Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Share of GDP US$ in USSR

USSR: Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Share of GDP US$ was 28.46 % in 1990. ▼ Falling

Latest (1990)
28.46 %
Change on year
down 4.9%
World rank
8th
of 203 countries
All-time high
39.14 %
in 1974
All-time low
28.46 %
in 1990
Years of data
21
1970–1990

Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Share of GDP US$ in USSR, 1970–1990

0102030401970198019901970: 38 %1971: 38.3 %1972: 38.5 %1973: 37.9 %1974: 39.1 %1975: 38.6 %1976: 38.2 %1977: 37.9 %1978: 38.4 %1979: 38.3 %1980: 38.4 %1981: 38 %1982: 38 %1983: 34.6 %1984: 34.3 %1985: 33.9 %1986: 32.3 %1987: 32.6 %1988: 30.8 %1989: 29.9 %1990: 28.5 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 1990, value added (total manufacturing) — share of gdp us$ in USSR stood at 28.46 %. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, value added (total manufacturing) — share of gdp us$ in USSR peaked at 39.14 % in 1974 and was at its lowest, 28.46 %, in 1990.

That places USSR 8th out of 203 countries with data for 1990, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Share of GDP US$ in USSR, year by year

Annual values for Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Share of GDP US$ in USSR, 1970 to 1990.
Year % Change
1970 38.02 %
1971 38.27 % +0.7%
1972 38.54 % +0.7%
1973 37.91 % -1.6%
1974 39.14 % +3.2%
1975 38.55 % -1.5%
1976 38.16 % -1.0%
1977 37.93 % -0.6%
1978 38.35 % +1.1%
1979 38.3 % -0.2%
1980 38.38 % +0.2%
1981 37.98 % -1.0%
1982 38.04 % +0.2%
1983 34.63 % -9.0%
1984 34.32 % -0.9%
1985 33.86 % -1.3%
1986 32.31 % -4.6%
1987 32.56 % +0.8%
1988 30.79 % -5.4%
1989 29.95 % -2.7%
1990 28.46 % -5.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 38.32 % 37.91 % 39.14 % 10
1980s 34.28 % 29.95 % 38.38 % 10
1990s 28.46 % 28.46 % 28.46 % 1

Countries ranked near USSR

  1. 5 Czechoslovakia 31.11 % compare
  2. 6 Turkmenistan 30.1 %
  3. 7 Ireland 29.44 % compare
  4. 9 Eswatini 27.23 % compare
  5. 10 China, mainland 26.87 %
  6. 11 Cambodia 25.92 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is value added (total manufacturing) — share of gdp us$ in USSR?
Value added (total manufacturing) — share of gdp us$ in USSR was 28.46 % in 1990, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest value added (total manufacturing) — share of gdp us$ recorded in USSR?
The highest recorded value was 39.14 % in 1974.
What is the lowest value added (total manufacturing) — share of gdp us$ recorded in USSR?
The lowest recorded value was 28.46 % in 1990.
How does USSR rank for value added (total manufacturing) — share of gdp us$?
USSR ranks 8th out of 203 countries with data for 1990.
Is value added (total manufacturing) — share of gdp us$ rising or falling in USSR?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this USSR data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Share of GDP US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Share of GDP US$
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
252 places, 12,511 data points, 1970–2023
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