Industry (including construction), value added per worker in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Industry (including construction), value added per worker was 7,783 constant 2015 US$ in 2025. ▼ Falling
Industry (including construction), value added per worker in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1991–2025
Source: World Development Indicators database, World Bank (WB). Measured in constant 2015 US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industry (including construction), value added per worker in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 7,783 constant 2015 US$, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added per worker in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 10,057 constant 2015 US$ in 1991 and was at its lowest, 7,737 constant 2015 US$, in 2022.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 44 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added per worker in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 10,057 constant 2015 US$ | — |
| 1992 | 9,791 constant 2015 US$ | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 9,294 constant 2015 US$ | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 9,034 constant 2015 US$ | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 8,662 constant 2015 US$ | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 8,776 constant 2015 US$ | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 8,788 constant 2015 US$ | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 8,634 constant 2015 US$ | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 8,390 constant 2015 US$ | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 8,536 constant 2015 US$ | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 8,507 constant 2015 US$ | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 8,880 constant 2015 US$ | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 9,106 constant 2015 US$ | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 9,144 constant 2015 US$ | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 9,429 constant 2015 US$ | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 9,534 constant 2015 US$ | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 9,616 constant 2015 US$ | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 9,747 constant 2015 US$ | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 9,410 constant 2015 US$ | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 9,625 constant 2015 US$ | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 9,969 constant 2015 US$ | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 9,768 constant 2015 US$ | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 9,301 constant 2015 US$ | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 9,546 constant 2015 US$ | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 9,395 constant 2015 US$ | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 9,138 constant 2015 US$ | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 9,215 constant 2015 US$ | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 9,199 constant 2015 US$ | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 9,223 constant 2015 US$ | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 8,334 constant 2015 US$ | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 8,106 constant 2015 US$ | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 7,737 constant 2015 US$ | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 7,753 constant 2015 US$ | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 7,751 constant 2015 US$ | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 7,783 constant 2015 US$ | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,047 constant 2015 US$ | 8,390 constant 2015 US$ | 10,057 constant 2015 US$ | 9 |
| 2000s | 9,191 constant 2015 US$ | 8,507 constant 2015 US$ | 9,747 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,438 constant 2015 US$ | 9,138 constant 2015 US$ | 9,969 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,910 constant 2015 US$ | 7,737 constant 2015 US$ | 8,334 constant 2015 US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 30 Gabon 63,407 constant 2015 US$ compare
- 31 Spain 61,432 constant 2015 US$ compare
- 32 Greece 55,802 constant 2015 US$ compare
- 33 Equatorial Guinea 53,308 constant 2015 US$ compare
- 34 Panama 52,194 constant 2015 US$ compare
- 35 Djibouti 51,907 constant 2015 US$ compare
- 36 Slovenia 51,706 constant 2015 US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- External balance on goods and services -0.0% (2025)
- Gross capital formation 5.4% (2025)
- Gross capital formation 23.1% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 614.15 billion current US$ (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 554.17 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 4.5% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 27.8% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 212.59 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 379.82 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added per worker in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Industry (including construction), value added per worker in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 7,783 constant 2015 US$ in 2025, according to World Development Indicators database, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added per worker recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 10,057 constant 2015 US$ in 1991.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added per worker recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,737 constant 2015 US$ in 2022.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for industry (including construction), value added per worker?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 33rd out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added per worker rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. 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 World Development Indicators database, World Bank (WB), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added per worker (constant 2015 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. The core indicator has been divided by the number of workers in this sector to derive a measure of labor productivity. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.