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A rank ordering of industries starting with the largest by value of annual output.
| COUNTRY | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | small-scale production of bricks, textiles, soap, furniture, shoes, fertilizer, apparel, food-products, non-alcoholic beverages, mineral water, cement; handwoven carpets; natural gas, coal, copper |
| Albania | perfumes and cosmetic products, food and tobacco products; textiles and clothing; lumber, oil, cement, chemicals, mining, basic metals, hydropower |
| Algeria | petroleum, natural gas, light industries, mining, electrical, petrochemical, food processing |
| American Samoa | tuna canneries (largely supplied by foreign fishing vessels), handicrafts |
| Andorra | tourism (particularly skiing), banking, tobacco, cattle raising, timber, furniture |
| Angola | petroleum; diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, feldspar, bauxite, uranium, and gold; cement; basic metal products; fish processing; food processing, brewing, tobacco products, sugar; textiles; ship repair |
| Anguilla | tourism, boat building, offshore financial services |
| Antigua and Barbuda | tourism, construction, light manufacturing (clothing, alcohol, household appliances) |
| Argentina | food processing, motor vehicles, consumer durables, textiles, chemicals and petrochemicals, printing, metallurgy, steel |
| Armenia | diamond-processing, metal-cutting machine tools, forging-pressing machines, electric motors, tires, knitted wear, hosiery, shoes, silk fabric, chemicals, trucks, instruments, microelectronics, jewelry manufacturing, software development, food processing, brandy, mining |
| Aruba | tourism, transshipment facilities, banking |
| Australia | mining, industrial and transportation equipment, food processing, chemicals, steel |
| Austria | construction, machinery, vehicles and parts, food, metals, chemicals, lumber and wood processing, paper and paperboard, communications equipment, tourism |
| Azerbaijan | petroleum and natural gas, petroleum products, oilfield equipment; steel, iron ore; cement; chemicals and petrochemicals; textiles |
| Bahrain | petroleum processing and refining, aluminum smelting, iron pelletization, fertilizers, Islamic and offshore banking, insurance, ship repairing, tourism |
| Bangladesh | jute, cotton, garments, paper, leather, fertilizer, iron and steel, cement, petroleum products, tobacco, drugs and pharmaceuticals, ceramics, tea, salt, sugar, edible oils, soap and detergent, fabricated metal products, electricity and natural gas |
| Barbados | tourism, sugar, light manufacturing, component assembly for export |
| Belarus | metal-cutting machine tools, tractors, trucks, earthmovers, motorcycles, televisions, synthetic fibers, fertilizer, textiles, radios, refrigerators |
| Belgium | engineering and metal products, motor vehicle assembly, transportation equipment, scientific instruments, processed food and beverages, chemicals, basic metals, textiles, glass, petroleum |
| Belize | garment production, food processing, tourism, construction, oil |
| Benin | textiles, food processing, construction materials, cement |
| Bermuda | international business, tourism, light manufacturing |
| Bhutan | cement, wood products, processed fruits, alcoholic beverages, calcium carbide, tourism |
| Bolivia | mining, smelting, petroleum, food and beverages, tobacco, handicrafts, clothing, jewelry |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | steel, coal, iron ore, lead, zinc, manganese, bauxite, aluminum, vehicle assembly, textiles, tobacco products, wooden furniture, ammunition, domestic appliances, oil refining |
| Botswana | diamonds, copper, nickel, salt, soda ash, potash, coal, iron ore, silver; livestock processing; textiles |
| Brazil | textiles, shoes, chemicals, cement, lumber, iron ore, tin, steel, aircraft, motor vehicles and parts, other machinery and equipment |
| British Virgin Islands | tourism, light industry, construction, rum, concrete block, offshore financial center |
| Brunei | petroleum, petroleum refining, liquefied natural gas, construction, agriculture, transportation |
| Bulgaria | electricity, gas, water; food, beverages, tobacco; machinery and equipment, base metals, chemical products, coke, refined petroleum, nuclear fuel |
