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Industries
This entry provides a rank ordering of industries starting with the largest by value of annual output.
Source: CIA-World Factbook
 
Country Industries

Afghanistan small-scale production of textiles, soap, furniture, shoes, fertilizer, cement; handwoven carpets; natural gas, coal, copper
 

Albania food processing, 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
 

American Virgin Islands tourism, petroleum refining, watch assembly, rum distilling, construction, pharmaceuticals, textiles, electronics
 

Andorra tourism (particularly skiing), cattle raising, timber, banking, tobacco, 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
 

Aruba tourism, transshipment facilities, oil refining
 

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
 

Bahamas, The tourism, banking, cement, oil transshipment, salt, rum, aragonite, pharmaceuticals, spiral-welded steel pipe
 

Bahrain petroleum processing and refining, aluminum smelting, iron pelletization, fertilizers, offshore banking, insurance, ship repairing, tourism
 

Bangladesh cotton textiles, jute, garments, tea processing, paper newsprint, cement, chemical fertilizer, light engineering, sugar
 

Barbados tourism, sugar, light manufacturing, component assembly for export
 

Belarus metal-cutting machine tools, tractors, trucks, earthmovers, motorcycles, televisions, chemical 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
 

Bosnia and Herzegovina steel, coal, iron ore, lead, zinc, manganese, bauxite, vehicle assembly, textiles, tobacco products, wooden furniture, tank and aircraft assembly, domestic appliances, oil refining
 

Botswana diamonds, copper, nickel, salt, soda ash, potash; 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
 

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; natural gas; garments, jade and gems
 

Burundi light consumer goods such as blankets, shoes, soap; assembly of imported components; public works construction; food processing
 

Cambodia tourism, garments, 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, textiles, footwear, assembly of bicycles and motorcycles
 

Chad oil, cotton textiles, meatpacking, beer brewing, natron (sodium carbonate), soap, cigarettes, construction materials
 

Chile copper, other minerals, foodstuffs, fish processing, iron and steel, wood and wood products, transport equipment, cement, textiles
 

China 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)
 

Colombia textiles, food processing, oil, clothing and footwear, beverages, chemicals, cement; gold, coal, emeralds
 

Comoros fishing, tourism, perfume distillation
 

Congo, Democratic Republic of the mining (diamonds, gold, copper, cobalt, coltan zinc), mineral processing, consumer products (including textiles, footwear, cigarettes, processed foods and beverages), cement, commercial ship repair
 

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, textiles and clothing, construction materials, fertilizer, plastic products
 

Cote d'Ivoire foodstuffs, beverages; wood products, oil refining, truck and bus assembly, textiles, fertilizer, building materials, electricity, ship construction and repair
 

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 sugar, petroleum, tobacco, construction, nickel, steel, cement, agricultural machinery, pharmaceuticals
 

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 metallurgy, machinery and equipment, motor vehicles, glass, armaments
 

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
 

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, fishing, sawmilling, natural gas
 

Eritrea food processing, beverages, clothing and textiles, light manufacturing, salt, cement
 

Estonia engineering, electronics, wood and wood products, textile; information technology, telecommunications
 

Ethiopia food processing, beverages, textiles, leather, chemicals, metals processing, cement
 

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) fish and wool processing; tourism
 

Faroe Islands fishing, fish processing, small ship repair and refurbishment, handicrafts
 

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 Guiana construction, shrimp processing, forestry products, rum, gold mining
 

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
 

Gambia, The processing peanuts, fish, and hides; tourism, beverages, agricultural machinery assembly, woodworking, metalworking, clothing
 

Georgia steel, aircraft, machine tools, electrical appliances, mining (manganese and copper), 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
 

Guadeloupe construction, cement, rum, sugar, tourism
 

Guam US military, 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 sugar refining, flour milling, textiles, cement, light assembly based on imported parts
 

