Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per was 0.2507 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1981–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 0.2507 current US$ per US$ of GDP for industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per in 2025.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0.3587 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.2313 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2020.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 32nd of 47 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 (current US$), per in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.3587 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1982 | 0.3232 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 1983 | 0.316 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.2917 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 1985 | 0.283 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2993 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3044 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.2999 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.304 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.309 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.3019 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3175 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3047 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3084 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3275 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3318 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3204 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2906 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2752 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2915 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 0.279 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2641 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2681 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2766 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2847 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2802 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2834 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2945 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2585 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2732 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2934 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 0.291 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2829 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2722 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2408 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2326 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2501 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.264 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.247 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2313 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2428 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2525 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2505 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2518 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.2507 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3089 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.283 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3587 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.3087 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2752 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3318 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2781 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2585 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2945 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2647 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2326 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2934 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2466 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2313 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2525 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 29 China 0.3564 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 30 Congo 0.3561 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 31 Zambia 0.3533 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 32 Suriname 0.3505 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 33 Algeria 0.348 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 34 Trinidad and Tobago 0.3464 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 35 Norway 0.3446 current 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) 1,188 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 7.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,424 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.8522 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2298 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 1,655 current 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$), annual growth rate 8.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 245.62 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0.2507 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3587 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1981.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2313 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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 (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Industry (including construction), value added (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Industry (including construction), value added (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.