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India, measured — every morning · est. 2026

Manufacturing output

Manufacturing value added as a share of GDP — the measure the Make in India target is written against. India's share has drifted sideways while Vietnam's and China's climbed, which is the gap the policy is trying to close.

Latest
13.47
2025
Published by
World Bank
annual

Manufacturing output over time

13.0%14.0%15.0%16.0%17.0%18.0%196019711982199320042015202513.5%
1960–2025 · 66 observations · % of GDP
View as table
PeriodManufacturing output
202513.5%
202413.1%
202313.3%
202213.3%
202114.4%
202014.1%
201913.5%
201814.9%
201715.0%
201615.2%
201515.6%
201415.1%
201315.3%
201215.8%
201116.1%
201017.0%
200917.1%
200817.1%
200716.9%
200617.3%
200516.0%
200415.8%
200315.6%
200215.6%
200115.3%
200015.9%
199915.2%
199815.7%
199716.5%
199617.6%
199517.9%
199416.8%
199315.9%
199215.8%
199115.7%
199016.6%
198916.9%
198816.1%
198716.2%
198616.2%
198516.4%
198416.7%
198316.7%
198216.4%
198116.8%
198016.8%
197917.9%
197817.1%
197716.1%
197616.3%
197515.8%
197416.3%
197315.0%
197215.1%
197115.0%
197014.5%
196914.1%
196813.5%
196713.2%
196614.5%
196515.0%
196414.9%
196315.8%
196215.9%
196115.4%
196014.8%

Compared with

China
24.7%
Vietnam
24.5%
Bangladesh
22.4%
Indonesia
19.1%
Japan
18.8%
Germany
17.6%
Sri Lanka
17.1%
India
13.5%
Pakistan
13.0%
South Africa
12.3%
Brazil
11.8%
United States
10.5%
Nepal
5.0%
Latest available year for each country · % of GDP

Source

World Bank — https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NV.IND.MANF.ZS