Australia's manufacturing, value added (constant LCU) was 140.95 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 1.11% from 142.53 billion in 2015 (0.11% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 140.95 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 138.32 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 142.53 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | 158.05 billion | 2008 |
| Lowest | 89.87 billion | 1976 |
| Average since 2016 | 141.28 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 90.84 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Australia's manufacturing, value added (constant LCU) fell 2.2% on 2024 (from 144.09 billion to 140.95 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +0.7% and a typical year strayed about 2.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 6.7% in 1988 and the biggest yearly fall was 8.2% in 1983. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 473.02 million a year. A straight line explains 41% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Australia had the 65th highest value of the 136 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Australia in the 2025 ranking
- Switzerland — 62nd of 136: 173.75 billion
- Jamaica — 63rd of 136: 162.5 billion
- Spain — 64th of 136: 156.67 billion
- Kyrgyz Republic — 66th of 136: 129.99 billion
- Nepal — 67th of 136: 129.25 billion
- Albania — 68th of 136: 128.81 billion
What this measures
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 is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 51 values
| Year | Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 140,945,000,000 |
| 2024 | 144,087,000,000 |
| 2023 | 144,356,000,000 |
| 2022 | 144,005,000,000 |
| 2021 | 140,884,000,000 |
| 2020 | 138,320,000,000 |
| 2019 | 140,503,000,000 |
| 2018 | 141,653,000,000 |
| 2017 | 138,566,000,000 |
| 2016 | 139,521,000,000 |
Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU) in nearby economies
- Brunei Darussalam — 1.61 billion (2025)
- Cambodia — 51.22 trillion (2025)
- Fiji — 1.15 billion (2025)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 29.35 billion (2025)
- Indonesia — 2,757.59 trillion (2025)
- Japan — 110.99 trillion (2024)
- Kiribati — 16.53 million (2024)
- Korea, Rep. — 623.3 trillion (2025)
- Lao PDR — 14.51 trillion (2025)
- Malaysia — 399.34 billion (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for Australia
- Portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$) — US$18.94 billion (2025)
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$72.63 billion (2025)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$62.12 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$416.34 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 643.28 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$418.83 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 622.17 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 23.15% (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Australia's manufacturing, value added (constant LCU)?
- 140.95 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1975?
- It is up 55.15% from 90.84 billion in 1975 (0.88% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 158.05 billion in 2008 and the lowest 89.87 billion in 1976.
- How does Australia rank?
- 65th highest of 136 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in manufacturing, value added (constant LCU) unusual for Australia?
- In 2025, Australia's manufacturing, value added (constant LCU) fell 2.2% on 2024 (from 144.09 billion to 140.95 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +0.7% and a typical year strayed about 2.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NV.IND.MANF.KN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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