The valued added by the manufacturing sector to GDP varies significantly across different countries worldwide. In 2023, the manufacturing sector in China added nearly 4.8 trillion U.S. dollars to the country's GDP, while this value in the United States amounted to 2.8 trillion U.S. dollars in the same year.

China led the market for motor vehicle production in 2023, producing more than 30 million cars and commercial vehicles that year. This was even greater than the production values of the other top five countries combined. In comparison, vehicle production in the United States—the second-ranking country—amounted to approximately 10.6 million units, the majority of which were commercial vehicles.

The Worldwide Drop in Automotive Production The Covid-19 pandemic has caused many problems for the worldwide automotive sector. Since governments took rapid actions to slow down the spread of the virus—such as national lockdowns, large-scale social distancing, and stringent border controls—global motor vehicle production shrunk by 15 percent in 2020. Motor vehicle production declined in all regions, especially in Europe and Noth America, where the production value experienced a decrease of around 21 percent. Although, in 2022, the automotive industry was showing signs of recovery, the production volume of 2022 was still below the levels of the pre-pandemic years.

The Chinese Market Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
China is a leading player in the global vehicle manufacturing industry, both in supply and demand. As of 2019, motor vehicle production in China accounted for nearly 29 percent of manufacturing operations worldwide. This figure reduced to 25 percent during 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the global supply chain and most industries. On a closer look, China's leading motor vehicle producer SAIC-General Motors slimmed down production numbers by 13 percent year-on-year. Meanwhile, another joint venture between SAIC and Volkswagen manufactured approximately 22.4 percent fewer cars than the previous year. In 2022, China's share increased again and reached almost 32 percent of the global production.

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. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

The average for 2023 based on 41 countries was 12.67 percent. The highest value was in Ireland: 29.44 percent and the lowest value was in Montenegro: 3.18 percent. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

This dataset provides values for MANUFACTURING PMI reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

In 2021, China was the leading machine tool producer worldwide, with an unprecedented manufacturing record of 21.8 billion euros. In the same year, the production volume of Germany amounted to just below nine billion euros, making the country the second largest manufacturer worldwide. However, the country was in a close race with Japan, and there were differences in production, which amounted to 89 million machines. In fourth place, the U.S. lagged far behind its top-three competitors with its 6.35 billion euros worth of production.

This dataset provides values for INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

United States increased 0.3% of Manufacturing Value Added in 2019, compared to the previous year.

France Beverages Manufacturing Production Value rose 9.4% in 2019, compared to the previous year.

The average for 2022 based on 138 countries was 21021.81 million U.S. dollars. The highest value was in China: 769699.28 million U.S. dollars and the lowest value was in Antigua and Barbuda: 0 million U.S. dollars. The indicator is available from 2007 to 2022. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

This dataset provides values for INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

In 2022, China led the ranking with over 31,000 international industrial design applications via the Hague Industrial Design System. The United States followed with slightly over 20,000 applications, and South Korea came third with over 19,000 applications.

The average for 2022 based on 189 countries was 44.94 million kilowatts. The highest value was in China: 2586.46 million kilowatts and the lowest value was in Kiribati: 0.01 million kilowatts. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Mexico Trucks Production rose 10% in 2019, compared to a year earlier. Need to compare country statistics and get a global overview? Find all data easily.

The average for 2023 based on 58 countries was 218.27 million USD. The highest value was in Russia: 3606.4 million USD and the lowest value was in Armenia: 0 million USD. The indicator is available from 2004 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

This dataset provides values for ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

On average, 12.4 percent of manufacturing enterprises based in the European Union and with headcount over 10 employees generated web sales via their own website or mobile app. Out of the 27 EU countries, Ireland reported the highest percentage in 2022, with an outstanding 23.1 percent. The Netherlands followed in the ranking, with 20.6 percent of manufacturing companies selling via their own e-commerce channels.

The German chemical company BASF was ranked number one in the ranking of the world's leading chemical companies based on revenue, generating a revenue of approximately 68.03 billion U.S. dollars in 2024. Revenue of the top chemical companies worldwide Chemical companies produce and develop industrial chemicals through the conversion of raw materials –organic and inorganic - into a wide variety of products. Chemical production is classified into two separate categories. There are specialty batch manufacturers that produce more expensive chemicals that are less commonly used within the chemical market. These performance chemicals are often produced by smaller manufacturers. On the other hand, commodity manufacturers tend to produce a large volume of basic and inexpensive compounds. The production of organic polymers for plastics, fibers, and elastomers is a rapidly growing sector of the chemical industry. Leading chemical manufacturing countries The chemical manufacturing industry in the United States is quite prominent, with companies such as Dow, DuPont, and LyondellBasell Industries. The chemical sector in Europe is also very prominent, as demonstrated by the fact that it represents a great proportion of their manufacturing trade surplus. Europe (and the European Union) is one of the largest chemical trading regions in the world. With Germany accounting for the largest share of total EU chemical revenue. Three of Germany’s chemical companies are considered some of the largest in the world. German companies BASF and Bayer are consistently among the largest earning chemical companies in the world. BASF operates on a global scale and maintains its segmental operations in chemicals, materials, surface technologies, nutrition and care, industrial solutions, and agricultural solutions. With headquarters around the world, Bayer is known for marketing heroin in the past and branding aspirin.

In 2019, Walnuts Production in Mexico was up 7.4% from a year earlier. Need to compare country statistics and get a global overview? Find all data easily.

In 1938, the year before the Second World War, the United States had, by far, the largest economy in the world in terms of gross domestic product (GDP). The five Allied Great Powers that emerged victorious from the war, along with the three Axis Tripartite Pact countries that were ultimately defeated made up the eight largest independent economies in 1938.

When values are converted into 1990 international dollars, the U.S. GDP was over 800 billion dollars in 1938, which was more than double that of the second largest economy, the Soviet Union. Even the combined economies of the UK, its dominions, and colonies had a value of just over 680 billion 1990 dollars, showing that the United States had established itself as the world's leading economy during the interwar period (despite the Great Depression).

Interestingly, the British and Dutch colonies had larger combined GDPs than their respective metropoles, which was a key motivator for the Japanese invasion of these territories in East Asia during the war. Trade with neutral and non-belligerent countries also contributed greatly to the economic development of Allied and Axis powers throughout the war; for example, natural resources from Latin America were essential to the American war effort, while German manufacturing was often dependent on Swedish iron supplies.