Manufacturing share of GDP — all countries

Manufacturing share of GDP — South America

Manufacturing share of GDP in South America in 2024 — 12.2%. Since 1968, the indicator has fallen by 4.9 pp.

2024 12.2% −1 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 35.4%1979
Period minimum 11.1%2019

Trend over time

1968–2024 · % of GDP

Manufacturing share of GDP — South America, 1968–202401020304019681974198019861992199820042010201620221968: 17.1%1969: 17.7%1970: 15.8%1971: 16.5%1972: 15.7%1973: 15.7%1974: 16%1975: 13.3%1976: 12.9%1977: 12.9%1978: 13%1979: 35.4%1980: 22.4%1981: 28.2%1982: 28.7%1983: 27.4%1984: 28%1985: 27.6%1986: 27%1987: 26.5%1988: 26.7%1989: 27%1990: 22.4%1991: 20.3%1992: 20%1993: 20.2%1994: 19.6%1995: 14.7%1996: 13.8%1997: 13.7%1998: 13.1%1999: 12.9%2000: 13.1%2001: 12.9%2002: 12.8%2003: 14.5%2004: 14.2%2005: 13.9%2006: 13.3%2007: 13.2%2008: 12.8%2009: 12.1%2010: 11.9%2011: 11.6%2012: 11.8%2013: 11.6%2014: 11.4%2015: 11.8%2016: 11.6%2017: 11.3%2018: 11.4%2019: 11.1%2020: 11.4%2021: 12.2%2022: 13.1%2023: 13.2%2024: 12.2%
Change over the period: −4.9 pp Annual average: -0.09 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South America

South America 12.2%
World 14.9%
Manufacturing share of GDP — South America, by year South America All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 12.2 −1 pp
2023 13.2 +0.1 pp
2022 13.1 +1 pp
2021 12.2 +0.8 pp
2020 11.4 +0.3 pp
2019 11.1 −0.3 pp
2018 11.4 +0.1 pp
2017 11.3 −0.3 pp
2016 11.6 −0.1 pp
2015 11.8 +0.3 pp
2014 11.4 −0.2 pp
2013 11.6 −0.2 pp
2012 11.8 +0.2 pp
2011 11.6 −0.2 pp
2010 11.9 −0.2 pp
2009 12.1 −0.8 pp
2008 12.8 −0.4 pp
2007 13.2 −0.1 pp
2006 13.3 −0.6 pp
2005 13.9 −0.3 pp
2004 14.2 −0.2 pp
2003 14.5 +1.7 pp
2002 12.8 −0.2 pp
2001 12.9 −0.2 pp
2000 13.1 +0.2 pp
1999 12.9 −0.1 pp
1998 13.1 −0.6 pp
1997 13.7 −0.1 pp
1996 13.8 −0.9 pp
1995 14.7 −4.8 pp
1994 19.6 −0.6 pp
1993 20.2 +0.1 pp
1992 20 −0.3 pp
1991 20.3 −2.1 pp
1990 22.4 −4.6 pp
1989 27 +0.4 pp
1988 26.7 +0.1 pp
1987 26.5 −0.5 pp
1986 27 −0.6 pp
1985 27.6 −0.5 pp
1984 28 +0.6 pp
1983 27.4 −1.3 pp
1982 28.7 +0.5 pp
1981 28.2 +5.8 pp
1980 22.4 −13 pp
1979 35.4 +22.4 pp
1978 13 +0.1 pp
1977 12.9 +0.1 pp
1976 12.9 −0.5 pp
1975 13.3 −2.7 pp
1974 16 +0.4 pp
1973 15.7 −0 pp
1972 15.7 −0.8 pp
1971 16.5 +0.7 pp
1970 15.8 −1.9 pp
1969 17.7 +0.6 pp
1968 17.1

About the indicator

The share of manufacturing value added in GDP. This is the cleanest indicator of an industrial base: unlike the share of industry as a whole it excludes mining and construction. A rising share usually accompanies industrialization, while its decline in advanced countries marks the shift to a service economy.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.