economic2016

Share of manufacturing in GDP

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2016; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data43 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
30.0% GDP
Median: 28.6% GDP
Countries Covered
43
with available data
Highest
Venezuela
52.6% GDP
Lowest
Hong Kong
5.6% GDP
Top 5 Countries
1Venezuela52.6% GDP
2Indonesia47.5% GDP
3Nigeria46.5% GDP
4People's Republic of China46.4% GDP
5South Korea43.3% GDP
By Region
South America34.2% GDP(5 countries)
Asia32.8% GDP(11 countries)
Other30.5% GDP(9 countries)
North America27.5% GDP(2 countries)
Africa27.3% GDP(7 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (5.6% GDP)High (52.6% GDP)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 30.0% GDP)

South America (5)
Asia (11)
Other (9)
North America (2)
Africa (7)
Europe (9)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2016; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Venezuela52.6% GDP
2Indonesia47.5% GDP
3Nigeria46.5% GDP
4People's Republic of China46.4% GDP
5South Korea43.3% GDP
6Thailand41.3% GDP
7Botswana40.8% GDP
8Malaysia39.1% GDP
9Chile38.7% GDP
10Egypt38.2% GDP
11Mexico37.6% GDP
12Colombia37.2% GDP
13Bolivia36.0% GDP
14Peru35.3% GDP
15Zambia33.8% GDP
16Argentina33.1% GDP
17Italy31.9% GDP
18South Africa29.4% GDP
19Sweden28.9% GDP
20Japan28.6% GDP
21Philippines28.6% GDP
22Spain28.6% GDP
23Taiwan, Province of China28.3% GDP
24Mauritius26.7% GDP
25Brazil26.7% GDP
26Denmark26.4% GDP
27Morocco26.4% GDP
28Singapore26.3% GDP
29India26.0% GDP
30Netherlands26.0% GDP
31Germany25.9% GDP
32Ghana25.1% GDP
33United Republic of Tanzania24.2% GDP
34United Kingdom24.0% GDP
35France23.1% GDP
36Costa Rica22.5% GDP
37Belgium21.8% GDP
38Senegal21.6% GDP
39United States of America17.3% GDP
40Kenya16.4% GDP
41Malawi15.9% GDP
42Ethiopia9.3% GDP
43Hong Kong5.6% GDP
Showing 43 of 43 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2016).

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