Machinery and transport equipment in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Machinery and transport equipment was 31.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Machinery and transport equipment in United Kingdom, 1963–2023
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 31.1% for machinery and transport equipment in 2023.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, machinery and transport equipment in United Kingdom peaked at 35.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 1987.
United Kingdom ranks 19th of 149 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Machinery and transport equipment in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 23.7% | — |
| 1968 | 23.7% | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 23.1% | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 22.6% | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 22.2% | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 22.3% | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 22.1% | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 22.3% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 22.7% | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 22.2% | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 23.2% | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 22.9% | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 22.8% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 23.7% | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 23.2% | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 22.9% | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 22.2% | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 21.8% | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 22.5% | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 22.1% | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 21.5% | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 21.7% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 23.0% | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 23.1% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 22.0% | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 21.7% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 24.8% | +14.4% |
| 1994 | 24.9% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 24.6% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 25.1% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 25.7% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 26.5% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 26.8% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 25.3% | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 23.6% | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 23.6% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 23.6% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 23.4% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 22.7% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 23.3% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 23.8% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 31.1% | +30.8% |
| 2009 | 28.8% | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 30.2% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 32.5% | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 33.2% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 35.3% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 34.5% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 32.9% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 32.0% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 33.7% | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 32.4% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 31.6% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 28.9% | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 28.3% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 29.3% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 31.1% | +6.1% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 31.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.4%, 1.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 31.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18.9%, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Machinery and transport equipment in United Kingdom changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +30.8% | 23.8% | 31.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.5% | 23.1% | 23.7% | 3 |
| 1970s | 22.5% | 22.1% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.5% | 21.5% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.5% | 21.7% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.9% | 22.7% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.8% | 30.2% | 35.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.4% | 28.3% | 31.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More economy & growth data for United Kingdom
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.14 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.42 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 86.93 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0217 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,251 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 76.63 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 691.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0191 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,103 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 22.77 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is machinery and transport equipment in United Kingdom?
- Machinery and transport equipment in United Kingdom was 31.1% in 2023, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest machinery and transport equipment recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 35.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest machinery and transport equipment recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5% in 1987.
- How does United Kingdom rank for machinery and transport equipment?
- United Kingdom ranks 19th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is machinery and transport equipment rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Machinery and transport equipment (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Machinery and transport equipment manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 29-35. 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 value added in manufacturing which is the contribution to the economy by the manufacturing sector (ISIC Rev. 3 major division D).