Manufacturing, value added in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Manufacturing, value added was 16.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing, value added in Lower middle income, 1965–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, manufacturing, value added in Lower middle income stood at 16.9%.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in Lower middle income peaked at 24.1% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 2012.
That places Lower middle income 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Manufacturing, value added in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 23.3% | — |
| 1966 | 21.1% | -9.7% |
| 1967 | 20.3% | -3.8% |
| 1968 | 20.7% | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 21.3% | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 21.2% | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 22.6% | +7.0% |
| 1972 | 22.3% | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 22.6% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 24.0% | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 22.4% | -6.8% |
| 1976 | 22.6% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 22.7% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 23.5% | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 24.1% | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 23.5% | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 19.7% | -16.0% |
| 1982 | 19.3% | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 19.3% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 18.1% | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 18.5% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 19.2% | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 18.8% | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 19.2% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 19.3% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 19.0% | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 18.2% | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 18.0% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 18.2% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 19.3% | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 19.8% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 19.6% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 19.0% | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 18.3% | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 17.2% | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 16.7% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 16.4% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 16.7% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 16.9% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 16.7% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 16.5% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 16.9% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 16.6% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 16.0% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 16.2% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 15.9% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 15.8% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 15.5% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 15.9% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 16.2% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 17.0% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 17.2% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 17.0% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 17.3% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 16.4% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 16.9% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 17.2% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 16.8% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 16.8% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 16.7% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 16.9% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.3% | 20.3% | 23.3% | 5 |
| 1970s | 22.8% | 21.2% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.5% | 18.1% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.6% | 17.2% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.6% | 16.0% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 15.5% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 16.7% | 17.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 10 Viet Nam 24.5% compare
- 11 Thailand 23.7% compare
- 12 Bangladesh 22.4% compare
- 13 Equatorial Guinea 22.3% compare
- 14 Malaysia 22.1% compare
- 15 Uzbekistan 20.8% compare
- 16 Iran, Islamic Republic of 20.6% compare
More economy & growth data for Lower middle income
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.15 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 1.92 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 1.75 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 8.1% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 26.3% (2025)
- External balance on goods and services -3.1% (2025)
- Trade 46.6% (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 2,481 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 2.29 trillion current US$ (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.9569 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing, value added in Lower middle income?
- Manufacturing, value added in Lower middle income was 16.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 24.1% in 1979.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 2012.
- How does Lower middle income rank for manufacturing, value added?
- Lower middle income ranks 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower middle income 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.