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How much productive capacity remains unused? Long-term trends and the latest available observations for major economies and Europe.
Vertical axis fitted to the data. Lines connect consecutive published observations; missing periods remain gaps.
Manufacturing capacity utilisation. National definitions and weights differ; prioritise changes within the same series.
Ordered by nominal GDP in 2026. Select an economy to change the chart.
| Economy | Spare capacity | Utilisation | Spare capacity YoY | Period and series | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24.3% | 75.7% | +0.1 pp | Aug 2026monthly · SA | Federal Reserve / FRED | |
| 26.5% | 73.5% | — | 2026 · Q2quarterly · NSA | National Bureau of Statistics of China | |
| 22.1% | 77.9% | -0.7 pp | 2026 · Q3quarterly · SA | European Commission / Eurostat | |
| 24.8% | 75.2% | +0.3 pp | 2026 · Q1quarterly · SA | Reserve Bank of India | |
| 17.9% | 82.1% | +0.4 pp | 2026 · Q3quarterly · SA | European Commission / Eurostat | |
| 24.4% | 75.6% | -0.2 pp | 2026 · Q3quarterly · SA | European Commission / Eurostat | |
| 17.1% | 82.9% | -0.5 pp | Aug 2026monthly · SA | OECD / FRED · Brazil | |
| 19.3% | 80.7% | -3.4 pp | Jul 2026monthly · NSAE · use with caution (Statistics Canada quality flag) | Statistics Canada | |
| 25.9% | 74.1% | -1.2 pp | Jul 2026monthly · SA | OECD / FRED · Mexico | |
| 22.0% | 78.0% | +0.3 pp | 2026 · Q3quarterly · SA | European Commission / Eurostat | |
| 26.1% | 73.9% | +0.0 pp | Aug 2026monthly · SA | OECD / FRED · Türkiye | |
| 29.9% | 70.1% | +0.0 pp | 2026 · Q2quarterly · SA | OECD / FRED · Indonesia | |
| 21.8% | 78.2% | -0.8 pp | 2026 · Q3quarterly · SA | European Commission / Eurostat | |
| 19.1% | 80.9% | -1.1 pp | 2026 · Q3quarterly · SA | OECD / FRED · Switzerland | |
| 21.6% | 78.4% | -1.0 pp | 2026 · Q3quarterly · SA | European Commission / Eurostat |
SA: seasonally adjusted. NSA: not seasonally adjusted. YoY: percentage-point difference from the same period a year earlier. — means no matching observation, not zero.
Lower utilisation can reflect weaker demand, investment expanding plant capacity, or downtime. Rising utilisation can signal stronger demand and pressure to invest, but does not by itself determine inflation.
100% is a capacity reference point. It does not mean all unused capacity can immediately be activated without cost. We do not calculate a world average from heterogeneous surveys or apply an industrial measure to services.
Latest means the most recent observation in the selected source when checked. National publications may precede intermediary databases. This is a dated snapshot, not a real-time feed.
Coverage is 14/20 using the IMF’s 2026 nominal GDP ranking. A missing series here does not mean that national statistics do not exist.