The CIA World Factbook Edition 1990 Economy
Industries In 36 editions of 36.
Industries was published in 36 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1990 to 2025. The 1990 edition carries it in 220 entries, in its Economy section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.
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- 220
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
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World
1 entryAfrica
56 entriesAlgeria
- petroleum,
- light industries,
- natural gas,
- mining,
- electrical,
- petrochemical,
- food processing
Angola
- petroleum,
- mining (phosphate rock, diamonds),
- fish processing,
- brewing,
- tobacco,
- sugar,
- textiles,
- cement,
- food processing,
- building construction
Botswana
- livestock processing;
- mining of diamonds, copper, nickel, coal, salt, soda ash, potash;
- tourism
Burkina now Burkina Faso
- agricultural processing plants;
- brewery, cement, and brick plants;
- a few other small consumer goods enterprises
Burundi
- light consumer goods such as blankets, shoes, soap;
- assembly of imports;
- public works construction;
- food processing
Cape Verde now Cabo Verde
Published as “Industry”
- fish processing,
- salt mining,
- clothing factories,
- ship repair
Cameroon
- crude oil products,
- small aluminum plant,
- food processing,
- light consumer goods industries,
- sawmills
Central African Republic
- sawmills,
- breweries,
- diamond mining,
- textiles,
- footwear,
- assembly of bicycles and motorcycles
Zaire now Democratic Republic of the Congo
- mining,
- mineral processing,
- consumer products (including textiles, footwear, and cigarettes),
- processed foods and beverages,
- cement,
- diamonds
Congo now Republic of the Congo
- crude oil,
- cement,
- sawmills,
- brewery,
- sugar mill,
- palm oil,
- soap,
- cigarettes
Ivory Coast now Cote d'Ivoire
- foodstuffs,
- wood processing,
- oil refinery,
- automobile assembly,
- textiles,
- fertilizer,
- beverage
Djibouti
limited to a few small-scale enterprises, such as dairy products and mineral-water bottling
Gabon
- sawmills,
- petroleum,
- food and beverages;
- mining of increasing importance (especially manganese and uranium)
The Gambia
- peanut processing,
- tourism,
- beverages,
- agricultural machinery assembly,
- woodworking,
- metalworking,
- clothing
Guinea
- bauxite mining,
- alumina,
- diamond mining,
- light manufacturing and agricultural processing industries
Kenya
- small-scale consumer goods (plastic, furniture, batteries, textiles, soap, cigarettes, flour),
- agricultural processing,
- oil refining,
- cement,
- tourism
Liberia
- rubber processing,
- food processing,
- construction materials,
- furniture,
- palm oil processing,
- mining (iron ore, diamonds)
Madagascar
- agricultural processing (meat canneries, soap factories, brewery, tanneries, sugar refining),
- light consumer goods industries (textiles, glassware),
- cement,
- automobile assembly plant,
- paper,
- petroleum
Mauritius
- food processing (largely sugar milling),
- textiles,
- wearing apparel,
- chemical and chemical products,
- metal products,
- transport equipment,
- nonelectrical machinery,
- tourism
Morocco
- phosphate rock mining and processing,
- food processing,
- leather goods,
- textiles,
- construction,
- tourism
Mozambique
- food,
- beverages,
- chemicals (fertilizer, soap, paints),
- petroleum products,
- textiles,
- nonmetallic mineral products (cement, glass, asbestos),
- tobacco
Niger
cement, brick, rice mills, small cotton gins, oilseed presses, slaughterhouses, and a few other small light industries; uranium production began in 1971
Nigeria
- mining--crude oil, natural gas, coal, tin, columbite;
- primary processing industries--palm oil, peanut, cotton, rubber, petroleum, wood, hides and skins;
- manufacturing industries--textiles, cement, building materials, food products, footwear, chemical, printing, ceramics, steel
Rwanda
- mining of cassiterite (tin ore) and wolframite (tungsten ore),
- tin,
- cement,
- agricultural processing,
- small-scale beverage production,
- soap,
- furniture,
- shoes,
