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Value added by the manufacturing sector as percent of GDP, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 19 countries was 15.45 percent. The highest value was in Puerto Rico: 45.6 percent and the lowest value was in Panama: 4.98 percent. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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Countries Share of manufacturing, 2023 Global rank Available data
Puerto Rico 45.6 1 1960 - 2023
Haiti 24.48 2 1988 - 2023
Mexico 20.06 3 1965 - 2023
Paraguay 19.43 4 1962 - 2023
Argentina 16.32 5 1965 - 2023
Honduras 15.32 6 1960 - 2023
El Salvador 14 7 1965 - 2023
Guatemala 13.99 8 1965 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 13.75 9 1965 - 2023
Nicaragua 13.75 10 1994 - 2023
Costa Rica 13.62 11 1970 - 2023
Brazil 13.33 12 1960 - 2023
Peru 12.68 13 1960 - 2023
Ecuador 12.45 14 1960 - 2023
Colombia 10.9 15 1965 - 2023
Bolivia 10.19 16 1970 - 2023
Uruguay 9.46 17 1983 - 2023
Chile 9.21 18 1960 - 2023
Panama 4.98 19 1970 - 2023



Definition: Manufacturing refers to industries belonging to ISIC divisions 15-37. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.

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