2000 and 2007. In the UK, EEF the manufacturers organisation has led calls for the UK economy to be rebalanced to rely less on financial services and has actively promoted the manufacturing agenda. Major manufacturing nations According to the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), China is the top manufacturer worldwide by 2019 output, producing 28.7% of the total global manufacturing output, followed by United States, Japan, Germany and India. UNIDO also publishes a Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) Index, which measures the competitive manufacturing ability of different nations. The CIP Index combines a nation's gross manufacturing output with other factors like high-tech capability and the nation's impact on the world economy. Germany topped the 2020 CIP Index, followed by China, South Korea, the United States and Japan. List of countries by manufacturing output These are the top 50 countries by total value of manufacturing output in US dollars for its noted year according to World Bank. See also Outline of manufacturing 3D printing References Sources External links How Everyday Things Are Made: video presentations Grant Thornton IBR 2008 Manufacturing industry focus EEF, the manufacturers' organisation – industry group representing uk manufacturers Enabling the Digital Thread for Smart Manufacturing Evidences of Metal Manufacturing History Manufacturing Sector of the National Occupational Research Agenda, USA, 2018.