Industry (including construction), value added in Senegal
Senegal: Industry (including construction), value added was 16.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Industry (including construction), value added in Senegal, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industry (including construction), value added in Senegal is 16.7%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 70.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Senegal peaked at 17.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -9.0%, in 1978.
Senegal ranks 8th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Industry (including construction), value added in Senegal, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.3% | — |
| 1962 | 7.2% | +13.7% |
| 1963 | -1.7% | -124.1% |
| 1964 | 7.5% | -535.6% |
| 1965 | 3.5% | -54.0% |
| 1966 | 2.1% | -40.4% |
| 1967 | 4.5% | +118.2% |
| 1968 | 3.8% | -16.0% |
| 1969 | 2.3% | -39.5% |
| 1970 | 8.6% | +276.6% |
| 1971 | 2.5% | -70.8% |
| 1972 | 2.0% | -20.2% |
| 1973 | -2.0% | -198.0% |
| 1974 | 11.4% | -681.8% |
| 1975 | 2.5% | -77.9% |
| 1976 | 10.8% | +326.0% |
| 1977 | 5.1% | -52.7% |
| 1978 | -9.0% | -276.1% |
| 1979 | 11.1% | -223.1% |
| 1980 | -4.1% | -136.8% |
| 1981 | 3.8% | -194.3% |
| 1982 | 5.2% | +36.4% |
| 1983 | -1.1% | -120.5% |
| 1984 | 4.7% | -539.9% |
| 1985 | 0.4% | -91.7% |
| 1986 | 3.9% | +896.4% |
| 1987 | 9.8% | +150.1% |
| 1988 | 2.3% | -76.1% |
| 1989 | -0.8% | -132.7% |
| 1990 | 2.7% | -451.8% |
| 1991 | 3.3% | +21.4% |
| 1992 | 6.9% | +109.7% |
| 1993 | -0.5% | -107.2% |
| 1994 | 1.4% | -378.1% |
| 1995 | 5.4% | +289.8% |
| 1996 | 4.7% | -13.0% |
| 1997 | 3.9% | -17.4% |
| 1998 | 7.3% | +90.1% |
| 1999 | 1.7% | -76.8% |
| 2000 | 8.5% | +400.2% |
| 2001 | 6.0% | -29.0% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | -76.1% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | +193.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -95.8% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +538.8% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | +184.9% |
| 2008 | -2.1% | -163.6% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | -333.6% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -67.7% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | +471.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -90.9% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | +361.6% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | +183.4% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | -63.5% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | +98.9% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | -23.0% |
| 2020 | -1.5% | -130.3% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | -566.6% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | -64.1% |
| 2023 | 5.2% | +104.3% |
| 2024 | 17.2% | +231.3% |
| 2025 | 16.7% | -3.2% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 16.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.7%, 3.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 16.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.7%, 4.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.9% | -1.7% | 7.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.3% | -9.0% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.4% | -4.1% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.7% | -0.5% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | -2.1% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 0.8% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | -1.5% | 17.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More economy & growth data for Senegal
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.53 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.03 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 48.08 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.6 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 2.02 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -57.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0627 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 108.98 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Senegal?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Senegal was 16.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.0% in 1978.
- How does Senegal rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Senegal ranks 8th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal 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.