| Burkina Faso | cotton lint, beverages, agricultural processing, soap, cigarettes, textiles, gold |
| Burma | agricultural processing; wood and wood products; copper, tin, tungsten, iron; cement, construction materials; pharmaceuticals; fertilizer; oil and natural gas; garments, jade and gems |
| Burundi | light consumer goods such as blankets, shoes, soap, and beer; assembly of imported components; public works construction; food processing |
| Cambodia | tourism, garments, construction, rice milling, fishing, wood and wood products, rubber, cement, gem mining, textiles |
| Cameroon | petroleum production and refining, aluminum production, food processing, light consumer goods, textiles, lumber, ship repair |
| Canada | transportation equipment, chemicals, processed and unprocessed minerals, food products, wood and paper products, fish products, petroleum and natural gas |
| Cape Verde | food and beverages, fish processing, shoes and garments, salt mining, ship repair |
| Cayman Islands | tourism, banking, insurance and finance, construction, construction materials, furniture |
| Central African Republic | gold and diamond mining, logging, brewing, sugar refining |
| Chad | oil, cotton textiles, meatpacking, brewing, natron (sodium carbonate), soap, cigarettes, construction materials |
| Chile | copper, lithium, other minerals, foodstuffs, fish processing, iron and steel, wood and wood products, transport equipment, cement, textiles |
| China | world leader in gross value of industrial output; mining and ore processing, iron, steel, aluminum, and other metals, coal; machine building; armaments; textiles and apparel; petroleum; cement; chemicals; fertilizers; consumer products, including footwear, toys, and electronics; food processing; transportation equipment, including automobiles, rail cars and locomotives, ships, and aircraft; telecommunications equipment, commercial space launch vehicles, satellites |
| Christmas Island | tourism, phosphate extraction (near depletion) |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | copra products, tourism |
| Colombia | textiles, food processing, oil, clothing and footwear, beverages, chemicals, cement; gold, coal, emeralds |
| Comoros | fishing, tourism, perfume distillation |
| Congo, Republic of the | petroleum extraction, cement, lumber, brewing, sugar, palm oil, soap, flour, cigarettes |
| Cook Islands | fruit processing, tourism, fishing, clothing, handicrafts |
| Costa Rica | microprocessors, food processing, medical equipment, textiles and clothing, construction materials, fertilizer, plastic products |
| Cote d'Ivoire | foodstuffs, beverages; wood products, oil refining, gold mining, truck and bus assembly, textiles, fertilizer, building materials, electricity |
| Croatia | chemicals and plastics, machine tools, fabricated metal, electronics, pig iron and rolled steel products, aluminum, paper, wood products, construction materials, textiles, shipbuilding, petroleum and petroleum refining, food and beverages, tourism |
| Cuba | petroleum, nickel/cobalt, pharmaceuticals, tobacco, construction, steel, cement, agricultural machinery, sugar |
| Cyprus | tourism, food and beverage processing, cement and gypsum production, ship repair and refurbishment, textiles, light chemicals, metal products, wood, paper, stone and clay products |
| Czech Republic | motor vehicles, metallurgy, machinery and equipment, glass, armaments |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | mining (copper, cobalt, gold, diamonds, coltan, zinc, tin, tungsten), mineral processing, consumer products (textiles, plastics, footwear, cigarettes), metal products, processed foods and beverages, timber, cement, commercial ship repair |
| Denmark | iron, steel, nonferrous metals, chemicals, food processing, machinery and transportation equipment, textiles and clothing, electronics, construction, furniture and other wood products, shipbuilding and refurbishment, windmills, pharmaceuticals, medical equipment |
| Dhekelia | none |
| Djibouti | construction, agricultural processing |
| Dominica | soap, coconut oil, tourism, copra, furniture, cement blocks, shoes |
