Machinery and transport equipment in United States
United States: Machinery and transport equipment was 31.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Machinery and transport equipment in United States, 1963–2024
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
United States recorded 31.0% for machinery and transport equipment in 2024. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, machinery and transport equipment in United States peaked at 31.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.3%, in 1963.
That places United States 20th out of 149 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Machinery and transport equipment in United States, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 21.3% | — |
| 1964 | 21.4% | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 22.2% | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 22.6% | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 22.5% | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 23.1% | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 23.1% | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 21.6% | -6.2% |
| 1971 | 21.7% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 23.4% | +7.9% |
| 1973 | 24.0% | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 22.9% | -4.5% |
| 1975 | 23.0% | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 23.5% | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 24.0% | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 24.6% | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 24.5% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 23.9% | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 24.3% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 23.8% | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 23.4% | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 24.4% | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 24.5% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 23.9% | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 23.7% | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 23.5% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 23.7% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 22.6% | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 22.5% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 21.9% | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 22.2% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 22.7% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 21.8% | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 21.8% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 30.1% | +37.8% |
| 1998 | 30.1% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 30.7% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 29.7% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 27.7% | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 27.6% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 27.1% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 26.1% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 25.1% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 24.7% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 25.5% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 25.0% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 27.5% | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 28.4% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 27.8% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 28.4% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 28.4% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 29.4% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 28.9% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 27.9% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 28.6% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 28.1% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 27.4% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 26.3% | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 24.5% | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 29.7% | +21.3% |
| 2023 | 30.7% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 31.0% | +0.7% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 31.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.4%, 1.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Machinery and transport equipment in United States 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +37.8% | 21.8% | 30.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.3% | 21.3% | 23.1% | 7 |
| 1970s | 23.3% | 21.6% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.9% | 23.4% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.6% | 21.8% | 30.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.6% | 24.7% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.3% | 27.4% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.4% | 24.5% | 31.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
More economy & growth data for United States
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.63 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.12 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 422.23 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,235 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 400.52 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 34.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,172 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 52.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is machinery and transport equipment in United States?
- Machinery and transport equipment in United States was 31.0% in 2024, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest machinery and transport equipment recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 31.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest machinery and transport equipment recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.3% in 1963.
- How does United States rank for machinery and transport equipment?
- United States ranks 20th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is machinery and transport equipment rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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).