Manufacturing Value
According to United Nations estimates, China displaced the United States as the largest manufacturing nation in 2010. In 2015, according to the U.N. figures, China’s value added in manufacturing reached $3 trillion, compared to $2.2 trillion for the United States. While India was still stuck at $311 billion behind China, US, Japan, Germany and South Korea
Manufacturing & its share in the economy
Manufacturing is more significant in India, relative to the size of the economy, than in the United Kingdom, France, US and Canada, but much less important than in Indonesia, Japan, Germany, China, and South Korea
High Technology Exports (Percentage of manufactured exports)
High-technology exports are products with high R&D intensity, such as in aerospace, computers, pharmaceuticals, scientific instruments, and electrical machinery.
Manufactured Exports
When talking about manufactures we’re talking about chemicals, basic manufactures, machinery and transport and miscellaneous manufactured goods. 16 years back (2000) China was at 88% and US was at 83%, while India looked far behind at 78%. US and India both took a deep hit in 2015 while China gained momentum.