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 0.2163 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 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 US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 0.2163 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0.7745 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.188 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2022.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 32nd of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.5496 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1982 | 0.5609 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5865 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 0.6884 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.4% |
| 1985 | 0.7336 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 1986 | 0.7745 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 0.7046 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 1988 | 0.6988 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.6951 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.6211 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 1991 | 0.5609 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.7% |
| 1992 | 0.6227 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5953 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.5783 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4545 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4234 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 0.4121 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4131 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5748 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +39.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5693 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6125 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5778 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4826 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.5% |
| 2004 | 0.407 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3597 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3162 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2839 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2539 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2653 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2358 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2262 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.223 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2121 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2119 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2408 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2624 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 0.249 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2386 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2156 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2136 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1927 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 0.188 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2096 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.5% |
| 2024 | 0.231 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
| 2025 | 0.2163 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6658 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5496 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7745 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.5256 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4121 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6227 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4128 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2539 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6125 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2315 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2119 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2624 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2085 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.188 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.231 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 29 Viet Nam 0.3117 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 30 San Marino 0.3066 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 31 Bahrain 0.301 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 32 Iraq 0.2982 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 33 Congo 0.2958 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 34 Kazakhstan 0.293 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 35 Azerbaijan 0.2868 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 245.62 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -2.63 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.8257 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,380 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1,188 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9901 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 8.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.147 constant 2015 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 0.2163 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7745 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1986.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.188 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 32nd out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. 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$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.