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Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) was 0.2162 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.2162 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 6.4%
Rank
33rd
of 45 groups
All-time high
0.774 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1986
All-time low
0.1879 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2022
Years of data
45
1981–2025

Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1981–2025

0.20.40.60.81981200320251981: 0.549 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1982: 0.561 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1983: 0.586 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1984: 0.688 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1985: 0.733 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1986: 0.774 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1987: 0.704 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1988: 0.698 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1989: 0.695 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1990: 0.621 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1991: 0.561 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1992: 0.622 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1993: 0.595 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1994: 0.578 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1995: 0.454 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1996: 0.423 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1997: 0.412 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1998: 0.413 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1999: 0.574 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2000: 0.569 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2001: 0.612 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2002: 0.577 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2003: 0.482 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2004: 0.407 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2005: 0.36 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2006: 0.316 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2007: 0.284 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2008: 0.254 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2009: 0.265 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2010: 0.236 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2011: 0.226 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2012: 0.223 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2013: 0.212 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2014: 0.212 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2015: 0.241 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2016: 0.262 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2017: 0.249 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2018: 0.238 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2019: 0.216 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2020: 0.214 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2021: 0.193 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2022: 0.188 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2023: 0.21 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2024: 0.231 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2025: 0.216 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) is 0.2162 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.

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$) in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.774 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.1879 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2022.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 33rd 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Year constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1981 0.5494 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP —
1982 0.5607 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +2.0%
1983 0.5863 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +4.6%
1984 0.6881 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +17.4%
1985 0.7333 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +6.6%
1986 0.774 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +5.6%
1987 0.7041 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -9.0%
1988 0.6982 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -0.8%
1989 0.6945 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -0.5%
1990 0.6206 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -10.6%
1991 0.5605 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -9.7%
1992 0.6221 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +11.0%
1993 0.5947 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -4.4%
1994 0.5777 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -2.9%
1995 0.4542 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -21.4%
1996 0.4232 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -6.8%
1997 0.4119 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -2.7%
1998 0.413 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +0.3%
1999 0.5743 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +39.1%
2000 0.5689 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -0.9%
2001 0.612 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +7.6%
2002 0.5774 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -5.7%
2003 0.4823 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -16.5%
2004 0.4068 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -15.7%
2005 0.3596 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -11.6%
2006 0.3161 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 0.2652 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 0.212 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -4.9%
2014 0.2118 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -0.1%
2015 0.2407 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +13.6%
2016 0.2623 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +9.0%
2017 0.2489 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -5.1%
2018 0.2384 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -4.2%
2019 0.2155 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -9.6%
2020 0.2136 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -0.9%
2021 0.1926 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -9.8%
2022 0.1879 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -2.4%
2023 0.2095 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +11.5%
2024 0.2309 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +10.2%
2025 0.2162 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -6.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.6654 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5494 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.774 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 9
1990s 0.5252 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4119 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6221 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.4126 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2539 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.612 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.2315 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2118 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2623 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.2085 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1879 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2309 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 6

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

  1. 30 San Marino 0.3066 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 31 Bahrain 0.301 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 32 Iraq 0.2982 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 33 Congo 0.2958 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 34 Kazakhstan 0.293 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 35 Azerbaijan 0.2868 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  7. 36 Nigeria 0.2863 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.2162 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$) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The highest recorded value was 0.774 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1986.
What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1879 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 33rd out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
Is industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
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 (IDA & IBRD countries) 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
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Coverage
240 places, 10,357 data points, 1960–2025
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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.