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List of the top 10 manufacturing countries by the total value of manufacturing in US dollars for its noted year
Source: World Bank
| Rank | Country/Region | Millions of USD | Year |
| World | 13,171,000 | 2017 | |
| 1 |  China | 4,002,752 | 2018 |
| 2 |  United States | 2,173,319 | 2017 |
| 3 |  Japan | 1,007,330 | 2017 |
| 4 |  Germany | 832,431 | 2018 |
| 5 |  South Korea | 440,941 | 2018 |
| 6 |  India | 408,693 | 2018 |
| 7 |  Italy | 310,897 | 2018 |
| 8 |  France | 273,971 | 2018 |
| 9 |  United Kingdom | 251,985 | 2018 |
| 10 |  Mexico | 208,498 | 2018 |
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