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Industry, innovation and infrastructure - Goal 9

Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation

Indicator 9.2.1: Manufacturing value added as a proportion of GDP and per capita

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US manufacturing value added as a percentage of GDP

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Year Value
2000 15.1
2001 13.9
2002 13.4
2003 13.3
2004 13.2
2005 13.0
2006 13.0
2007 12.8
2008 12.2
2009 11.8
2010 12.0
2011 12.0
2012 11.9
2013 11.9
2014 11.7
2015 11.7
2016 11.1
2017 11.2
2018 11.4

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Actual indicator available Manufacturing value added as a percentage of GDP and per capita
Actual indicator available - description As percentage of GDP: The contribution of the manufacturing industry as a percentage of overall GDP. Per capita: The contribution per capita of the manufacturing industry to overall GDP.
Date of national source publication 04/2019
Method of computation
Periodicity Annual
Scheduled update by national source
U.S. method of computation As Percentage of GDP: Manufacturing value added divded by GDP, expressed as a percentage Per Capita: Manufacturing value added divded by population
Comments and limitations
Date metadata updated 2019-5-24
Disaggregation geography
Unit of measurement As percentage of GDP: Percentage, Per Capita: Dollars
Disaggregation categories
International and national references
Time period 2000-2018
Scheduled update by SDG team

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name Manufacturing value added as a proportion of GDP and per capita
Target name Promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and, by 2030, significantly raise industry's share of employment and gross domestic product, in line with national circumstances, and double its share in least developed countries.
Global indicator description Manufacturing value added (MVA) is the total value of goods and services net of intermediate consumption. It is generally compiled as the sum of the value added of all manufacturing activity units in operation in the reference period. It can be presented in percentage to gross domestic product (GDP) as well as per capita for any reference year. MVA growth rates are given at constant prices.
UN designated tier 1
UN custodial agency UNIDO (Partnering Agencies: World Bank)
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Organisation Value Added by Industry as a Percentage of Gross Domestic Product
Agency Staff Name Andrew Craig
Agency Survey Dataset Value Added by Industry as a Percentage of Gross Domestic Product
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