Sri Lanka vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Manufacturing, value added
Manufacturing, value added over time
- Sri Lanka
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 17.1% against 9.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 7.5%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 205 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.9% | 16.1% | 2.2% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 14.2% | 16.3% | 2.2% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 12.2% | 5.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 10.1% | 6.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 9.9% | 7.8% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufacturing, value added, Sri Lanka or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sri Lanka, at 17.1% against 9.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufacturing, value added between Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 7.5%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for manufacturing, value added?
- Sri Lanka ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. 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.