Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of the economy — Value added in wholesale, retail trade, restaurants and hotels by country
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Countries reporting
187
Highest
36.93 Percentage of GDP
Gambia
Lowest
3.53 Percentage of GDP
Guyana
Median
15.34 Percentage of GDP
Years covered
23
2000–2022
Data points
5,594
What the numbers show
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of the economy — Value added in wholesale, retail trade, restaurants and hotels is currently reported for 187 countries. The highest value is 36.93 Percentage of GDP in Gambia; the lowest is 3.53 Percentage of GDP in Guyana.
The median across all reporting countries is 15.34 Percentage of GDP, and the mean is 15.55 Percentage of GDP.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.
Over the past decade 98 countries rose and 89 fell. The largest increase was in Naoero (up 145.0%), and the largest decrease in Guyana (down 67.1%).
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gambia | 36.93 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 1 | Cabo Verde | 22.11 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 2 | Maldives | 34.82 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 2 | Moldova | 20.16 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 3 | Djibouti | 32.1 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 4 | Sao Tome and Principe | 30.43 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 5 | Saint Lucia | 30.06 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 5 | Türkiye | 18.76 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 6 | Montenegro | 27.42 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 6 | Croatia | 17.76 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 6 | Poland | 17.59 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 7 | Guinea-Bissau | 26.81 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 7 | Lithuania | 17.31 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 11.6% | flat |
| 8 | Samoa | 26.01 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 8 | Eswatini | 15.83 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 9 | Antigua and Barbuda | 25.59 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 10 | Monaco | 25.17 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 11.9% | falling |
| 10 | Netherlands | 15.83 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 11 | Guatemala | 25.04 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 12 | Jamaica | 24.29 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 9.0% | flat |
| 12 | Ethiopia | 15.61 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 13 | Barbados | 24.07 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 13 | Latvia | 15.41 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 14 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 23.75 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 15 | Andorra | 23.47 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 16 | Belize | 23.45 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 9.6% | flat |
| 17 | Seychelles | 23.38 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 18 | Mexico | 23.3 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 19 | Bahamas | 22.61 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 20 | Naoero | 22.46 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 145.0% | rising |
| 21 | Haiti | 22.44 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 21 | Mauritania | 12.92 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 22 | Vanuatu | 22.35 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 23 | Angola | 22.3 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 24 | Panama | 22.16 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 25 | Argentina | 21.75 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 26 | Palau | 21.64 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 28.8% | rising |
| 27 | Pakistan | 21.63 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 27 | Slovenia | 14.09 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 27 | Lesotho | 9.18 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 28 | Kyrgyzstan | 21.57 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 28 | Equatorial Guinea | 8.47 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 29 | Singapore | 21.41 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 30 | Trinidad and Tobago | 21.24 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 30 | Estonia | 13.92 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 31 | Zambia | 21.1 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 32 | Myanmar | 20.64 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 8.4% | falling |
| 33 | Yemen | 20.3 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 34 | Comoros | 19.96 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 35 | Thailand | 19.95 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 35 | Viet Nam | 13 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 36 | Greece | 19.95 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 19.0% | flat |
| 37 | Philippines | 19.9 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 38 | Spain | 19.86 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 7.0% | flat |
| 39 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 19.83 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 40 | Malaysia | 19.83 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 41 | Ghana | 19.51 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 42 | Central African Republic | 19.25 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 43 | North Macedonia | 19.15 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 44 | Portugal | 19.13 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 45 | Georgia | 18.98 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 45 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 11.61 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 46 | Guinea | 18.9 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 47 | Honduras | 18.79 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 47 | Timor-Leste | 8.22 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 57.6% | falling |
| 48 | Kazakhstan | 18.78 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 49 | Cuba | 18.77 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 50 | Denmark | 18.48 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 51 | Dominican Republic | 18.13 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 52 | Nepal | 18.05 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 7.6% | flat |
| 53 | Cyprus | 17.97 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 54 | Mauritius | 17.87 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 55 | Suriname | 17.84 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 56 | Switzerland | 17.7 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 57 | Austria | 17.33 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 58 | Solomon Islands | 17.3 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 59 | Zimbabwe | 17.23 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 14.3% | flat |
| 60 | Nicaragua | 17.21 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 61 | Bulgaria | 17.07 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 62 | Sudan | 17.05 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 63 | Cameroon | 17 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 64 | Lebanon | 16.91 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 65 | San Marino | 16.68 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 66 | Tunisia | 16.38 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 67 | Russian Federation | 16.38 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 68 | Albania | 16.35 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 12.3% | falling |
| 69 | Senegal | 16.33 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 70 | Serbia | 16.33 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 71 | Sri Lanka | 16.06 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 72 | Morocco | 16.06 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 73 | Bangladesh | 16.01 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 74 | Indonesia | 15.96 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 75 | Peru | 15.96 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 76 | Benin | 15.93 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 77 | El Salvador | 15.8 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 78 | Tajikistan | 15.77 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 79 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 15.74 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 80 | Italy | 15.65 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 81 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 15.58 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 82 | Egypt | 15.49 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 83 | United States of America | 15.45 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 6.4% | flat |
| 84 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 15.34 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 21.0% | flat |