- plastic goods,
- textiles,
- cigarettes
St. Helena now Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
crafts (furniture, lacework, fancy woodwork), fish
Seychelles
- tourism,
- processing of coconut and vanilla,
- fishing,
- coir rope factory,
- boat building,
- printing,
- furniture,
- beverage
Sierra Leone
- mining (diamonds, bauxite, rutile),
- small-scale manufacturing (beverages, textiles, cigarettes, footwear),
- petroleum refinery
South Africa
- mining (world's largest producer of diamonds, gold, chrome),
- automobile assembly,
- metalworking,
- machinery,
- textile,
- iron and steel,
- chemical,
- fertilizer,
- foodstuffs
Sudan
- cotton ginning,
- textiles,
- cement,
- edible oils,
- sugar,
- soap distilling,
- shoes,
- petroleum refining
Tanzania
- primarily agricultural processing (sugar, beer, cigarettes, sisal twine),
- diamond mine,
- oil refinery,
- shoes,
- cement,
- textiles,
- wood products,
- fertilizer
Tunisia
- petroleum,
- mining (particularly phosphate and iron ore),
- textiles,
- footwear,
- food,
- beverages
Zambia
copper mining and processing, transport, construction, foodstuffs, beverages, chemicals, textiles, and fertilizer
Zimbabwe
- mining,
- steel,
- clothing and footwear,
- chemicals,
- foodstuffs,
- fertilizer,
- beverage,
- transportation equipment,
- wood products
Arctic Region
2 entriesAsia
13 entriesAfghanistan
- small-scale production of textiles, soap, furniture, shoes, fertilizer, and cement;
- handwoven carpets;
- natural gas, oil, coal, copper
India
- textiles,
- food processing,
- steel,
- machinery,
- transportation equipment,
- cement,
- jute manufactures,
- mining,
- petroleum,
- power,
- chemicals,
- pharmaceuticals,
- electronics
Korea, North now North Korea
- machine building,
- military products,
- electric power,
- chemicals,
- mining,
- metallurgy,
- textiles,
- food processing
Korea, South now South Korea
- textiles,
- clothing,
- footwear,
- food processing,
- chemicals,
- steel,
- electronics,
- automobile production,
- ship building
Maldives
- fishing and fish processing,
- tourism,
- shipping,
- boat building,
- some coconut processing,
- garments,
- woven mats,
- coir (rope),
- handicrafts
Mongolia
- processing of animal products,
- building materials,
- food and beverage,
- mining (particularly coal)
Pakistan
- textiles,
- food processing,
- beverages,
- petroleum products,
- construction materials,
- clothing,
- paper products,
- international finance,
- shrimp
Sri Lanka
processing of rubber, tea, coconuts, and other agricultural commodities; cement, petroleum refining, textiles, tobacco, clothing
Central America and the Caribbean
31 entriesAntigua and Barbuda
- tourism,
- construction,
- light manufacturing (clothing, alcohol, household appliances)
The Bahamas
- banking,
- tourism,
- cement,
- oil refining and transshipment,
- salt production,
- rum,
- aragonite,
- pharmaceuticals,
- spiral weld,
- steel pipe
Belize
- sugar refining,
- clothing,
- timber and forest products,
- furniture,
- rum,
- soap,
- beverages,
- cigarettes,
- tourism
British Virgin Islands
- tourism,
- light industry,
- construction,
- rum,
- concrete block,
- offshore financial center
Cuba
- sugar milling,
- petroleum refining,
- food and tobacco processing,
- textiles,
- chemicals,
- paper and wood products,
- metals (particularly nickel),
- cement,
- fertilizers,
- consumer goods,
- agricultural machinery
Dominica
- agricultural processing,
- tourism,
- soap and other coconut-based products,
- cigars,
- pumice mining
Dominican Republic
- tourism,
- sugar processing,
- ferronickel and gold mining,
- textiles,
- cement,
- tobacco
Haiti
- sugar refining,
- textiles,
- flour milling,
- cement manufacturing,
- bauxite mining,
- tourism,
- light assembly industries based on imported parts
Netherlands Antilles
- tourism (Curacao and Sint Maarten),
- petroleum refining (Curacao),
- petroleum transshipment facilities (Curacao and Bonaire),
- light manufacturing (Curacao)
Nicaragua
- food processing,
- chemicals,
- metal products,
- textiles,
- clothing,
- petroleum refining and distribution,
- beverages,
- footwear
Panama
