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 18,550 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1981–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 18,550 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 18,550 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9,837 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre, in 1983.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 41st out of 45 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 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 square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 11,047 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1982 | 10,480 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1983 | 9,837 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1984 | 10,315 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 10,495 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 10,384 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 10,578 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 11,047 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 11,184 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 11,701 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 11,316 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 11,298 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 10,351 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1994 | 10,282 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 10,283 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 10,704 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 10,954 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 11,012 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 10,932 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 11,475 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 11,830 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 12,208 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 12,840 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 13,357 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 14,060 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 14,602 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 15,187 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 15,432 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 15,390 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 16,192 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 17,449 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 16,015 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 16,193 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 16,865 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 17,000 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 16,816 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 17,419 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 17,948 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 18,438 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 16,988 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 17,237 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 17,999 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 18,550 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10,596 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 9,837 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 11,184 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1990s | 10,883 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 10,282 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 11,701 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,638 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 11,475 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 15,432 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,033 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 16,015 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 18,438 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,694 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 16,988 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 18,550 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 38 Saint Kitts and Nevis 783,623 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 39 France 780,499 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 40 China 705,054 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 41 Poland 578,852 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 42 Dominican Republic 550,969 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 43 Grenada 544,668 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 44 Slovakia 544,592 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 10.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,424 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 7.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 2,052 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 1.12 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,872 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2298 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2779 current US$ per US$ of GDP (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 18,550 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 18,550 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,837 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in 1983.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 41st out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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- Industry (including construction), value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.