Manufacturing, value added in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Manufacturing, value added was 0.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Manufacturing, value added in Latin America & Caribbean, 1966–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufacturing, value added in Latin America & Caribbean is 0.7%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 310.6% on the previous year and up 194.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 9.4% in 1973 and was at its lowest, -8.0%, in 2009.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 31st out of 35 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Manufacturing, value added in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 6.9% | — |
| 1967 | 4.7% | -30.8% |
| 1968 | 8.2% | +72.4% |
| 1969 | 8.8% | +7.1% |
| 1970 | 6.1% | -30.5% |
| 1971 | 7.2% | +17.6% |
| 1972 | 8.6% | +20.0% |
| 1973 | 9.4% | +9.2% |
| 1974 | 6.2% | -34.0% |
| 1975 | 1.9% | -68.6% |
| 1976 | 5.9% | +201.8% |
| 1977 | 3.7% | -37.7% |
| 1978 | 4.1% | +12.0% |
| 1979 | 7.6% | +84.1% |
| 1980 | 5.7% | -25.1% |
| 1981 | -3.3% | -158.3% |
| 1982 | -2.0% | -40.4% |
| 1983 | -4.2% | +112.7% |
| 1984 | 5.0% | -219.4% |
| 1985 | 4.0% | -20.8% |
| 1986 | 4.6% | +16.6% |
| 1987 | 2.3% | -50.6% |
| 1988 | -1.0% | -144.9% |
| 1989 | 2.5% | -349.1% |
| 1990 | -1.7% | -167.5% |
| 1991 | 2.6% | -252.1% |
| 1992 | 1.3% | -48.8% |
| 1993 | 3.1% | +128.2% |
| 1994 | 4.8% | +55.5% |
| 1995 | -1.3% | -126.8% |
| 1996 | 3.9% | -410.1% |
| 1997 | 6.2% | +57.2% |
| 1998 | 2.1% | -66.8% |
| 1999 | -1.1% | -152.2% |
| 2000 | 5.2% | -579.1% |
| 2001 | -1.2% | -123.2% |
| 2002 | -1.1% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | -340.5% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | +124.4% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | -44.5% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | +26.0% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | -49.9% |
| 2009 | -8.0% | -481.7% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | -194.5% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | -46.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -78.5% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | +82.5% |
| 2014 | -0.4% | -127.4% |
| 2015 | -0.8% | +76.2% |
| 2016 | -1.4% | +81.3% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | -249.6% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -48.8% |
| 2019 | -0.9% | -184.3% |
| 2020 | -7.2% | +698.0% |
| 2021 | 8.5% | -219.0% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | -62.2% |
| 2023 | -0.2% | -106.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | -180.0% |
| 2025 | 0.7% | +310.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.1% | 4.7% | 8.8% | 4 |
| 1970s | 6.1% | 1.9% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.4% | -4.2% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.0% | -1.7% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | -8.0% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | -1.4% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | -7.2% | 8.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 28 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8.0% compare
- 29 Azerbaijan 7.9% compare
- 30 Mali 7.8% compare
- 31 Uzbekistan 7.7% compare
- 32 Trinidad and Tobago 7.6% compare
- 33 Gambia 7.4% compare
- 34 Zambia 7.1% compare
More economy & growth data for Latin America & Caribbean
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita 10,634 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 5.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1809 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 2,007 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 8.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9584 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9561 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 10,634 current US$ (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per capita 10,608 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 9,017 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing, value added in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Manufacturing, value added in Latin America & Caribbean was 0.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 1973.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.0% in 2009.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for manufacturing, value added?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 31st out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 194.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.