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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 textiles, soap, furniture, shoes, fertilizer, apparel, food-products, non-alcoholic beverages, mineral water, 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


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, 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, spiral-welded steel pipe


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, ceramic, tea, salt, sugar, edible oil, 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


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; 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, textiles, footwear, assembly of bicycles and motorcycles


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 and 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 (diamonds, gold, copper, cobalt, coltan, zinc, tin), 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	sugar, petroleum, tobacco, construction, nickel, steel, cement, agricultural machinery, pharmaceuticals


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	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	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, 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	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, light manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, medical technology, 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, 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; 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


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	banking, construction, fishing, garment, tourism, 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 (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, petroleum refining, watch assembly, rum distilling, construction, pharmaceuticals, textiles, 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 industrial (and agricultural) technology 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

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