APOD: 2026 October 31 – Night on a Spooky Planet
Discover the cosmos!Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
Discover the cosmos!Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
Manufacturing is a quarter of Korea's GDP and less than a tenth of Britain's.
Read the feature →Manufacturing value added as % of GDP, 1990-2025. Drag the slider across years; tap two countries to compare them.
For years without data the latest available value is shown (year in brackets). China from 2004, Germany from 1991, Japan from 1994, United States 1997-2021. Figures in the article text refer to the previous vintage of the same series.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (NV.IND.MANF.ZS), manufacturing as % of GDP.
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