Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) in China
China: Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) was 25.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) as a in China, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a in China is 25.4%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a in China peaked at 26.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 2000.
That places China 12th out of 229 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.8% | — |
| 2001 | 14.4% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 15.7% | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 19.2% | +22.0% |
| 2004 | 24.2% | +26.0% |
| 2005 | 23.8% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 23.9% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 24.4% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 24.3% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 25.1% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 25.2% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 25.5% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 25.9% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 26.1% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 26.5% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 26.6% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 26.4% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 26.1% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 26.0% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 25.6% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 25.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 25.9% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 25.7% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 25.3% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 25.5% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 25.4% | -0.3% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 25.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.6%, 2.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- China's 25.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.8%, 2.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) in China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +26.0% | 19.2% | 24.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.9% | 13.8% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.0% | 25.2% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.5% | 25.3% | 25.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
More economy & growth data for China
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -0.8795 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.46 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0029 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 39.69 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.8948 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 28.98 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a in China?
- Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a in China was 25.4% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2000.
- How does China rank for manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a?
- China ranks 12th out of 229 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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