European Union Industry Value Added

The European Union’s industry value added fell from its all‑time peak of 28.66 in 1991 to a low of 21.93 in 2014, reflecting a long‑term contraction in the manufacturing share of GDP across the bloc. By 2025 the indicator stood at 22.98, placing the EU at rank 108 globally and positioning it just below Finland’s 22.88 and above Serbia’s 23.24 in the most recent World Bank dataset. The 35‑year coverage shows that after the post‑crisis trough, the EU has recovered modestly but remains well below the early‑1990s level, suggesting structural shifts toward services and heightened competition from emerging economies. Continued investment in high‑tech production, digitalisation and green transition policies could reverse the downward drift, while persistent supply‑chain disruptions or protectionist pressures would likely keep the value added stagnant or further erode it.