Construction, value added (current US$) by country
Value added in construction is defined as the value of output of the construction industry less the value of intermediate consumption (intermediate inputs). Construction is a subset of industry (ISIC 45). Data are in current U.S. dollars.
What the numbers show
Construction, value added (current US$) is currently reported for 52 countries. The highest value is 16.58 billion current US$ in South Africa; the lowest is 5.09 million current US$ in Guinea-Bissau.
The median across all reporting countries is 392.58 million current US$, and the mean is 1.74 billion current US$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3,259.
Over the past decade 47 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Angola (up 4,792.3%), and the largest decrease in Liberia (down 79.7%).
Construction, value added: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 16.58 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 536.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Algeria | 14.99 billion current US$ | 2008 | up 231.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Egypt | 10.09 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 135.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Angola | 8.01 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 4,792.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Morocco | 5.59 billion current US$ | 2010 | up 233.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Libya | 4.90 billion current US$ | 2008 | up 221.5% | rising |
| 7 | Zambia | 4.27 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 2,014.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Ghana | 3.38 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 623.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Uganda | 1.98 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 221.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Tunisia | 1.96 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 96.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Sudan | 1.94 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 392.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Tanzania | 1.90 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 250.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.46 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 412.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Kenya | 1.41 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 247.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.38 billion current US$ | 2008 | up 4,156.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Ethiopia | 1.19 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 253.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Botswana | 1.01 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 313.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 852.75 million current US$ | 2011 | up 399.3% | rising |
| 19 | Cameroon | 665.04 million current US$ | 2007 | up 163.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Mauritius | 648.23 million current US$ | 2011 | up 193.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Senegal | 645.88 million current US$ | 2011 | up 271.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Mali | 556.58 million current US$ | 2011 | up 290.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Guinea | 544.23 million current US$ | 2011 | up 105.1% | rising |
| 24 | Rwanda | 527.33 million current US$ | 2011 | up 421.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Congo | 457.16 million current US$ | 2011 | up 350.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Namibia | 444.70 million current US$ | 2011 | up 318.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Burkina Faso | 340.46 million current US$ | 2011 | up 153.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Gabon | 322.41 million current US$ | 2011 | up 196.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Benin | 277.95 million current US$ | 2010 | up 218.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Eritrea | 277.22 million current US$ | 2009 | up 281.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Mozambique | 229.73 million current US$ | 2007 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 32 | Mauritania | 216.98 million current US$ | 2011 | up 411.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Chad | 170.83 million current US$ | 2008 | up 536.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Cape Verde | 168.81 million current US$ | 2011 | up 304.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Lesotho | 150.80 million current US$ | 2011 | up 145.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Burundi | 150.01 million current US$ | 2011 | up 352.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Malawi | 117.44 million current US$ | 2011 | up 248.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Togo | 103.53 million current US$ | 2011 | up 241.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Zimbabwe | 69.37 million current US$ | 2011 | down 54.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Eswatini | 69.29 million current US$ | 2011 | up 37.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Djibouti | 66.15 million current US$ | 2007 | up 154.9% | rising |
| 42 | Seychelles | 63.62 million current US$ | 2011 | up 21.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Central African Republic | 53.20 million current US$ | 2003 | up 15.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Niger | 52.82 million current US$ | 2003 | up 89.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Madagascar | 44.68 million current US$ | 2009 | up 195.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Sierra Leone | 40.81 million current US$ | 2011 | up 76.0% | rising |
| 47 | Gambia | 38.39 million current US$ | 2011 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 48 | Somalia | 35.28 million current US$ | 1986 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Comoros | 33.34 million current US$ | 2009 | up 139.9% | rising |
| 50 | Sao Tome and Principe | 12.69 million current US$ | 2006 | up 78.7% | rising |
| 51 | Liberia | 6.90 million current US$ | 1999 | down 79.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Guinea-Bissau | 5.09 million current US$ | 2002 | down 71.8% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa 64.25 billion current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 28.13 billion current US$
- North Africa 27.94 billion current US$
About this data
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 current U.S. dollars.