Construction, value added (constant LCU) by country

Value added in construction is defined as the value of output of the construction industry less the value of intermediate consumption (intermediate inputs). Construction is a subset of industry (ISIC 45). Data are in constant local currency.

Countries reporting
46
Highest
3.27 trillion constant LCU
Uganda
Lowest
37.60 million constant LCU
Zimbabwe
Median
31.22 billion constant LCU
Years covered
47
1965–2011
Data points
1,325

What the numbers show

Construction, value added (constant LCU) is currently reported for 46 countries. The highest value is 3.27 trillion constant LCU in Uganda; the lowest is 37.60 million constant LCU in Zimbabwe.

The median across all reporting countries is 31.22 billion constant LCU, and the mean is 189.75 billion constant LCU.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 86,998.

Over the past decade 42 countries rose and 4 fell. The largest increase was in Equatorial Guinea (up 2,050.4%), and the largest decrease in Zimbabwe (down 49.4%).

Construction, value added: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Uganda 3.27 trillion constant LCU 2011 up 188.9% volatile
2 Tanzania 1.29 trillion constant LCU 2011 up 171.2% rising
3 Guinea 1.00 trillion constant LCU 2011 up 55.2% rising
4 Zambia 544.04 billion constant LCU 2011 up 294.8% falling
5 Equatorial Guinea 496.74 billion constant LCU 2008 up 2,050.4% volatile
6 Senegal 245.04 billion constant LCU 2011 up 116.3% volatile
7 Cote d'Ivoire 215.30 billion constant LCU 2011 up 54.4% rising
8 Cameroon 213.93 billion constant LCU 2004 up 94.1% rising
9 Rwanda 211.03 billion constant LCU 2011 up 229.7% volatile
10 Burkina Faso 168.31 billion constant LCU 2011 up 21.8% rising
11 Sierra Leone 158.94 billion constant LCU 2011 up 188.8% rising
12 Burundi 100.60 billion constant LCU 2011 up 150.3% rising
13 Angola 91.78 billion constant LCU 2011 up 494.1% volatile
14 Gabon 85.42 billion constant LCU 2011 up 49.9% falling
15 Mali 81.10 billion constant LCU 2011 up 64.3% rising
16 South Africa 58.24 billion constant LCU 2011 up 110.2% rising
17 Kenya 53.71 billion constant LCU 2011 up 68.8% volatile
18 Togo 52.18 billion constant LCU 2011 up 141.2% rising
19 Mauritania 51.17 billion constant LCU 2011 up 253.5% volatile
20 Democratic Republic of Congo 44.38 billion constant LCU 2011 up 231.7% falling
21 Benin 43.49 billion constant LCU 2010 up 66.4% rising
22 Algeria 41.10 billion constant LCU 2008 up 94.1% rising
23 Congo 31.80 billion constant LCU 2011 up 86.0% volatile
24 Morocco 30.65 billion constant LCU 2010 up 91.4% rising
25 Central African Republic 29.61 billion constant LCU 2006 up 47.8% rising
26 Egypt 22.04 billion constant LCU 2011 up 113.5% rising
27 Malawi 20.54 billion constant LCU 2011 up 83.1% rising
28 Niger 19.30 billion constant LCU 2003 up 60.8% falling
29 Mauritius 14.34 billion constant LCU 2011 up 66.4% volatile
30 Ethiopia 8.70 billion constant LCU 2011 up 205.0% volatile
31 Djibouti 5.93 billion constant LCU 2006 up 82.5% falling
32 Mozambique 4.97 billion constant LCU 2007 up 148.4% volatile
33 Comoros 4.47 billion constant LCU 2005 down 4.2% rising
34 Cape Verde 3.60 billion constant LCU 2010 up 99.1% rising
35 Ghana 2.34 billion constant LCU 2011 up 130.1% rising
36 Madagascar 2.14 billion constant LCU 2009 up 41.0% rising
37 Namibia 2.07 billion constant LCU 2011 up 69.3% rising
38 Botswana 1.81 billion constant LCU 2011 up 113.2% volatile
39 Sudan 1.64 billion constant LCU 2011 up 213.7% volatile
40 Tunisia 1.23 billion constant LCU 2009 up 70.5% rising
41 Eritrea 877.69 million constant LCU 2009 up 52.2% rising
42 Gambia 851.28 million constant LCU 2011 down 5.3% falling
43 Lesotho 723.46 million constant LCU 2011 up 23.2% volatile
44 Seychelles 429.27 million constant LCU 2011 up 141.2% volatile
45 Eswatini 369.10 million constant LCU 2011 down 10.6% rising
46 Zimbabwe 37.60 million constant LCU 2011 down 49.4% falling

About this data

Indicator
Construction, value added (constant LCU)
Unit
constant LCU
Source
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
46 places, 1,325 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Value added in construction is defined as the value of output of the construction industry less the value of intermediate consumption (intermediate inputs). Construction is a subset of industry (ISIC 45). Data are in constant local currency.