| Dominican Republic | tourism, sugar processing, ferronickel and gold mining, textiles, cement, tobacco |
| East Timor | printing, soap manufacturing, handicrafts, woven cloth |
| Ecuador | petroleum, food processing, textiles, wood products, chemicals |
| Egypt | textiles, food processing, tourism, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, hydrocarbons, construction, cement, metals, light manufactures |
| El Salvador | food processing, beverages, petroleum, chemicals, fertilizer, textiles, furniture, light metals |
| Equatorial Guinea | petroleum, natural gas, sawmilling |
| Eritrea | food processing, beverages, clothing and textiles, light manufacturing, salt, cement |
| Estonia | engineering, electronics, wood and wood products, textiles; information technology, telecommunications |
| Ethiopia | food processing, beverages, textiles, leather, chemicals, metals processing, cement |
| European Union | among the world's largest and most technologically advanced, the European Union industrial base includes: ferrous and non-ferrous metal production and processing, metal products, petroleum, coal, cement, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, aerospace, rail transportation equipment, passenger and commercial vehicles, construction equipment, industrial equipment, shipbuilding, electrical power equipment, machine tools and automated manufacturing systems, electronics and telecommunications equipment, fishing, food and beverage processing, furniture, paper, textiles, tourism |
| Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | fish and wool processing; tourism |
| Faroe Islands | fishing, fish processing, small ship repair and refurbishment, handicrafts |
| Federated States of Micronesia | tourism, construction; fish processing, specialized aquaculture; craft items (from shell, wood, and pearls) |
| Fiji | tourism, sugar, clothing, copra, gold, silver, lumber, small cottage industries |
| Finland | metals and metal products, electronics, machinery and scientific instruments, shipbuilding, pulp and paper, foodstuffs, chemicals, textiles, clothing |
| France | machinery, chemicals, automobiles, metallurgy, aircraft, electronics; textiles, food processing; tourism |
| French Polynesia | tourism, pearls, agricultural processing, handicrafts, phosphates |
| Gabon | petroleum extraction and refining; manganese, gold; chemicals, ship repair, food and beverages, textiles, lumbering and plywood, cement |
| Gaza Strip | textiles, food processing, furniture |
| Georgia | steel, machine tools, electrical appliances, mining (manganese, copper, and gold), chemicals, wood products, wine |
| Germany | among the world's largest and most technologically advanced producers of iron, steel, coal, cement, chemicals, machinery, vehicles, machine tools, electronics, food and beverages, shipbuilding, textiles |
| Ghana | mining, lumbering, light manufacturing, aluminum smelting, food processing, cement, small commercial ship building |
| Gibraltar | tourism, banking and finance, ship repairing, tobacco |
| Greece | tourism, food and tobacco processing, textiles, chemicals, metal products; mining, petroleum |
| Greenland | fish processing (mainly shrimp and Greenland halibut); gold, niobium, tantalite, uranium, iron and diamond mining; handicrafts, hides and skins, small shipyards |
| Grenada | food and beverages, textiles, light assembly operations, tourism, construction |
| Guam | national defense, tourism, construction, transshipment services, concrete products, printing and publishing, food processing, textiles |
| Guatemala | sugar, textiles and clothing, furniture, chemicals, petroleum, metals, rubber, tourism |
| Guernsey | tourism, banking |
| Guinea | bauxite, gold, diamonds, iron; alumina refining; light manufacturing, and agricultural processing |
| Guinea-Bissau | agricultural products processing, beer, soft drinks |
| Guyana | bauxite, sugar, rice milling, timber, textiles, gold mining |
| Haiti | textiles, sugar refining, flour milling, cement, light assembly based on imported parts |
| Holy See (Vatican City) | printing; production of coins, medals, postage stamps; mosaics and staff uniforms; worldwide banking and financial activities |
| Honduras | sugar, coffee, woven and knit apparel, wood products, cigars |