- manufacturing and construction activities,
- petroleum refining,
- brewing,
- cement and other construction material,
- sugar mills,
- paper products
St. Kitts and Nevis now Saint Kitts and Nevis
- sugar processing,
- tourism,
- cotton,
- salt,
- copra,
- clothing,
- footwear,
- beverages
St. Lucia now Saint Lucia
- clothing,
- assembly of electronic components,
- beverages,
- corrugated boxes,
- tourism,
- lime processing,
- coconut processing
St. Vincent and the Grenadines now Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- food processing (sugar, flour),
- cement,
- furniture,
- rum,
- starch,
- sheet metal,
- beverage
Trinidad and Tobago
- petroleum,
- chemicals,
- tourism,
- food processing,
- cement,
- beverage,
- cotton textiles
Virgin Islands
- tourism,
- government service,
- petroleum refining,
- watch assembly,
- rum distilling,
- construction,
- pharmaceuticals,
- textiles,
- electronics
Europe
37 entriesAlbania
- food processing,
- textiles and clothing,
- lumber,
- oil,
- cement,
- chemicals,
- basic metals,
- hydropower
Austria
- foods,
- iron and steel,
- machines,
- textiles,
- chemicals,
- electrical,
- paper and pulp,
- tourism,
- mining
Belgium
- engineering and metal products,
- processed food and beverages,
- chemicals,
- basic metals,
- textiles,
- glass,
- petroleum,
- coal
Czechoslovakia
- iron and steel,
- machinery and equipment,
- cement,
- sheet glass,
- motor vehicles,
- armaments,
- chemicals,
- ceramics,
- wood,
- paper products,
- footwear
Denmark
food processing, machinery and equipment, textiles and clothing, chemical products, electronics, construction, furniture, and other wood products
Finland
- metal manufacturing and shipbuilding,
- forestry and wood processing (pulp, paper),
- copper refining,
- foodstuffs,
- textiles,
- clothing
France
steel, machinery, chemicals, automobiles, metallurgy, aircraft, electronics, mining, textiles, food processing, and tourism
German Democratic Republic
- metal fabrication,
- chemicals,
- brown coal,
- shipbuilding,
- machine building,
- food and beverages,
- textiles,
- petroleum
Germany, Federal Republic of now Germany
among world's largest producers of iron, steel, coal, cement, chemicals, machinery, ships, vehicles, and machine tools; electronics, food and beverages
Gibraltar
- tourism, banking and finance, construction, commerce;
- support to large UK naval and air bases;
- transit trade and supply depot in the port;
- light manufacturing of tobacco, roasted coffee, ice, mineral waters, candy, beer, and canned fish
Vatican City now Holy See (Vatican City)
printing and production of a small amount of mosaics and staff uniforms; worldwide banking and financial activities
Hungary
- mining,
- metallurgy,
- engineering industries,
- processed foods,
- textiles,
- chemicals (especially pharmaceuticals)
Ireland
- food products,
- brewing,
- textiles,
- clothing,
- chemicals,
- pharmaceuticals,
- machinery,
- transportation equipment,
- glass and crystal
Man, Isle of now Isle of Man
- an important offshore financial center;
- financial services,
- light manufacturing,
- tourism
Italy
- machinery and transportation equipment,
- iron and steel,
- chemicals,
- food processing,
- textiles,
- motor vehicles
Liechtenstein
- electronics,
- metal manufacturing,
- textiles,
- ceramics,
- pharmaceuticals,
- food products,
- precision instruments,
- tourism
Luxembourg
- banking,
- iron and steel,
- food processing,
- chemicals,
- metal products,
- engineering,
- tires,
- glass,
- aluminum
Malta
- tourism,
- ship repair yard,
- clothing,
- construction,
- food manufacturing,
- textiles,
- footwear,
- clothing,
- beverages,
- tobacco
Netherlands
- agroindustries,
- metal and engineering products,
- electrical machinery and equipment,
- chemicals,
- petroleum,
- fishing,
- construction,
- microelectronics
Norway
- petroleum and gas,
- food processing,
- shipbuilding,
- pulp and paper products,
- metals,
- chemicals,
- timber,
- mining,
- textiles,
- fishing
Poland
- machine building,
- iron and steel,
- extractive industries,
- chemicals,
- shipbuilding,
- food processing,
- glass,
- beverages,
