Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) was 361.57 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1981–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 361.57 constant 2015 US$ per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 553.98 constant 2015 US$ per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 343.91 constant 2015 US$ per person, in 2021.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 553.98 constant 2015 US$ per person | — |
| 1982 | 509.61 constant 2015 US$ per person | -8.0% |
| 1983 | 464.36 constant 2015 US$ per person | -8.9% |
| 1984 | 473.18 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 467.68 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 449.54 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 444.91 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 451.6 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 444.58 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 452.36 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 425.77 constant 2015 US$ per person | -5.9% |
| 1992 | 413.8 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 389.02 constant 2015 US$ per person | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 376.27 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 366.47 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 371.4 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 370.23 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 362.41 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 350.33 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 358.08 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 359.43 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 361.06 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 369.65 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 376.84 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 385.99 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 390.06 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 394.69 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 390.11 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 378.45 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 387.35 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 406.13 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 405.12 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 398.55 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 403.98 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 396.43 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 381.92 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 385.38 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 386.73 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 387.11 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 347.63 constant 2015 US$ per person | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 343.91 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 350.32 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 352.27 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 356.04 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 361.57 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 473.27 constant 2015 US$ per person | 444.58 constant 2015 US$ per person | 553.98 constant 2015 US$ per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 387.81 constant 2015 US$ per person | 350.33 constant 2015 US$ per person | 452.36 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 376.44 constant 2015 US$ per person | 358.08 constant 2015 US$ per person | 394.69 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 393.87 constant 2015 US$ per person | 381.92 constant 2015 US$ per person | 406.13 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 351.96 constant 2015 US$ per person | 343.91 constant 2015 US$ per person | 361.57 constant 2015 US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 37 Bermuda 6,143 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 38 Cayman Islands 6,051 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 39 Spain 5,483 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 40 Andorra 5,410 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 41 Lithuania 5,310 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 42 Trinidad and Tobago 5,267 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 43 China 5,166 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2298 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 8.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 357.21 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2137 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added 1.15 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 202.64 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 11.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 553.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 477.83 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 361.57 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 553.98 constant 2015 US$ per person in 1981.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 343.91 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2021.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Industry (including construction), value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.