Manufacturing, value added in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Manufacturing, value added was 14.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Manufacturing, value added in Least developed countries, 1993–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufacturing, value added in Least developed countries is 14.1%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in Least developed countries peaked at 14.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 1994.
That places Least developed countries 22nd 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 33 years of available data.
Manufacturing, value added in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 9.4% | — |
| 1994 | 9.2% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 10.4% | +12.2% |
| 1996 | 10.8% | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 11.2% | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 12.1% | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 12.0% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 11.8% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 12.4% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 11.9% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 11.6% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 11.6% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 10.9% | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 10.6% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 9.9% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 11.3% | +14.1% |
| 2010 | 10.1% | -10.8% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 10.5% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 10.7% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 11.4% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 13.6% | +19.5% |
| 2017 | 13.5% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 14.0% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 14.4% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 14.6% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 14.6% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 14.4% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 14.5% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 14.2% | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 14.1% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.7% | 9.2% | 12.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 9.9% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 10.1% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 14.1% | 14.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
More economy & growth data for Least developed countries
- Gross fixed capital formation 25.1% (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 11.2% (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 21.7% (2025)
- GDP per capita 1,112 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation 415.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation 403.58 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation 1.5% (2025)
- Gross capital formation 2.9% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 471.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross capital formation 25.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing, value added in Least developed countries?
- Manufacturing, value added in Least developed countries was 14.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 1994.
- How does Least developed countries rank for manufacturing, value added?
- Least developed countries ranks 22nd out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed countries 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.