Industry share of GDP in United States

Industry, including construction, produced 17.6% of GDP in United States in 2021.

Measure: Industry, including construction, as a share of GDP Unit: % of GDP Data: 1997 to 2021 Source: World Bank
The latest value for United States is for 2021. Most countries have figures for 2024.
United States, 2021 17.6% % of GDP
Change from 2020 +0.3percentage points 2020: 17.3%
World, 2021 27.0% Official aggregate
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2021 24.1% Middle value of 38 countries

Industry share of GDP in United States 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.

Industry, including construction, as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2001 to 2025
Period United StatesWorld
2025 – 25.0%
2024 – 25.4%
2023 – 26.2%
2022 – 27.2%
2021 17.6% 27.0%
2020 17.3% 25.9%
2019 18.1% 26.6%
2018 18.5% 27.2%
2017 18.3% 26.7%
2016 17.9% 26.2%
2015 18.5% 26.8%
2014 19.3% 27.7%
2013 19.2% 27.9%
2012 19.2% 28.2%
2011 19.4% 28.2%
2010 19.3% 27.6%
2009 19.3% 26.6%
2008 20.8% 28.2%
2007 21.4% 27.8%
2006 21.6% 27.7%
2005 21.2% 27.2%
2004 21.0% 26.8%
2003 20.7% 26.4%
2002 20.7% 26.4%
2001 21.5% 26.9%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 17.3% in 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was 19.4%, the figure has changed by −1.8 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2021 was 27.0%.

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Source and dates

Original producer
World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
NV.IND.TOTL.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1997 to 2021 for United States
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices