Electricity, gas and water supply, value added (current US$) by country
Value added in gas, electricity and water is defined as the value of output of the ‘Electricity, Gas and Water supply' industry less the value of intermediate consumption (intermediate inputs). Gas, electricity and water is a subset of industry (ISIC 40-41). Data are in current U.S. dollars.
What the numbers show
Electricity, gas and water supply, value added (current US$) is currently reported for 50 countries. The highest value is 21.80 billion current US$ in Egypt; the lowest is 0 current US$ in Mauritania.
The median across all reporting countries is 113.64 million current US$, and the mean is 773.55 million current US$.
Over the past decade 45 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Angola (up 6,352.9%), and the largest decrease in Somalia (down 72.0%).
Electricity, gas and water supply, value added: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | 21.80 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 1,414.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Tunisia | 4.09 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 309.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Morocco | 2.63 billion current US$ | 2010 | up 94.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Libya | 1.03 billion current US$ | 2008 | up 96.7% | rising |
| 6 | Sudan | 989.72 million current US$ | 2011 | up 450.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Uganda | 627.17 million current US$ | 2011 | up 228.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Zambia | 598.76 million current US$ | 2011 | up 385.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Ghana | 523.86 million current US$ | 2011 | up 264.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Tanzania | 515.65 million current US$ | 2011 | up 87.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Botswana | 501.74 million current US$ | 2011 | up 309.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Senegal | 469.65 million current US$ | 2011 | up 372.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Mali | 464.45 million current US$ | 2007 | up 453.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Zimbabwe | 448.50 million current US$ | 2011 | up 192.6% | rising |
| 15 | Mozambique | 428.23 million current US$ | 2007 | up 1,408.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 348.23 million current US$ | 2011 | up 82.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Namibia | 345.54 million current US$ | 2011 | up 408.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Ethiopia | 309.63 million current US$ | 2011 | up 87.9% | rising |
| 19 | Kenya | 293.56 million current US$ | 2011 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Algeria | 285.47 million current US$ | 1979 | up 369.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Gabon | 223.33 million current US$ | 2011 | up 342.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Mauritius | 186.66 million current US$ | 2011 | up 106.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Cameroon | 173.74 million current US$ | 2007 | up 139.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Cape Verde | 170.22 million current US$ | 2011 | up 373.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Angola | 116.96 million current US$ | 2011 | up 6,352.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Malawi | 116.80 million current US$ | 2011 | up 437.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Cote d'Ivoire | 110.47 million current US$ | 1979 | up 552.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Lesotho | 102.00 million current US$ | 2011 | up 244.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Equatorial Guinea | 90.28 million current US$ | 2008 | up 1,475.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Madagascar | 88.90 million current US$ | 2009 | up 76.5% | rising |
| 31 | Congo | 88.68 million current US$ | 2011 | up 306.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Burkina Faso | 74.33 million current US$ | 2011 | up 188.6% | rising |
| 33 | Niger | 70.20 million current US$ | 2003 | up 79.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Benin | 67.96 million current US$ | 2010 | up 260.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Togo | 67.65 million current US$ | 2011 | up 53.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Djibouti | 40.49 million current US$ | 2007 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 37 | Eswatini | 39.06 million current US$ | 2011 | up 313.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Burundi | 27.59 million current US$ | 2011 | up 218.8% | rising |
| 39 | Eritrea | 25.35 million current US$ | 2009 | up 270.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Chad | 24.79 million current US$ | 2008 | up 156.0% | rising |
| 41 | Guinea | 18.85 million current US$ | 2011 | down 33.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Rwanda | 13.80 million current US$ | 2011 | up 83.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Gambia | 11.86 million current US$ | 2011 | up 84.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Comoros | 8.51 million current US$ | 2009 | up 149.2% | rising |
| 46 | Sierra Leone | 7.15 million current US$ | 2011 | up 24.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Seychelles | 4.59 million current US$ | 2011 | down 56.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Liberia | 2.30 million current US$ | 1999 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Somalia | 2.02 million current US$ | 1986 | down 72.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.78 million current US$ | 2006 | up 61.6% | rising |
| 51 | Guinea-Bissau | 717,206 current US$ | 1983 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 52 | Mauritania | 0 current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 8.06 billion current US$
- South Africa 10.82 billion current US$
- Central African Republic 9.26 million current US$
About this data
Value added in gas, electricity and water is defined as the value of output of the ‘Electricity, Gas and Water supply' industry less the value of intermediate consumption (intermediate inputs). Gas, electricity and water is a subset of industry (ISIC 40-41). Data are in current U.S. dollars.