Manufacturing, value added in Least developed countries: UN classification

Least developed countries: UN classification: Manufacturing, value added was 4.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
4.9%
Change on year
up 28.4%
All-time high
24.6%
in 2011
All-time low
-8.6%
in 2013
Years of data
32
1994–2025

Manufacturing, value added in Least developed countries: UN classification, 1994–2025

-10010201994200920251994: -3 annual % growth1995: 9.3 annual % growth1996: 3.7 annual % growth1997: -2.3 annual % growth1998: 1.1 annual % growth1999: 7.6 annual % growth2000: 3.7 annual % growth2001: 2.6 annual % growth2002: 5.7 annual % growth2003: 4.5 annual % growth2004: 6.3 annual % growth2005: 7.5 annual % growth2006: 7.6 annual % growth2007: 5.6 annual % growth2008: 2.5 annual % growth2009: 4 annual % growth2010: 3.8 annual % growth2011: 24.6 annual % growth2012: 8.8 annual % growth2013: -8.6 annual % growth2014: 5.6 annual % growth2015: 9.2 annual % growth2016: 7.2 annual % growth2017: 7 annual % growth2018: 7.9 annual % growth2019: 7.8 annual % growth2020: -0.279 annual % growth2021: 5.3 annual % growth2022: 6.9 annual % growth2023: 5.5 annual % growth2024: 3.9 annual % growth2025: 4.9 annual % growth

Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.

Analysis

The most recent figure for manufacturing, value added in Least developed countries: UN classification is 4.9%, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.4% on the previous year and down 46.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in Least developed countries: UN classification peaked at 24.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, -8.6%, in 2013.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.7% -3.0% 9.3% 6
2000s 5.0% 2.5% 7.6% 10
2010s 7.3% -8.6% 24.6% 10
2020s 4.4% -0.3% 6.9% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is manufacturing, value added in Least developed countries: UN classification?
Manufacturing, value added in Least developed countries: UN classification was 4.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
What is the highest manufacturing, value added recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
The highest recorded value was 24.6% in 2011.
What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
The lowest recorded value was -8.6% in 2013.
Is manufacturing, value added rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?
Over the last ten years it is down 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Least developed countries: UN classification 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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Indicator
Manufacturing, value added (annual % growth)
Unit
annual % growth
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
226 places, 8,906 data points, 1961–2025
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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.