| Hong Kong | textiles, clothing, tourism, banking, shipping, electronics, plastics, toys, watches, clocks |
| Hungary | mining, metallurgy, construction materials, processed foods, textiles, chemicals (especially pharmaceuticals), motor vehicles |
| Iceland | fish processing; aluminum smelting, ferrosilicon production; geothermal power, hydropower, tourism |
| India | textiles, chemicals, food processing, steel, transportation equipment, cement, mining, petroleum, machinery, software, pharmaceuticals |
| Indonesia | petroleum and natural gas, textiles, automotive, electrical appliances, apparel, footwear, mining, cement, medical instuments and appliances, handicrafts, chemical fertilizers, plywood, rubber, processed food, jewelry, and tourism |
| Iran | petroleum, petrochemicals, fertilizers, caustic soda, textiles, cement and other construction materials, food processing (particularly sugar refining and vegetable oil production), ferrous and non-ferrous metal fabrication, armaments |
| Iraq | petroleum, chemicals, textiles, leather, construction materials, food processing, fertilizer, metal fabrication/processing |
| Ireland | pharmaceuticals, chemicals, computer hardware and software, food products, beverages and brewing; medical devices |
| Isle of Man | financial services, light manufacturing, tourism |
| Israel | high-technology products (including aviation, communications, computer-aided design and manufactures, medical electronics, fiber optics), wood and paper products, potash and phosphates, food, beverages, and tobacco, caustic soda, cement, construction, metals products, chemical products, plastics, diamond cutting, textiles, footwear |
| Italy | tourism, machinery, iron and steel, chemicals, food processing, textiles, motor vehicles, clothing, footwear, ceramics |
| Jamaica | tourism, bauxite/alumina, agro-processing, light manufactures, rum, cement, metal, paper, chemical products, telecommunications |
| Japan | among world's largest and technologically advanced producers of motor vehicles, electronic equipment, machine tools, steel and nonferrous metals, ships, chemicals, textiles, processed foods |
| Jersey | tourism, banking and finance, dairy, electronics |
| Jordan | clothing, fertilizers, potash, phosphate mining, pharmaceuticals, petroleum refining, cement, inorganic chemicals, light manufacturing, tourism |
| Kazakhstan | oil, coal, iron ore, manganese, chromite, lead, zinc, copper, titanium, bauxite, gold, silver, phosphates, sulfur, uranium, iron and steel; tractors and other agricultural machinery, electric motors, construction materials |
| Kenya | small-scale consumer goods (plastic, furniture, batteries, textiles, clothing, soap, cigarettes, flour), agricultural products, horticulture, oil refining; aluminum, steel, lead; cement, commercial ship repair, tourism |
| Kiribati | fishing, handicrafts |
| Kosovo | mineral mining, construction materials, base metals, leather, machinery, appliances, foodstuffs and beverages, textiles |
| Kuwait | petroleum, petrochemicals, cement, shipbuilding and repair, water desalination, food processing, construction materials |
| Kyrgyzstan | small machinery, textiles, food processing, cement, shoes, sawn logs, refrigerators, furniture, electric motors, gold, rare earth metals |
| Laos | mining (copper, tin, gold, and gypsum); timber, electric power, agricultural processing, rubber, construction, garments, cement, tourism |
| Latvia | processed foods, processed wood products, textiles, processed metals, pharmaceuticals, railroad cars, synthetic fibers, electronics |
| Lebanon | banking, tourism, food processing, wine, jewelry, cement, textiles, mineral and chemical products, wood and furniture products, oil refining, metal fabricating |
| Lesotho | food, beverages, textiles, apparel assembly, handicrafts, construction, tourism |
| Liberia | rubber processing, palm oil processing, timber, diamonds |
| Libya | petroleum, petrochemicals, aluminum, iron and steel, food processing, textiles, handicrafts, cement |
| Liechtenstein | electronics, metal manufacturing, dental products, ceramics, pharmaceuticals, food products, precision instruments, tourism, optical instruments |
