Industry (including construction), value added in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Industry (including construction), value added was 3.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Industry (including construction), value added in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1982–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Africa Eastern and Southern recorded 3.8% for industry (including construction), value added in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.7% on the previous year and up 65.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 7.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -5.0%, in 2020.
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 26th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Industry (including construction), value added in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | -1.5% | — |
| 1983 | 0.5% | -132.0% |
| 1984 | 5.9% | +1120.4% |
| 1985 | -0.2% | -103.9% |
| 1986 | 0.4% | -272.0% |
| 1987 | 1.2% | +214.4% |
| 1988 | 3.8% | +202.8% |
| 1989 | 1.2% | -68.8% |
| 1990 | -2.9% | -347.6% |
| 1991 | -4.1% | +39.2% |
| 1992 | -4.3% | +6.0% |
| 1993 | -1.5% | -65.5% |
| 1994 | 2.2% | -249.3% |
| 1995 | 1.4% | -36.1% |
| 1996 | 3.2% | +122.5% |
| 1997 | 2.0% | -38.1% |
| 1998 | -0.1% | -105.9% |
| 1999 | 1.9% | -1741.3% |
| 2000 | 5.0% | +164.2% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | -69.3% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | +135.8% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | -40.8% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | +217.0% |
| 2005 | 7.6% | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 7.3% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | -67.7% |
| 2009 | -2.4% | -193.3% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | -370.1% |
| 2011 | 7.3% | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -81.5% |
| 2013 | -0.5% | -136.8% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | -887.3% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | -42.0% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -14.0% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | +77.3% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -52.1% |
| 2020 | -5.0% | -430.9% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | -191.5% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | -29.5% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | -13.0% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | +13.8% |
| 2025 | 3.8% | +18.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.4% | -1.5% | 5.9% | 8 |
| 1990s | -0.2% | -4.3% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.2% | -2.4% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | -0.5% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | -5.0% | 4.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
More economy & growth data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 1,355 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 2.5% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 27.8% (2025)
- External balance on goods and services -2.2% (2025)
- Trade 52.0% (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.7868 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 159.10 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.9% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 26.2% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 281.69 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Africa Eastern and Southern was 3.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.0% in 2020.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 26th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. 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 denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.