Norway vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Industry (including construction), value added

Norway
34.5%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
25.1%
in 2025
Norway rank
35th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
32nd

Industry (including construction), value added over time

  • Norway
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 34.5% against 25.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 9.4%.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Norway ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 32nd of 209 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 32.3% 30.9% 1.4% Norway
1990s 29.2% 30.9% 1.7% Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 36.6% 27.8% 8.8% Norway
2010s 32.7% 26.5% 6.2% Norway
2020s 36.5% 24.7% 11.9% Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industry (including construction), value added, Norway or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Norway, at 34.5% against 25.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in industry (including construction), value added between Norway and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
9.4%, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
How do Norway and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for industry (including construction), value added?
Norway ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 32nd of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
257 places, 11,373 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.