7% | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 34.8% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 35.6% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 35.5% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 36.4% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 36.5% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 37.0% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 37.5% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 38.1% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 37.9% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 38.6% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 37.3% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 37.6% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 38.1% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 37.9% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 37.1% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 36.5% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 35.1% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 34.3% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 34.7% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 35.3% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 34.4% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 33.9% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 35.6% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 35.8% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 34.3% | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 33.6% | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 32.7% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.3% | 36.9% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 41.8% | 39.7% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.5% | 34.7% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.9% | 33.7% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.0% | 35.5% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.1% | 34.3% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.3% | 32.7% | 35.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More economy & growth data for Upper middle income
- GDP 33.53 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 10.57 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Trade in services 6.9% (2025)
- Services, value added 19.09 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Services, value added 17.72 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Services, value added 4.7% (2025)
- Services, value added 56.9% (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator 3.3% (2025)
- GDP per capita growth 3.9% (2025)
- GDP per capita 10,192 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Upper middle income?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Upper middle income was 32.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 52.0% in 1960.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.7% in 2025.
- How does Upper middle income rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Upper middle income ranks 8th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper 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.