According to data published by the United Nations Statistics Division, China accounted for 31 percent of global manufacturing output in 2022. As Statista's Felix Richter shows in the chart below, that puts the country almost 15 percentage points ahead of second-placed United States, which used to have the world’s largest manufacturing sector until China overtook it in 2010. You will find more infographics at Statista With total value added by the Chinese manufacturing sector amounting to more than $5 trillion in 2022, manufacturing accounted…
