Manufacturing, value added in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Manufacturing, value added was 7.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing, value added in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1990–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 7.7% for manufacturing, value added in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 16.6% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2025.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 131st out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Manufacturing, value added in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.6% | — |
| 1991 | 16.2% | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 16.0% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 15.6% | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 16.3% | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 15.4% | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 15.2% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 15.0% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 14.4% | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 13.8% | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 13.3% | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 12.5% | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 12.1% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 11.5% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 10.9% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 10.6% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 10.2% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 9.7% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 9.6% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 9.3% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 9.3% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 9.4% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 9.6% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 9.4% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 9.1% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 9.0% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 9.0% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 9.0% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 8.2% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 8.0% | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 7.7% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.4% | 13.8% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.0% | 9.3% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 9.0% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 7.7% | 9.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing, value added in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Manufacturing, value added in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 7.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 1990.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2025.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for manufacturing, value added?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 131st out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.