Benin vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Industry (including construction), value added
Industry (including construction), value added over time
- Benin
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Benin currently reports 9.8% against 4.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 5.7%.
That makes Benin's figure about 2.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 23rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 23rd of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.0% | 0.2% | 4.8% | Benin |
| 1990s | 4.2% | 0.3% | 3.8% | Benin |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 3.6% | 0.8% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 3.0% | 2.1% | Benin |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 1.5% | 6.7% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher industry (including construction), value added, Benin or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Benin, at 9.8% against 4.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in industry (including construction), value added between Benin and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 5.7%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for industry (including construction), value added?
- Benin ranks 23rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 23rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Industry (including construction), value added (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.