- textiles
Portugal
- textiles and footwear;
- wood pulp, paper, and cork;
- metalworking;
- oil refining;
- chemicals;
- fish canning;
- wine;
- tourism
Romania
- mining,
- timber,
- construction materials,
- metallurgy,
- chemicals,
- machine building,
- food processing,
- petroleum
Soviet Union
diversified, highly developed capital goods and defense industries; consumer goods industries comparatively less developed
Spain
- textiles and apparel (including footwear),
- food and beverages,
- metals and metal manufactures,
- chemicals,
- shipbuilding,
- automobiles,
- machine tools
Sweden
- iron and steel,
- precision equipment (bearings, radio and telephone parts, armaments),
- wood pulp and paper products,
- processed foods,
- motor vehicles
United Kingdom
- machinery and transportation equipment,
- metals,
- food processing,
- paper and paper products,
- textiles,
- chemicals,
- clothing,
- other consumer goods,
- motor vehicles,
- aircraft,
- shipbuilding,
- petroleum,
- coal
Yugoslavia
- metallurgy,
- machinery and equipment,
- petroleum,
- chemicals,
- textiles,
- wood processing,
- food processing,
- pulp and paper,
- motor vehicles,
- building materials
Middle East
18 entriesCyprus
mining (iron pyrites, gypsum, asbestos); manufactured products--beverages, footwear, clothing, and cement--are principally for local consumption
Gaza Strip
- generally small family businesses that produce cement, textiles, soap, olive-wood carvings, and mother-of-pearl souvenirs;
- the Israelis have established some small-scale modern industries in an industrial center
Iran
- petroleum,
- petrochemicals,
- textiles,
- cement and other building materials,
- food processing (particularly sugar refining and vegetable oil production),
- metal fabricating (steel and copper)
Israel
- food processing,
- diamond cutting and polishing,
- textiles,
- clothing,
- chemicals,
- metal products,
- military equipment,
- transport equipment,
- electrical equipment,
- miscellaneous machinery,
- potash mining,
- high-technology electronics,
- tourism
Lebanon
- banking,
- food processing,
- textiles,
- cement,
- oil refining,
- chemicals,
- jewelry,
- some metal fabricating
Saudi Arabia
- crude oil production,
- petroleum refining,
- basic petrochemicals,
- cement,
- small steel-rolling mill,
- construction,
- fertilizer,
- plastic
Turkey now Turkiye
- textiles,
- food processing,
- mining (coal, chromite, copper, boron minerals),
- steel,
- petroleum,
- construction,
- lumber,
- paper
United Arab Emirates
- petroleum,
- fishing,
- petrochemicals,
- construction materials,
- some boat building,
- handicrafts,
- pearling
West Bank
- generally small family businesses that produce cement, textiles, soap, olive-wood carvings, and mother-of-pearl souvenirs;
- the Israelis have established some small-scale modern industries in the settlements and industrial centers
Yemen Arab Republic
- crude oil production, small-scale production of cotton textiles and leather goods;
- food processing;
- handicrafts;
- fishing;
- small aluminum products factory;
- cement
Yemen, People's Democratic Republic of now People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
petroleum refinery (operates on imported crude oil); fish
North America
5 entriesCanada
- processed and unprocessed minerals,
- food products,
- wood and paper products,
- transportation equipment,
- chemicals,
- fish products,
- petroleum and natural gas
Mexico
- food and beverages,
- tobacco,
- chemicals,
- iron and steel,
- petroleum,
- mining,
- textiles,
- clothing,
- transportation equipment,
- tourism
St. Pierre and Miquelon now Saint Pierre and Miquelon
fishing and supply base for fishing fleets; tourism
United States
- leading industrial power in the world, highly diversified;
- petroleum, steel, motor vehicles, aerospace, telecommunications, chemicals, electronics, food processing, consumer goods, fishing, lumber, mining
Oceania
25 entriesAustralia
- mining,
- industrial and transportation equipment,
- food processing,
- chemicals,
- steel,
- motor vehicles
Guam
- US military,
- tourism,
- petroleum refining,
- construction,
