The CIA World Factbook Edition 1991 Economy
Industries In 36 editions of 36.
Industries was published in 36 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1990 to 2025. The 1991 edition carries it in 216 entries, in its Economy section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.
- entries in the 1991 edition
- 216
- 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,
- diamonds,
- mining,
- fish processing,
- food processing,
- brewing,
- tobacco,
- sugar,
- textiles,
- cement,
- basic metal products
Burkina now Burkina Faso
- cotton lint,
- beverages,
- agricultural processing,
- soap,
- cigarettes,
- textiles,
- gold
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,
- construction materials,
- food and beverage production
Central African Republic
- diamond mining,
- sawmills,
- breweries,
- 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
- petroleum,
- food and beverages,
- timber,
- cement plywood,
- textiles,
- mining--manganese,
- uranium,
- gold)
The Gambia
- peanut processing,
- tourism,
- beverages,
- agricultural machinery assembly,
- woodworking,
- metalworking,
- clothing
Guinea
- bauxite mining,
- alumina,
- gold,
- 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, breweries, tanneries, sugar refining plants),
- light consumer goods industries (textiles, glassware),
- cement,
- automobile assembly plant,
- paper,
- petroleum
Mauritius
- food processing (largely sugar milling),
- textiles,
- wearing apparel,
- chemicals,
- 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, textiles, food processing, chemicals, slaughterhouses, and a few other small light industries; uranium production began in 1971
Nigeria
- crude oil and mining--coal, tin, columbite;
- primary processing industries--palm oil, peanut, cotton, rubber, 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
Saint 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 platinum, gold, chromium),
- 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
Bangladesh
- jute manufacturing,
- base metals,
- food processing,
- cotton textiles,
- tobacco processing,
- chemicals
China
- iron,
- steel,
- coal,
- machine building,
- armaments,
- textiles,
- petroleum,
- cement,
- chemical fertilizers,
- consumer durables,
- food processing
India
- textiles,
- food processing,
- steel,
- machinery,
- transportation equipment,
- cement,
- jute manufactures,
- mining,
- petroleum,
- power,
- chemicals,
- pharmaceuticals,
- electronics
Japan
- metallurgy,
- engineering,
- electrical and electronic,
- textiles,
- chemicals,
- automobiles,
- fishing,
- telecommunications
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
- copper,
- processing of animal products,
- building materials,
- food and beverage,
- mining (particularly coal)
Nepal
- small rice, jute, sugar, and oilseed mills;
- cigarette, textiles, carpets, cement, brick;
- tourism
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
- tourism,
- banking,
- cement,
- oil refining and transshipment,
- salt production,
- rum,
- aragonite,
- pharmaceuticals,
- spiral weld,
- steel pipe
British Virgin Islands
- tourism,
- light industry,
- construction,
- rum,
- concrete block,
- offshore financial center
Cayman Islands
- tourism,
- banking,
- insurance and finance,
- construction,
- building materials,
- furniture making
Costa Rica
- food processing,
- textiles and clothing,
- construction materials,
- fertilizer,
- plastic products
Cuba
- sugar milling,
- petroleum refining,
- food and tobacco processing,
- textiles,
- chemicals,
- paper and wood products,
- metals (particularly nickel),
- cement,
- fertilizers,
- consumer goods,
- agricultural machinery
Dominican Republic
- tourism,
- sugar processing,
- ferronickel and gold mining,
- textiles,
- cement,
- tobacco
El Salvador
- food processing,
- textiles,
- clothing,
- beverages,
- petroleum,
- tobacco products,
- chemicals,
- furniture
Haiti
- sugar refining,
- textiles,
- flour milling,
- cement manufacturing,
- 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
Puerto Rico
- manufacturing of pharmaceuticals,
- electronics,
- apparel,
- food products,
- instruments;
- tourism
Saint Lucia
- clothing,
- assembly of electronic components,
- beverages,
- corrugated boxes,
- tourism,
- lime processing,
- coconut processing
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- food processing (sugar, flour),
- cement,
- furniture,
- clothing,
- starch,
- sheet metal,
- beverage
Trinidad and Tobago
- petroleum,
- chemicals,
- tourism,
- food processing,
- cement,
- beverage,
- cotton textiles
Virgin Islands
- tourism,
- petroleum refining,
- watch assembly,
- rum distilling,
- construction,
- pharmaceuticals,
- textiles,
- electronics
Europe
35 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
Bulgaria
- machine and metal building,food processing,
- chemicals,
- textiles,
- building materials,
- ferrous and nonferrous metals
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,
- chemicals,
- textiles,
- clothing
France
steel, machinery, chemicals, automobiles, metallurgy, aircraft, electronics, mining, textiles, food processing, and tourism
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,
- iron and steel,
- chemicals,
- food processing,
- textiles,
- motor vehicles,
- clothing,
- footwear,
- ceramics
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,
- electronics,
- ship repair yard,
- 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; comparatively less developed consumer goods industries
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
17 entriesGaza 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
- crude oil production and petroleum refining;
- small-scale production of cotton textiles and leather goods;
- food processing;
- handicrafts;
- fishing;
- small aluminum products factory;
- cement North--accounted for 26% of GDP and 70% of labor force;
- farm products--grain, fruits, vegetables, qat (mildly narcotic shrub), coffee, cotton, dairy, poultry, meat, goat meat;
- not self-sufficient in grain;
- South--accounted for 17% of GNP and 45% of labor force;
- products--grain, qat (mildly narcotic shrub), coffee, fish, livestock;
- fish and honey major exports;
- most food imported
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
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,
- construction,
- transshipment,
- 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,
- 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 significant revenues
Brazil
- textiles and other consumer goods,
- shoes,
- chemicals,
- cement,
- lumber,
- iron ore,
- steel,
- motor vehicles and auto parts,
- metalworking,
- capital goods,
- tin
Chile
- copper,
- other minerals,
- foodstuffs,
- fish processing,
- iron and steel,
- wood and wood products,
- transport equipment,
- cement,
- textiles
Colombia
- textiles,
- food processing,
- oil,
- clothing and footwear,
- beverages,
- chemicals,
- metal products,
- cement;
- mining--gold,
- coal,
- emeralds,
- iron,
- nickel,
- silver,
- salt
Ecuador
- petroleum,
- food processing,
- textiles,
- metal works,
- paper products,
- wood products,
- chemicals,
- plastics,
- fishing,
- timber
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
15 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
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
- electronics,
- textiles,
- chemicals,
- clothing,
- 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 1991, “Industries”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/industries/1991.