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26.6% vs 8.0%

Manufacturing is a quarter of Korea's GDP and less than a tenth of Britain's.

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Manufacturing weighs more than twice as much in Germany as in the United Kingdom

Manufacturing value added as % of GDP, 1990-2025. Drag the slider across years; tap two countries to compare them.

0%10%20%30%19901995200020052010201520202025
2024

Country comparison

Germany18.0%2024
2.25×
gap: 10.0 points
United Kingdom8.0%2024

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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