- concrete products,
- printing and publishing,
- food processing,
- textiles
Marshall Islands
- copra, fish, tourism;
- craft items from shell, wood, and pearl;
- offshore banking (embryonic)
Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia
tourism, craft items from shell, wood, and pearl
New Zealand
- food processing,
- wood and paper products,
- textiles,
- machinery,
- transportation equipment,
- banking and insurance,
- tourism,
- mining
Pacific Islands, Trust Territory of the now Palau
- tourism,
- craft items (shell, wood, pearl),
- some commercial fishing and agriculture
Papua New Guinea
- copra crushing,
- oil palm processing,
- plywood processing,
- wood chip production,
- gold,
- silver,
- copper,
- construction,
- tourism
Tokelau
- small-scale enterprises for copra production, wood work, plaited craft goods;
- stamps, coins;
- fishing
South America
14 entriesArgentina
- food processing (especially meat packing),
- motor vehicles,
- consumer durables,
- textiles,
- chemicals and petrochemicals,
- printing,
- metallurgy,
- steel
Bolivia
- mining,
- smelting,
- petroleum,
- food and beverage,
- tobacco,
- handicrafts,
- clothing;
- illicit drug industry reportedly produces the largest revenues
Brazil
- textiles and other consumer goods,
- shoes,
- chemicals,
- cement,
- lumber,
- iron ore,
- steel,
- motor vehicles and auto parts,
- metalworking,
- capital goods,
- tin
Colombia
- textiles,
- food processing,
- oil,
- clothing and footwear,
- beverages,
- chemicals,
- metal products,
- cement;
- mining--gold,
- coal,
- emeralds,
- iron,
- nickel,
- silver,
- salt
Paraguay
- meat packing,
- oilseed crushing,
- milling,
- brewing,
- textiles,
- other light consumer goods,
- cement,
- construction
Peru
- mining of metals,
- petroleum,
- fishing,
- textiles,
- clothing,
- food processing,
- cement,
- auto assembly,
- steel,
- shipbuilding,
- metal fabrication
Uruguay
- meat processing,
- wool and hides,
- sugar,
- textiles,
- footwear,
- leather apparel,
- tires,
- cement,
- fishing,
- petroleum refining,
- wine
Venezuela
- petroleum,
- iron-ore mining,
- construction materials,
- food processing,
- textiles,
- steel,
- aluminum,
- motor vehicle assembly
Southeast Asia
16 entriesBurma now Burma (Myanmar)
- agricultural processing;
- textiles and footwear;
- wood and wood products;
- petroleum refining;
- mining of copper, tin, tungsten, iron;
- construction materials;
- pharmaceuticals;
- fertilizer
Malaysia
- Peninsular Malaysia--rubber and oil palm processing and manufacturing, light manufacturing industry, electronics, tin mining and smelting, logging and processing timber;
- Sabah--logging, petroleum production;
- Sarawak--agriculture processing, petroleum production and refining, logging
Philippines
- textiles,
- pharmaceuticals,
- chemicals,
- wood products,
- food processing,
- electronics assembly,
- petroleum refining,
- fishing
Singapore
- petroleum refining,
- electronics,
- oil drilling equipment,
- rubber processing and rubber products,
- processed food and beverages,
- ship repair,
- entrepot trade,
- financial services,
- biotechnology
Taiwan
- textiles,
- clothing,
- chemicals,
- electronics,
- food processing,
- plywood,
- sugar milling,
- cement,
- shipbuilding,
- petroleum
Thailand
- tourism is the largest source of foreign exchange;
- textiles and garments, agricultural processing, beverages, tobacco, cement, other light manufacturing, such as jewelry;
- electric appliances and components, integrated circuits, furniture, plastics;
- world's second-largest tungsten producer and third-largest tin producer
Vietnam
- food processing,
- textiles,
- machine building,
- mining,
- cement,
- chemical fertilizer,
- glass,
- tires,
- oil,
- fishing
Oceans
2 entriesIndian Ocean
- based on exploitation of natural resources,
- particularly marine life,
- minerals,
- oil and gas production,
- fishing,
- sand and gravel aggregates,
- placer deposits
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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 1990, “Industries”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/industries/1990.