Liberia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Industry (including construction), value added
Industry (including construction), value added over time
- Liberia
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 10.8% against 4.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 6.7%.
That makes Liberia's figure about 2.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Liberia ranks 19th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 21st of 199 countries.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.6% | 3.4% | 15.2% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 3.0% | 2.4% | Liberia |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 1.5% | 6.7% | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher industry (including construction), value added, Liberia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Liberia, at 10.8% against 4.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in industry (including construction), value added between Liberia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 6.7%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
- How do Liberia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for industry (including construction), value added?
- Liberia ranks 19th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 21st 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.