Industry (including construction) … current US rate annual growth in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Industry (including construction) … current US rate annual growth was 10.61 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1982–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industry (including construction), value added (current us$), annual in Sub-Saharan Africa is 10.61 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 292.3% on the previous year and up 149.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added (current us$), annual in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 35.11 % change on previous year in 1995 and was at its lowest, -32.35 % change on previous year, in 1999.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Industry (including construction) … current US rate annual growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | -16.22 % change on previous year | — |
| 1983 | -12.24 % change on previous year | -24.5% |
| 1984 | -17.52 % change on previous year | +43.1% |
| 1985 | -7.35 % change on previous year | -58.0% |
| 1986 | -0.8736 % change on previous year | -88.1% |
| 1987 | 13.86 % change on previous year | -1686.6% |
| 1988 | 3.79 % change on previous year | -72.7% |
| 1989 | 3.15 % change on previous year | -16.9% |
| 1990 | 19.02 % change on previous year | +504.3% |
| 1991 | 4.64 % change on previous year | -75.6% |
| 1992 | -5.4 % change on previous year | -216.5% |
| 1993 | -2.97 % change on previous year | -45.0% |
| 1994 | 3.49 % change on previous year | -217.4% |
| 1995 | 35.11 % change on previous year | +906.7% |
| 1996 | 13.22 % change on previous year | -62.3% |
| 1997 | 1.54 % change on previous year | -88.3% |
| 1998 | -9.04 % change on previous year | -685.6% |
| 1999 | -32.35 % change on previous year | +257.9% |
| 2000 | 12.21 % change on previous year | -137.7% |
| 2001 | -8.27 % change on previous year | -167.7% |
| 2002 | 3.62 % change on previous year | -143.8% |
| 2003 | 27.72 % change on previous year | +665.9% |
| 2004 | 28 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 22.59 % change on previous year | -19.3% |
| 2006 | 16.26 % change on previous year | -28.0% |
| 2007 | 17.16 % change on previous year | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 18.05 % change on previous year | +5.1% |
| 2009 | -16.21 % change on previous year | -189.8% |
| 2010 | 25.03 % change on previous year | -254.4% |
| 2011 | 20.68 % change on previous year | -17.4% |
| 2012 | 3.14 % change on previous year | -84.8% |
| 2013 | 3.35 % change on previous year | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2892 % change on previous year | -91.4% |
| 2015 | -21.52 % change on previous year | -7540.0% |
| 2016 | -12.3 % change on previous year | -42.9% |
| 2017 | 17.35 % change on previous year | -241.1% |
| 2018 | 13.56 % change on previous year | -21.9% |
| 2019 | 6.35 % change on previous year | -53.2% |
| 2020 | -12.92 % change on previous year | -303.4% |
| 2021 | 18.06 % change on previous year | -239.8% |
| 2022 | 11.31 % change on previous year | -37.4% |
| 2023 | -8.29 % change on previous year | -173.3% |
| 2024 | -5.52 % change on previous year | -33.5% |
| 2025 | 10.61 % change on previous year | -292.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Industry (including construction) … current US rate annual growth in Sub-Saharan Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -7540.0% | 0.2892 % change on previous year | -21.52 % change on previous year |
| 1987 | +1686.6% | -0.8736 % change on previous year | 13.86 % change on previous year |
| 1995 | +906.7% | 3.49 % change on previous year | 35.11 % change on previous year |
| 2003 | +665.9% | 3.62 % change on previous year | 27.72 % change on previous year |
| 1998 | -685.6% | 1.54 % change on previous year | -9.04 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -4.18 % change on previous year | -17.52 % change on previous year | 13.86 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1990s | 2.73 % change on previous year | -32.35 % change on previous year | 35.11 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.11 % change on previous year | -16.21 % change on previous year | 28 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.59 % change on previous year | -21.52 % change on previous year | 25.03 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.21 % change on previous year | -12.92 % change on previous year | 18.06 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 7 Kyrgyzstan 33.43 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Ireland 33 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Zimbabwe 30.6 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Tonga 30.22 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Haiti 28.68 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Aruba 25.46 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Marshall Islands 24.04 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 23.52 units per person (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Lending to the IMF (GRA), SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita 17.18 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0103 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -9.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -4.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 3.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 12.01 units per person (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0154 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added (current us$), annual in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Industry (including construction), value added (current us$), annual in Sub-Saharan Africa was 10.61 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added (current us$), annual recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 35.11 % change on previous year in 1995.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added (current us$), annual recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -32.35 % change on previous year in 1999.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for industry (including construction), value added (current us$), annual?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added (current us$), annual rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 149.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Industry (including construction), value added (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Industry (including construction), value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
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.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Industry (including construction), value added (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.