| Lithuania | metal-cutting machine tools, electric motors, television sets, refrigerators and freezers, petroleum refining, shipbuilding (small ships), furniture making, textiles, food processing, fertilizers, agricultural machinery, optical equipment, electronic components, computers, amber jewelry |
| Luxembourg | banking and financial services, iron and steel, information technology, telecommunications, cargo transportation, food processing, chemicals, metal products, engineering, tires, glass, aluminum, tourism |
| Macau | tourism, gambling, clothing, textiles, electronics, footwear, toys |
| Madagascar | meat processing, seafood, soap, breweries, tanneries, sugar, textiles, glassware, cement, automobile assembly plant, paper, petroleum, tourism |
| Malawi | tobacco, tea, sugar, sawmill products, cement, consumer goods |
| Malaysia | Peninsular Malaysia - rubber and oil palm processing and manufacturing, petroleum and natural gas, light manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, medical technology, electronics and semi-conductors, timber processing; Sabah - logging, petroleum and natural gas production; Sarawak - agriculture processing, petroleum and natural gas production, logging |
| Maldives | tourism, fish processing, shipping, boat building, coconut processing, woven mats, rope, handicrafts, coral and sand mining |
| Mali | food processing; construction; phosphate and gold mining |
| Malta | tourism, electronics, ship building and repair, construction, food and beverages, pharmaceuticals, footwear, clothing, tobacco, aviation services, financial services, information technology services |
| Marshall Islands | copra, tuna processing, tourism, craft items (from seashells, wood, and pearls) |
| Mauritania | fish processing, oil production, mining (iron ore, gold, and copper) |
| Mauritius | food processing (largely sugar milling), textiles, clothing, mining, chemicals, metal products, transport equipment, nonelectrical machinery, tourism |
| Mayotte | newly created lobster and shrimp industry, construction |
| Mexico | food and beverages, tobacco, chemicals, iron and steel, petroleum, mining, textiles, clothing, motor vehicles, consumer durables, tourism |
| Moldova | sugar, vegetable oil, food processing, agricultural machinery; foundry equipment, refrigerators and freezers, washing machines; hosiery, shoes, textiles |
| Monaco | tourism, construction, small-scale industrial and consumer products |
| Mongolia | construction and construction materials; mining (coal, copper, molybdenum, fluorspar, tin, tungsten, and gold); oil; food and beverages; processing of animal products, cashmere and natural fiber manufacturing |
| Montenegro | steelmaking, aluminum, agricultural processing, consumer goods, tourism |
| Montserrat | tourism, rum, textiles, electronic appliances |
| Morocco | phosphate rock mining and processing, food processing, leather goods, textiles, construction, energy, tourism |
| Mozambique | aluminum, petroleum products, chemicals (fertilizer, soap, paints), textiles, cement, glass, asbestos, tobacco, food, beverages |
| Namibia | meatpacking, fish processing, dairy products, pasta and beverages; mining (diamonds, lead, zinc, tin, silver, tungsten, uranium, copper) |
| Nauru | phosphate mining, offshore banking, coconut products |
| Nepal | tourism, carpets, textiles; small rice, jute, sugar, and oilseed mills; cigarettes, cement and brick production |
| Netherlands | agroindustries, metal and engineering products, electrical machinery and equipment, chemicals, petroleum, construction, microelectronics, fishing |
| Netherlands Antilles | tourism (Curacao, Sint Maarten, and Bonaire), petroleum refining (Curacao), petroleum transshipment facilities (Curacao and Bonaire), light manufacturing (Curacao) |
| New Caledonia | nickel mining and smelting |
| New Zealand | food processing, wood and paper products, textiles, machinery, transportation equipment, banking and insurance, tourism, mining |
| Nicaragua | food processing, chemicals, machinery and metal products, knit and woven apparel, petroleum refining and distribution, beverages, footwear, wood, electric wire harness manufacturing, mining |
| Niger | uranium mining, cement, brick, soap, textiles, food processing, chemicals, slaughterhouses |