Holy See (Vatican City) printing; production of coins, medals, postage stamps; a small amount of mosaics and staff uniforms; worldwide banking and financial activities
 

Honduras sugar, coffee, textiles, clothing, wood products
 

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, tourism
 

India textiles, chemicals, food processing, steel, transportation equipment, cement, mining, petroleum, machinery, software
 

Indonesia petroleum and natural gas, textiles, apparel, footwear, mining, cement, chemical fertilizers, plywood, rubber, food, 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 steel, lead, zinc, silver, aluminum, barite, and gypsum mining processing; food products, brewing, textiles, clothing; chemicals, pharmaceuticals; machinery, rail transportation equipment, passenger and commercial vehicles, ship construction and refurbishment; glass and crystal; software, tourism
 

Isle of Man financial services, light manufacturing, tourism
 

Israel high-technology projects (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, phosphate mining, fertilizers, pharmaceuticals, petroleum refining, cement, potash, inorganic chemicals, light manufacturing, tourism
 

Kazakhstan oil, coal, iron ore, manganese, chromite, lead, zinc, copper, titanium, bauxite, gold, silver, phosphates, sulfur, 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
 

Korea, North 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
 

Korea, South electronics, telecommunications, automobile production, chemicals, shipbuilding, steel
 

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 copper, tin, and gypsum mining; timber, electric power, agricultural processing, construction, garments, tourism, cement
 

Latvia buses, vans, street and railroad cars; synthetic fibers, agricultural machinery, fertilizers, washing machines, radios, electronics, pharmaceuticals, processed foods, textiles; note - dependent on imports for energy and raw materials
 

Lebanon banking, tourism, food processing, 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, 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
 

Macedonia food processing, beverages, textiles, chemicals, iron, steel, cement, energy, pharmaceuticals
 

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, light manufacturing, electronics, tin mining and smelting, logging, timber processing; Sabah - logging, petroleum production; Sarawak - agriculture processing, petroleum production and refining, logging
 

Maldives tourism, fish processing, shipping, boat building, coconut processing, garments, 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
 

Marshall Islands copra, tuna processing, tourism, craft items from seashells, wood, and pearls
 

Martinique construction, rum, cement, oil refining, sugar, tourism
 

Mauritania fish processing, mining of iron ore and gypsum
 

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
 

Micronesia, Federated States of tourism, construction; fish processing, specialized aquaculture; craft items from shell, wood, and pearls
 

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
 

Morocco phosphate rock mining and processing, food processing, leather goods, textiles, construction, tourism
 

Mozambique food, beverages, chemicals (fertilizer, soap, paints), aluminum, petroleum products, textiles, cement, glass, asbestos, tobacco
 

Namibia meatpacking, fish processing, dairy products; mining (diamonds, lead, zinc, tin, silver, tungsten, uranium, copper)
 

Nauru phosphate mining, offshore banking, coconut products
 

Nepal tourism, carpet, textile; 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, textiles, clothing, petroleum refining and distribution, beverages, footwear, wood
 

Niger uranium mining, cement, brick, soap, textiles, food processing, chemicals, slaughterhouses
 

Niue tourism, handicrafts, food processing
 

Norfolk Island tourism, light industry, ready mixed concrete
 

Northern Mariana Islands tourism, construction, garments, handicrafts
 

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 of 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; fishing and fish processing, textiles, clothing, food processing
 

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 and footwear; wood pulp, paper, and cork; metals and metalworking; oil refining; chemicals; fish canning; rubber and plastic products; ceramics; electronics and communications equipment; rail transportation equipment; aerospace equipment; ship construction and refurbishment; wine; tourism
 

Puerto Rico pharmaceuticals, electronics, apparel, food products, tourism
 

Qatar crude oil production and refining, ammonia, fertilizers, petrochemicals, steel reinforcing bars, cement, commercial ship repair
 

Reunion sugar, rum, cigarettes, handicraft items, flower oil extraction