Manufacturing, value added in World
World: Manufacturing, value added was 14.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing, value added in World, 1997–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufacturing, value added in World is 14.9%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in World peaked at 19.2% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 2025.
World ranks 16th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Manufacturing, value added in World, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 19.2% | — |
| 1998 | 18.8% | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 18.6% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 18.4% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 17.3% | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 16.9% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 16.7% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 16.6% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 16.4% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 16.3% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 16.3% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 16.1% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 15.5% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 16.0% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 16.1% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 16.1% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 15.9% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 16.1% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 16.4% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 16.2% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 16.4% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 16.0% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 15.9% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 16.4% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 15.7% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 15.2% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 14.9% | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 14.9% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.9% | 18.6% | 19.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 16.7% | 15.5% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 15.9% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 14.9% | 16.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near World
- 13 Equatorial Guinea 22.3% compare
- 14 Malaysia 22.1% compare
- 15 Uzbekistan 20.8% compare
- 16 Iran 20.6% compare
- 17 Belarus 20.5% compare
- 18 Turkmenistan 20.5% compare
- 19 Haiti 20.2% compare
More economy & growth data for World
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.23 Percent per annum (2028)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.11 Percent per annum (2028)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 5.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 14,406 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.8421 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 12,131 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 2.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2687 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 3,686 current US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing, value added in World?
- Manufacturing, value added in World was 14.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 19.2% in 1997.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 2025.
- How does World rank for manufacturing, value added?
- World ranks 16th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.