| Nigeria | crude oil, coal, tin, columbite; rubber products, wood; hides and skins, textiles, cement and other construction materials, food products, footwear, chemicals, fertilizer, printing, ceramics, steel |
| Niue | handicrafts, food processing |
| Norfolk Island | tourism, light industry, ready mixed concrete |
| North Korea | military products; machine building, electric power, chemicals; mining (coal, iron ore, limestone, magnesite, graphite, copper, zinc, lead, and precious metals), metallurgy; textiles, food processing; tourism |
| Northern Mariana Islands | tourism, banking, construction, fishing, handicrafts, other services |
| Norway | petroleum and gas, food processing, shipbuilding, pulp and paper products, metals, chemicals, timber, mining, textiles, fishing |
| Oman | crude oil production and refining, natural and liquefied natural gas (LNG) production; construction, cement, copper, steel, chemicals, optic fiber |
| Pakistan | textiles and apparel, food processing, pharmaceuticals, construction materials, paper products, fertilizer, shrimp |
| Palau | tourism, craft items (from shell, wood, pearls), construction, garment making |
| Panama | construction, brewing, cement and other construction materials, sugar milling |
| Papua New Guinea | copra crushing, palm oil processing, plywood production, wood chip production; mining (gold, silver, and copper); crude oil production, petroleum refining; construction, tourism |
| Paraguay | sugar, cement, textiles, beverages, wood products, steel, metallurgic, electric power |
| Peru | mining and refining of minerals; steel, metal fabrication; petroleum extraction and refining, natural gas and natural gas liquefaction; fishing and fish processing, cement, glass, textiles, clothing, food processing, beer, soft drinks, rubber, machinery, electrical machinery, chemicals, furniture |
| Philippines | electronics assembly, garments, footwear, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, wood products, food processing, petroleum refining, fishing |
| Pitcairn Islands | postage stamps, handicrafts, beekeeping, honey |
| Poland | machine building, iron and steel, coal mining, chemicals, shipbuilding, food processing, glass, beverages, textiles |
| Portugal | textiles, clothing, footwear, wood and cork, paper, chemicals, auto-parts manufacturing, base metals, porcelain and ceramics, glassware, technology, telecommunications; dairy products, wine and other foods; ship construction and refurbishment; tourism |
| Puerto Rico | pharmaceuticals, electronics, apparel, food products, tourism |
| Qatar | liquefied natural gas, crude oil production and refining, ammonia, fertilizers, petrochemicals, steel reinforcing bars, cement, commercial ship repair |
| Republic of Macedonia | food processing, beverages, textiles, chemicals, iron, steel, cement, energy, pharmaceuticals |
| Romania | electric machinery and equipment, textiles and footwear, light machinery and auto assembly, mining, timber, construction materials, metallurgy, chemicals, food processing, petroleum refining |
| Russia | complete range of mining and extractive industries producing coal, oil, gas, chemicals, and metals; all forms of machine building from rolling mills to high-performance aircraft and space vehicles; defense industries including radar, missile production, and advanced electronic components, shipbuilding; road and rail transportation equipment; communications equipment; agricultural machinery, tractors, and construction equipment; electric power generating and transmitting equipment; medical and scientific instruments; consumer durables, textiles, foodstuffs, handicrafts |
| Rwanda | cement, agricultural products, small-scale beverages, soap, furniture, shoes, plastic goods, textiles, cigarettes |
| Saint Helena | construction, crafts (furniture, lacework, fancy woodwork), fishing, philatelic sales |
| Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | construction, crafts (furniture, lacework, fancy woodwork), fishing, philatelic sales |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | tourism, cotton, salt, copra, clothing, footwear, beverages |
| Saint Lucia | tourism; clothing, assembly of electronic components, beverages, corrugated cardboard boxes, lime processing, coconut processing |