| 85 | Tuvalu | 15.16 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 86 | Colombia | 14.99 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 87 | Japan | 14.85 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 88 | Armenia | 14.84 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 89 | Botswana | 14.79 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 90 | OECD | 14.77 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 91 | Ukraine | 14.77 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 15.1% | rising |
| 92 | Côte d’Ivoire | 14.56 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 93 | Congo | 14.38 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 93.7% | rising |
| 94 | Czechia | 14.31 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 14.1% | falling |
| 95 | Niger | 14.31 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 96 | Tonga | 14.26 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 97 | Brazil | 14.25 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 98 | Nigeria | 14.23 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 99 | Uruguay | 14.23 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 100 | Romania | 14.05 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 101 | Namibia | 13.96 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 102 | Algeria | 13.88 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 103 | Dominica | 13.83 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 104 | Marshall Islands | 13.72 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 105 | Paraguay | 13.67 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 106 | Costa Rica | 13.64 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 107 | South Africa | 13.56 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 108 | United Arab Emirates | 13.54 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 109 | Ecuador | 13.48 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 110 | France | 13.44 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 111 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 13.39 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 112 | Belgium | 13.39 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 113 | Bhutan | 13.34 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 65.2% | rising |
| 114 | Malta | 13.22 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 115 | Grenada | 13.11 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 10.8% | falling |
| 116 | Malawi | 12.98 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 25.1% | rising |
| 117 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 12.94 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 118 | Iceland | 12.92 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 119 | Mongolia | 12.91 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 120 | Rwanda | 12.76 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 121 | Canada | 12.74 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 122 | New Zealand | 12.41 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 123 | Sweden | 12.35 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 124 | Germany | 11.93 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 8.6% | flat |
| 125 | Chile | 11.85 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 126 | Belarus | 11.82 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 27.9% | flat |
| 127 | Hungary | 11.78 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 128 | Uganda | 11.65 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 129 | Israel | 11.57 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 130 | Mali | 11.44 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 131 | Eritrea | 11.39 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 132 | Australia | 11.12 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 133 | Papua New Guinea | 10.95 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 134 | China | 10.94 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 135 | Mozambique | 10.85 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 136 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 10.74 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 137 | Somalia | 10.63 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 138 | Azerbaijan | 10.6 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 139 | Cambodia | 10.59 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 140 | Jordan | 10.21 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 141 | Luxembourg | 10.02 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 142 | Oman | 9.94 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 11.3% | falling |
| 143 | Finland | 9.91 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 144 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 9.79 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 145 | Kenya | 9.48 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 146 | India | 9.09 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 147 | Saudi Arabia | 8.62 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 148 | Afghanistan | 8.53 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 24.6% | rising |
| 149 | Togo | 8.4 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 150 | Burkina Faso | 8.21 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 151 | Chad | 7.62 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Liechtenstein | 7.14 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 153 | Ireland | 7.09 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 46.3% | falling |
| 154 | Norway | 7.07 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 155 | Uzbekistan | 6.98 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 156 | Libya | 6.97 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 53.6% | rising |
| 157 | Qatar | 6.87 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 158 | Sierra Leone | 6.34 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 159 | Bahrain | 6.21 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 160 | Iraq | 6.05 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 21.2% | rising |
| 160 | South Sudan | 6.05 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 21.2% | rising |
| 162 | Brunei Darussalam | 5.94 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 163 | Burundi | 5.8 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 164 | Kiribati | 5.76 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 165 | Turkmenistan | 5.25 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 87.7% | rising |
| 166 | Liberia | 4.88 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 167 | Kuwait | 4.64 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 43.8% | falling |
| 168 | Gabon | 4.53 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 169 | Guyana | 3.53 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 67.1% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP) 20.97 Percentage of GDP
- Africa, small island developing states 20.11 Percentage of GDP
- Small island developing States 19.95 Percentage of GDP
- World outside Africa, small island developing states 19.95 Percentage of GDP
- Syrian Arab Republic 19.26 Percentage of GDP
- Latin America and the Caribbean 18.1 Percentage of GDP
- ASEAN 17.79 Percentage of GDP
- Fiji 17.06 Percentage of GDP
- World outside Africa, fragile states 17.03 Percentage of GDP
- World outside Africa, least developed countries 16.43 Percentage of GDP
- Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) 15.82 Percentage of GDP
- Southern Africa (African Union) 15.69 Percentage of GDP
- Fragile states 15.82 Percentage of GDP
- Least developed countries 15.64 Percentage of GDP
- MERCOSUR 15.64 Percentage of GDP
- Southern African Development Community (SADC) 14.83 Percentage of GDP
- Africa, lower-middle income countries (World Bank) 15.25 Percentage of GDP
- Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) 14.77 Percentage of GDP
- Africa, least developed countries 14.96 Percentage of GDP
- Africa 14.45 Percentage of GDP
- Community of Sahel–Saharan States (CEN–SAD) 14.87 Percentage of GDP
- Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) 14.25 Percentage of GDP
- West Africa (African Union) 14.77 Percentage of GDP
- Arab Maghreb Union (UMA) 14.01 Percentage of GDP
- North Africa (African Union) 14.74 Percentage of GDP
- World 13.94 Percentage of GDP
- Africa, resource-rich countries 14.53 Percentage of GDP
- World outside Africa 13.92 Percentage of GDP
- Africa, non-resource-rich countries 14.43 Percentage of GDP
- Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) 13.1 Percentage of GDP
- High income countries 14.36 Percentage of GDP
- High income countries (excluding Latin American and Caribbean countries) 14.36 Percentage of GDP
- Madagascar 12.91 Percentage of GDP
- Africa, fragile states 14.34 Percentage of GDP
- Resource-rich countries 12.84 Percentage of GDP
- European Union (27 countries) 14.34 Percentage of GDP
- Slovak Republic 12.69 Percentage of GDP
- Micronesia 14.23 Percentage of GDP
- Central Africa (African Union) 11.72 Percentage of GDP
- Africa, land locked developing countries 14.09 Percentage of GDP
About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 8 shows the breakdown of national economies by sectors of activity, looking at share of employment, contributions to GDP, along with the impact of natural resource extraction on the economy.