Semiconductor Manufacturing by Country
Japan has the highest Fabrication Plants in 2025 (96), followed by Taiwan (79) and United States (78). Finland has the lowest (1).
12 sources
- List of semiconductor fabrication plants - Wiki
- Top 10 Semiconductor Manufacturing Countries in the World - Insider Monkey
- Major semiconductor producing countries rely on each other for different types of chips - Peterson Institute for International Economics
- World’s top semiconductor producers - ShipHub
- 2 charts show how much the world depends on Taiwan for semiconductors - CNBC
- 2022 Factbook - Semiconductor Industry Association
- Top 5 Countries Producing the Most Number of Semiconductors - TecValue
- US leverages its relationship with Taiwan to help rebuild the domestic semiconductor industry. How can both countries benefit from the deal? - Northeastern Global News
- The Chips That Make Taiwan the Center of the World - Time
- Semiconductor industry - Wiki
- China and US Bolster Semiconductor Independence as Taiwan’s Foundry Capacity Share Projected to Decline to 41% by 2027, Says TrendForce - TrendForce
- Semiconductor Industry Association Factbook
Fabrication Plants, 2025
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Data
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| 1 |  Japan | 96 |
| 2 |  Taiwan | 79 |
| 3 |  United States | 78 |
| 4 |  China | 77 |
| 5 |  Germany | 20 |
| 6 |  Singapore | 17 |
| 7 |  South Korea | 16 |
| 8 |  Russia | 15 |
| 9 |  United Kingdom | 14 |
| 10 |  Malaysia | 10 |
| 11 |  France | 5 |
| 11 |  Israel | 5 |
| 13 |  India | 4 |
| 13 |  Netherlands | 4 |
| 15 |  Brazil | 3 |
| 15 |  Italy | 3 |
| 15 |  Switzerland | 3 |
| 15 |  Ireland | 3 |
| 19 |  Thailand | 2 |
| 19 |  Australia | 2 |
| 19 |  Austria | 2 |
| 19 |  Costa Rica | 2 |
| 23 |  Argentina | 1 |
| 23 |  North Korea | 1 |
| 23 |  Sweden | 1 |
| 23 |  Czechia | 1 |
| 23 |  Hungary | 1 |
| 23 |  Belarus | 1 |
| 23 |  Hong Kong | 1 |
| 23 |  Finland | 1 |
What correlates with Fabrication Plants (2025)?
Pearson r against 1,990 other country metrics sharing at least 18 countries. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.
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Places that have a higher Fabrication Plants tend to score higher on these (or rank better)
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Places that have a higher Fabrication Plants tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)
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- Visa Ease RankEasiest Countries to Immigrate ToA rank: rank 1 is the bestPlotr = +0.53 · strong · n = 27
- Land & Resource Sustainability Rank (US News)Most Environmentally Friendly CountriesA rank: rank 1 is the bestPlotr = +0.51 · strong · n = 27
Quick answers
- Which country has the highest Fabrication Plants?
- Japan has the highest Fabrication Plants in 2025, at 96, followed by Taiwan (79) and United States (78).
- Which country has the lowest Fabrication Plants?
- Finland has the lowest Fabrication Plants in 2025, at 1.
- What is the median Fabrication Plants across countries?
- The median is 3 across the 30 countries with data in 2025.
- Where does this semiconductor manufacturing by country data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: List of semiconductor fabrication plants - Wiki; Top 10 Semiconductor Manufacturing Countries in the World - Insider Monkey; Major semiconductor producing countries rely on each other for different types of chips - Peterson Institute for International Economics; World’s top semiconductor producers - ShipHub.