| Saint Martin | tourism, light industry and manufacturing, heavy industry |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | fish processing and supply base for fishing fleets; tourism |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | tourism; food processing, cement, furniture, clothing, starch |
| Samoa | food processing, building materials, auto parts |
| San Marino | tourism, banking, textiles, electronics, ceramics, cement, wine |
| Sao Tome and Principe | light construction, textiles, soap, beer, fish processing, timber |
| Saudi Arabia | crude oil production, petroleum refining, basic petrochemicals, ammonia, industrial gases, sodium hydroxide (caustic soda), cement, fertilizer, plastics, metals, commercial ship repair, commercial aircraft repair, construction |
| Senegal | agricultural and fish processing, phosphate mining, fertilizer production, petroleum refining; iron ore, zircon, and gold mining, construction materials, ship construction and repair |
| Serbia | base metals, furniture, food processing, machinery, chemicals, sugar, tires, clothes, pharmaceuticals |
| Serbia and Montenegro | base metals, furniture, food processing, machinery, chemicals, sugar, tires, clothes, pharmaceuticals |
| Seychelles | fishing, tourism, processing of coconuts and vanilla, coir (coconut fiber) rope, boat building, printing, furniture; beverages |
| Sierra Leone | diamond mining; small-scale manufacturing (beverages, textiles, cigarettes, footwear); petroleum refining, small commercial ship repair |
| Singapore | electronics, chemicals, financial services, oil drilling equipment, petroleum refining, rubber processing and rubber products, processed food and beverages, ship repair, offshore platform construction, life sciences, entrepot trade |
| Slovakia | metal and metal products; food and beverages; electricity, gas, coke, oil, nuclear fuel; chemicals and manmade fibers; machinery; paper and printing; earthenware and ceramics; transport vehicles; textiles; electrical and optical apparatus; rubber products |
| Slovenia | ferrous metallurgy and aluminum products, lead and zinc smelting; electronics (including military electronics), trucks, automobiles, electric power equipment, wood products, textiles, chemicals, machine tools |
| Solomon Islands | fish (tuna), mining, timber |
| Somalia | a few light industries, including sugar refining, textiles, wireless communication |
| South Africa | mining (world's largest producer of platinum, gold, chromium), automobile assembly, metalworking, machinery, textiles, iron and steel, chemicals, fertilizer, foodstuffs, commercial ship repair |
| South Korea | electronics, telecommunications, automobile production, chemicals, shipbuilding, steel |
| Spain | textiles and apparel (including footwear), food and beverages, metals and metal manufactures, chemicals, shipbuilding, automobiles, machine tools, tourism, clay and refractory products, footwear, pharmaceuticals, medical equipment |
| Sri Lanka | processing of rubber, tea, coconuts, tobacco and other agricultural commodities; telecommunications, insurance, banking; tourism, shipping; clothing, textiles; cement, petroleum refining, information technology services, construction |
| Sudan | oil, cotton ginning, textiles, cement, edible oils, sugar, soap distilling, shoes, petroleum refining, pharmaceuticals, armaments, automobile/light truck assembly |
| Suriname | bauxite and gold mining, alumina production; oil, lumbering, food processing, fishing |
| Swaziland | coal, wood pulp, sugar, soft drink concentrates, textiles and apparel |
| Sweden | iron and steel, precision equipment (bearings, radio and telephone parts, armaments), wood pulp and paper products, processed foods, motor vehicles |
| Switzerland | machinery, chemicals, watches, textiles, precision instruments, tourism, banking, and insurance |
| Syria | petroleum, textiles, food processing, beverages, tobacco, phosphate rock mining, cement, oil seeds crushing, car assembly |
| Taiwan | electronics, communications and information technology products, petroleum refining, armaments, chemicals, textiles, iron and steel, machinery, cement, food processing, vehicles, consumer products, pharmaceuticals |
