Manufacturing share of GDP in Germany
Manufacturing produced 17.6% of GDP in Germany in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2009.
Germany, 2025
17.6%
Change from 2024
−0.4percentage points
European Union, 2025
14.3%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
12.1%
Manufacturing share of GDP in Germany over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Germany | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17.6% | 14.3% |
| 2024 | 18.0% | 14.3% |
| 2023 | 18.9% | 14.8% |
| 2022 | 18.3% | 14.9% |
| 2021 | 18.6% | 14.7% |
| 2020 | 18.5% | 14.5% |
| 2019 | 19.3% | 14.9% |
| 2018 | 19.8% | 15.1% |
| 2017 | 20.1% | 15.2% |
| 2016 | 20.4% | 15.3% |
| 2015 | 20.1% | 15.2% |
| 2014 | 20.1% | 14.6% |
| 2013 | 19.8% | 14.4% |
| 2012 | 20.0% | 14.5% |
| 2011 | 20.1% | 14.7% |
| 2010 | 19.4% | 14.4% |
| 2009 | 17.3% | 13.8% |
| 2008 | 19.8% | 15.2% |
| 2007 | 20.5% | 15.7% |
| 2006 | 20.3% | 15.7% |
| 2005 | 19.8% | 15.7% |
| 2004 | 19.8% | 16.0% |
| 2003 | 19.6% | 16.2% |
| 2002 | 19.5% | 16.6% |
| 2001 | 20.1% | 17.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 18.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 20.1%, the figure has changed by −2.5 percentage points.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 14.3%.
More for Germany
All statistics for Germany
Industry share of GDP
25.2%
2025 · World Bank
Medium and high-tech manufacturing
61.3%
2024 · World Bank
Industrial production
92.3 (2021 = 100)
2025 · Eurostat
Enterprise birth rate
7.8%b (Break in time series)
2024 · Eurostat
Monthly industrial production
0.7%
September 2026 · Eurostat
Business loan interest rate
3.78%
September 2026 · ECB