Manufacturing, value added in South Asia
South Asia: Manufacturing, value added was 10.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Manufacturing, value added in South Asia, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufacturing, value added in South Asia is 10.7%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 26.5% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in South Asia peaked at 16.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, -1.5%, in 1979.
South Asia ranks 1st of 33 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Manufacturing, value added in South Asia, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.5% | — |
| 1962 | 7.2% | -15.4% |
| 1963 | 8.8% | +22.0% |
| 1964 | 6.7% | -24.0% |
| 1965 | 1.2% | -81.4% |
| 1966 | 1.6% | +30.2% |
| 1967 | 0.8% | -53.2% |
| 1968 | 6.9% | +818.3% |
| 1969 | 9.9% | +43.0% |
| 1970 | 2.9% | -71.2% |
| 1971 | 1.2% | -57.7% |
| 1972 | -0.3% | -126.1% |
| 1973 | 7.2% | -2376.6% |
| 1974 | 5.2% | -27.7% |
| 1975 | 0.9% | -82.6% |
| 1976 | 7.9% | +778.3% |
| 1977 | 6.1% | -23.4% |
| 1978 | 11.6% | +90.0% |
| 1979 | -1.5% | -113.1% |
| 1980 | 0.6% | -142.6% |
| 1981 | 7.5% | +1060.4% |
| 1982 | 3.1% | -59.1% |
| 1983 | 9.2% | +198.9% |
| 1984 | 4.8% | -47.9% |
| 1985 | 3.5% | -27.3% |
| 1986 | 5.7% | +64.8% |
| 1987 | 5.8% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 7.6% | +30.9% |
| 1989 | 8.0% | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 5.2% | -35.6% |
| 1991 | -1.2% | -123.0% |
| 1992 | 3.9% | -431.4% |
| 1993 | 8.7% | +121.4% |
| 1994 | 10.5% | +21.0% |
| 1995 | 14.6% | +38.9% |
| 1996 | 9.1% | -37.9% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | -89.5% |
| 1998 | 3.8% | +296.3% |
| 1999 | 5.2% | +37.6% |
| 2000 | 7.2% | +39.1% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | -69.2% |
| 2002 | 6.4% | +186.0% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 7.2% | +16.2% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | +25.4% |
| 2006 | 16.5% | +83.0% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | -56.4% |
| 2008 | 4.9% | -32.5% |
| 2009 | 10.2% | +110.0% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | -25.7% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | -51.6% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | +56.0% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 7.7% | +46.4% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | +60.9% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | -35.5% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | -21.5% |
| 2019 | -1.3% | -123.0% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | -299.4% |
| 2021 | 10.0% | +275.9% |
| 2022 | -0.7% | -106.5% |
| 2023 | 11.7% | -1893.7% |
| 2024 | 8.5% | -27.7% |
| 2025 | 10.7% | +26.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.7% | 0.8% | 9.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.1% | -1.5% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.6% | 0.6% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.1% | -1.2% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 2.2% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | -1.3% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | -0.7% | 11.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
More economy & growth data for South Asia
- Services, value added 8.3% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 686.25 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 14.3% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 1.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Trade in services 14.5% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 8.2% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 25.9% (2025)
- Services, value added 2.28 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Services, value added 2.10 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP 4.19 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing, value added in South Asia?
- Manufacturing, value added in South Asia was 10.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.5% in 1979.
- How does South Asia rank for manufacturing, value added?
- South Asia ranks 1st out of 33 groups with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Asia 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.