| Tajikistan | aluminum, cement, vegetable oil |
| Tanzania | agricultural processing (sugar, beer, cigarettes, sisal twine); mining (diamonds, gold, and iron), salt, soda ash; cement, oil refining, shoes, apparel, wood products, fertilizer |
| Thailand | tourism, textiles and garments, agricultural processing, beverages, tobacco, cement, light manufacturing such as jewelry and electric appliances, computers and parts, integrated circuits, furniture, plastics, automobiles and automotive parts; world's second-largest tungsten producer and third-largest tin producer |
| The Bahamas | tourism, banking, cement, oil transshipment, salt, rum, aragonite, pharmaceuticals |
| The Gambia | processing peanuts, fish, and hides; tourism, beverages, agricultural machinery assembly, woodworking, metalworking, clothing |
| Togo | phosphate mining, agricultural processing, cement, handicrafts, textiles, beverages |
| Tokelau | small-scale enterprises for copra production, woodworking, plaited craft goods; stamps, coins; fishing |
| Tonga | tourism, construction, fishing |
| Trinidad and Tobago | petroleum and petroleum products, liquefied natural gas (LNG), methanol, ammonia, urea, steel products, beverages, food processing, cement, cotton textiles |
| Tunisia | petroleum, mining (particularly phosphate and iron ore), tourism, textiles, footwear, agribusiness, beverages |
| Turkey | textiles, food processing, autos, electronics, mining (coal, chromate, copper, boron), steel, petroleum, construction, lumber, paper |
| Turkmenistan | natural gas, oil, petroleum products, textiles, food processing |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | tourism, offshore financial services |
| Tuvalu | fishing, tourism, copra |
| Uganda | sugar, brewing, tobacco, cotton textiles; cement, steel production |
| Ukraine | coal, electric power, ferrous and nonferrous metals, machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, food processing |
| United Arab Emirates | petroleum and petrochemicals; fishing, aluminum, cement, fertilizers, commercial ship repair, construction materials, some boat building, handicrafts, textiles |
| United Kingdom | machine tools, electric power equipment, automation equipment, railroad equipment, shipbuilding, aircraft, motor vehicles and parts, electronics and communications equipment, metals, chemicals, coal, petroleum, paper and paper products, food processing, textiles, clothing, other consumer goods |
| United States | highly diversified, world leading, high-technology innovator, second largest industrial output in world; petroleum, steel, motor vehicles, aerospace, telecommunications, chemicals, electronics, food processing, consumer goods, lumber, mining |
| Uruguay | food processing, electrical machinery, transportation equipment, petroleum products, textiles, chemicals, beverages |
| Uzbekistan | textiles, food processing, machine building, metallurgy, mining, hydrocarbon extraction, chemicals |
| Vanuatu | food and fish freezing, wood processing, meat canning |
| Venezuela | petroleum, construction materials, food processing, textiles; iron ore mining, steel, aluminum; motor vehicle assembly, chemical products, paper products |
| Vietnam | food processing, garments, shoes, machine-building; mining, coal, steel; cement, chemical fertilizer, glass, tires, oil, mobile phones |
| Virgin Islands | tourism, watch assembly, rum distilling, construction, pharmaceuticals, electronics |
| Wallis and Futuna | copra, handicrafts, fishing, lumber |
| West Bank | small-scale manufacturing, quarrying, textiles, soap, olive-wood carvings, and mother-of-pearl souvenirs |
| Western Sahara | phosphate mining, handicrafts |
| Yemen | crude oil production and petroleum refining; small-scale production of cotton textiles and leather goods; food processing; handicrafts; small aluminum products factory; cement; commercial ship repair; natural gas production |
| Zambia | copper mining and processing, construction, foodstuffs, beverages, chemicals, textiles, fertilizer, horticulture |
| Zimbabwe | mining (coal, gold, platinum, copper, nickel, tin, diamonds, clay, numerous metallic and nonmetallic ores), steel; wood products, cement, chemicals, fertilizer, clothing and footwear, foodstuffs, beverages |
