Industry (including construction), value added in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Industry (including construction), value added was 4.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Industry (including construction), value added in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1982–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, industry (including construction), value added in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 4.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.6% on the previous year and up 398.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 7.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, -7.9%, in 2020.
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 21st 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | -5.1% | — |
| 1983 | -6.1% | +19.6% |
| 1984 | 4.9% | -179.3% |
| 1985 | 1.7% | -64.1% |
| 1986 | -1.1% | -160.8% |
| 1987 | 1.9% | -276.2% |
| 1988 | 4.4% | +136.8% |
| 1989 | 1.2% | -71.8% |
| 1990 | 4.6% | +270.6% |
| 1991 | -3.3% | -171.1% |
| 1992 | -0.2% | -95.3% |
| 1993 | -3.4% | +2096.2% |
| 1994 | -0.7% | -80.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -103.8% |
| 1996 | 4.1% | +16161.4% |
| 1997 | 2.4% | -42.8% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | -77.3% |
| 1999 | -0.7% | -237.1% |
| 2000 | 5.0% | -780.6% |
| 2001 | 3.1% | -37.8% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | +61.7% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | -26.8% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -59.8% |
| 2009 | -0.3% | -117.2% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | -1982.4% |
| 2011 | 7.8% | +49.1% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | -67.8% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -56.3% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | +279.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -80.4% |
| 2016 | -1.1% | -231.6% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | -435.4% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -15.1% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -10.2% |
| 2020 | -7.9% | -386.8% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -118.6% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | +203.5% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | -30.7% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | +16.4% |
| 2025 | 4.1% | +13.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2% | -6.1% | 4.9% | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | -3.4% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | -0.3% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | -1.1% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | -7.9% | 4.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Services, value added 50.2% (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 11.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 554.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 478.12 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 25.1% (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5017 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added 1.11 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Services, value added 1.15 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9339 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 11.23 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 4.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.9% in 2020.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 21st out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 398.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.