Industry (including construction), value added in Australia
Australia: Industry (including construction), value added was -0.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Industry (including construction), value added in Australia, 1991–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Australia recorded -0.6% for industry (including construction), value added in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 59.5% on the previous year and down 121.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Australia peaked at 8.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -4.0%, in 2020.
Australia ranks 159th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1% | 1.0% | 8.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | -3.8% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | -2.4% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | -4.0% | 8.6% | 6 |
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- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual 17.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate 4.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.064 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 4,169 current US$ per person (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.0989 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita 6,441 current LCU per person (2025)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.4887 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Australia?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Australia was -0.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.0% in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Australia ranks 159th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 121.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia 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.