Industry (including construction), value added in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Industry (including construction), value added was 7.2% in 2025. β Volatile
Industry (including construction), value added in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1969β2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of the Congo recorded 7.2% for industry (including construction), value added in 2025.
The figure is down 28.0% on the previous year and down 46.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 90.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, -35.7%, in 2013.
That places Democratic Republic of the Congo 42nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.8% | 13.8% | 13.8% | 1 |
| 1970s | 1.2% | -8.9% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.8% | -4.4% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | -10.6% | -29.9% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.3% | -8.1% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | -35.7% | 90.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 6.9% | 16.0% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Inflation of consumer prices 2.89 (2016)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per capita 567.56 units per person (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp -0.4993 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp 7.9 (2025)
- Gdp per capita in international and market dollars 567.56 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd 64.04 billion (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per unit of GDP 0.7035 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gdp per capita worldbank constant usd 567.56 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 7.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 90.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was -35.7% in 2013.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 42nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo 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.