Field Listing :: Industries

This entry provides a rank ordering of industries starting with the largest by value of annual output.

Country	Industries

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

Bahamas, The	tourism, banking, cement, oil transshipment, salt, rum, aragonite, pharmaceuticals

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

Cabo Verde	food and beverages, fish processing, shoes and garments, salt mining, ship repair

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

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, Democratic Republic of the	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

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

Curacao	tourism, petroleum refining, petroleum transshipment facilities, light manufacturing

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

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, 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 EU 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

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 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

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

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

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

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, 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) note: gypsum deposits have never been exploited

Mauritius	food processing (largely sugar milling), textiles, clothing, mining, chemicals, metal products, transport equipment, nonelectrical machinery, tourism

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

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

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

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

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, 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

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

Sint Maarten	tourism, light industry, and manufacturing

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

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

Timor-Leste	printing, soap manufacturing, handicrafts, woven cloth

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

World	dominated by the onrush of technology, especially in computers, robotics, telecommunications, and medicines and medical equipment; most of these advances take place in OECD nations; only a small portion of non-OECD countries have succeeded in rapidly adjusting to these technological forces; the accelerated development of new technologies is complicating already grim environmental problems

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