Infographic – Distribution Pattern of the World Manufacturing Output

Manufacturing is an important differential for rating countries on their competitiveness. According to the data published by United Nations Statistics Division, China aces in the manufacturing sector accounting for 28% of the world’s manufacturing, followed by the United States which holds 17% of the world’s manufacturing share amounting to 2.3 Trillion. Japan takes the third spot in manufacturing by capturing 7% of the world output. Germany and South Korea closely follow contributing 6% and 3.5% to the world manufacturing output respectively. In the infographic below we analyze the manufacturing output of the various countries in the world.