Manufacturing, value added in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Manufacturing, value added was 17.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing, value added in Latin America & Caribbean, 1965–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufacturing, value added in Latin America & Caribbean is 17.1%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 51.2% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2013.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 11th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Manufacturing, value added in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 51.2% | — |
| 1966 | 48.7% | -5.0% |
| 1967 | 44.2% | -9.1% |
| 1968 | 44.0% | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 45.3% | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 43.0% | -5.1% |
| 1971 | 44.0% | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 42.9% | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 42.6% | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 43.5% | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 39.0% | -10.4% |
| 1976 | 37.9% | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 37.7% | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 37.9% | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 36.0% | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 24.3% | -32.6% |
| 1981 | 28.1% | +15.6% |
| 1982 | 28.8% | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 28.0% | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 28.5% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 28.5% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 28.9% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 28.1% | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 29.4% | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 29.1% | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 25.1% | -13.6% |
| 1991 | 24.3% | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 24.1% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 24.9% | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 24.1% | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 20.2% | -16.2% |
| 1996 | 19.8% | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 19.9% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 19.6% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 19.8% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 20.1% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 20.1% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 20.2% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 20.8% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 20.4% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 19.6% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 19.3% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 18.6% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 18.1% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 17.1% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 16.9% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 16.5% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 16.1% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 16.0% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 16.0% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 17.1% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 17.0% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 16.6% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 16.9% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 16.7% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 17.3% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 18.0% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 18.7% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 18.5% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 17.7% | -4.6% |
| 2025 | 17.1% | -3.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufacturing, value added in Latin America & Caribbean 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | -32.6% | 36.0% | 24.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.7% | 44.0% | 51.2% | 5 |
| 1970s | 40.5% | 36.0% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.2% | 24.3% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.2% | 19.6% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.4% | 17.1% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 16.0% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 17.1% | 18.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More economy & growth data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,782 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1354 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,502 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7,621 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5777 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1607 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6869 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing, value added in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Manufacturing, value added in Latin America & Caribbean was 17.1% 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 51.2% in 1965.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2013.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for manufacturing, value added?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 11th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (% 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.