Manufacturing, value added in Arab World
Arab World: Manufacturing, value added was 5.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Manufacturing, value added in Arab World, 1999–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufacturing, value added in Arab World is 5.2%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 65.8% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in Arab World peaked at 9.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, -4.2%, in 2020.
Arab World ranks 6th of 33 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 1.2% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 2.0% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | -4.2% | 8.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
- 3 Guyana 20.0% compare
- 4 Maldives 19.4% compare
- 5 Palau 18.9% compare
- 6 South Sudan 17.8% compare
- 7 Montenegro 15.9% compare
- 8 Djibouti 15.6% compare
- 9 Seychelles 13.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Arab World
- Trade in services 18.6% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 1.49 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- Imports of goods and services 7.0% (2024)
- Imports of goods and services 42.7% (2024)
- External balance on goods and services 6.4% (2023)
- Trade 65.4% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.0% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 377.44 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 455.27 billion current US$ (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 1.60 trillion current US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing, value added in Arab World?
- Manufacturing, value added in Arab World was 5.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.2% in 2020.
- How does Arab World rank for manufacturing, value added?
- Arab World ranks 6th out of 33 groups with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Manufacturing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. 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 denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.