Manufacturing Economy Monitor

Computer and Electronic Products Manufacturing in Iowa

Computer and Electronic Products manufacturing added $2.9B of value to Iowa's economy in 2025, up 9.0% year over year. That ranks Iowa 19th of 50 states and DC for this industry. It is 6.2% of Iowa's manufacturing output. Nationally, computer and electronic products is a $315B industry (the 3rd-largest of the 19 manufacturing subsectors), per the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Output and rank

  • Value added: $2.9B in 2025, #19 of 50 states and DC for this industry.
  • Growth: +9% year over year.
  • Share of Iowa's manufacturing: 6.2% of the state's total manufacturing value added.
  • National context: computer and electronic products is a $315B industry nationally, #3 of the 19 manufacturing subsectors (+7.8% year over year).
  • Classification: durable goods manufacturing (BEA subsector 334).

Frequently asked questions

  • How big is the computer and electronic products industry in Iowa? Computer and Electronic Products added $2.9B of value in Iowa in 2025, ranking the state 19th of 50 states and DC for this industry, per BEA state GDP-by-industry data.
  • Is computer and electronic products growing in Iowa? Iowa's computer and electronic products output grew 9.0% year over year to 2025. The chart above traces the full annual series since 1997.
  • What share of Iowa's manufacturing is computer and electronic products? Computer and Electronic Products is 6.2% of Iowa's total manufacturing value added in 2025, per BEA state GDP-by-industry data.

About this data

  • Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (public domain). National quarterly values are seasonally adjusted annual rates. Corporate-profit industry detail reflects inventory valuation adjustment without capital consumption adjustment, per NIPA table 6.16D conventions.

Last reviewed 2026-10-01.