Manufacturing, value added in Germany
Germany: Manufacturing, value added was -1.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Manufacturing, value added in Germany, 1992–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Germany recorded -1.0% for manufacturing, value added in 2025.
That represents a change of up 77.1% on the previous year and down 205.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in Germany peaked at 19.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, -19.9%, in 2009.
Germany ranks 154th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.6% | -8.1% | 4.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | -19.9% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | -1.7% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.7% | -8.3% | 9.1% | 6 |
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- 152 United Kingdom -0.8% compare
- 153 Malta -0.9% compare
- 155 New Zealand -1.0% compare
- 156 South Africa -1.2% compare
- 157 Aruba -1.2% compare
More economy & growth data for Germany
- DEC alternative conversion factor 0.885 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -57.62 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -65.12 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 425.09 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 480.35 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 161.81 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 182.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 55,476 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 60,200 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 4.63 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing, value added in Germany?
- Manufacturing, value added in Germany was -1.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was -19.9% in 2009.
- How does Germany rank for manufacturing, value added?
- Germany ranks 154th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 205.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Manufacturing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.