Manufacturing, value added in South Asia
South Asia: Manufacturing, value added was 14.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Manufacturing, value added in South Asia, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, manufacturing, value added in South Asia stood at 14.3%.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in South Asia peaked at 17.5% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 1967.
That places South Asia 19th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Manufacturing, value added in South Asia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.7% | — |
| 1961 | 14.2% | +3.4% |
| 1962 | 14.7% | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 14.0% | -4.5% |
| 1965 | 14.1% | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 13.4% | -5.3% |
| 1967 | 12.2% | -8.5% |
| 1968 | 12.6% | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 13.1% | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 13.3% | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 13.9% | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 14.2% | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 14.4% | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 15.5% | +7.6% |
| 1975 | 14.4% | -7.1% |
| 1976 | 15.6% | +8.2% |
| 1977 | 15.8% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 16.4% | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 17.0% | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 16.4% | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 16.3% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 16.0% | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 16.3% | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 16.4% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 16.1% | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 15.9% | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 15.9% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 15.7% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 16.4% | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 16.1% | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 15.3% | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 15.5% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 15.7% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 16.5% | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 17.5% | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 17.0% | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 16.1% | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 15.5% | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 15.0% | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 15.6% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 15.1% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 15.4% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 15.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 15.7% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 15.9% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 17.1% | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 16.7% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 16.9% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 17.0% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 16.9% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 16.1% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 15.8% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 15.3% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 15.1% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 15.6% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 15.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 15.4% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 15.4% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 14.8% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 15.1% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 14.4% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 14.3% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 14.0% | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 14.3% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.7% | 12.2% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.0% | 13.3% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.1% | 15.7% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.0% | 15.0% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.1% | 15.1% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 14.2% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 14.0% | 15.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
More economy & growth data for South Asia
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 6.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added 2.10 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 686.25 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 688.36 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 1.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 1.16 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 8.2% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 25.9% (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 7.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added 2.28 trillion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing, value added in South Asia?
- Manufacturing, value added in South Asia was 14.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.5% in 1995.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 1967.
- How does South Asia rank for manufacturing, value added?
- South Asia ranks 19th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia 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.