Manufacturing, value added in Arab World
Arab World: Manufacturing, value added was 12.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Manufacturing, value added in Arab World, 1975–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, manufacturing, value added in Arab World stood at 12.0%.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in Arab World peaked at 13.2% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 1980.
That places Arab World 31st out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Manufacturing, value added in Arab World, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 6.9% | — |
| 1976 | 6.4% | -6.4% |
| 1977 | 6.4% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 6.6% | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 6.4% | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 5.9% | -8.1% |
| 1981 | 6.9% | +17.5% |
| 1982 | 7.5% | +7.8% |
| 1983 | 8.4% | +11.9% |
| 1984 | 9.3% | +10.7% |
| 1985 | 9.6% | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 10.3% | +7.8% |
| 1987 | 11.0% | +6.9% |
| 1988 | 12.0% | +9.2% |
| 1989 | 11.9% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 9.2% | -23.2% |
| 1991 | 10.5% | +14.5% |
| 1992 | 10.6% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 10.5% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 11.2% | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 12.0% | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 12.3% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 12.6% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 13.2% | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 12.8% | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 13.0% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 10.6% | -18.0% |
| 2002 | 10.9% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 10.8% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 10.3% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 9.5% | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 9.1% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 9.6% | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 9.5% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 9.3% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 9.3% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 9.4% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 9.9% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 10.7% | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 10.9% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 10.6% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 10.3% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 10.4% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 11.2% | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 11.7% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 12.0% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 12.2% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 12.2% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 12.0% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.6% | 6.4% | 6.9% | 5 |
| 1980s | 9.3% | 5.9% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.5% | 9.2% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 8.8% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 9.3% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 11.2% | 12.2% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Arab World
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate -4.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.8488 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 177.14 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.0% (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 6,404 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 455.27 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 377.44 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 2.7% (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2923 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 40.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing, value added in Arab World?
- Manufacturing, value added in Arab World was 12.0% 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 13.2% in 1998.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 1980.
- How does Arab World rank for manufacturing, value added?
- Arab World ranks 31st out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (% of GDP). 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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.