Industry (including construction), value added per worker in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), 1991–2025
Source: World Development Indicators database, World Bank (WB). Measured in constant 2015 US$.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 7,783 constant 2015 US$ for industry (including construction), value added per worker in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 10,057 constant 2015 US$ in 1991 and was at its lowest, 7,737 constant 2015 US$, in 2022.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 33rd out of 44 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added per worker in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ | 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Industry (including construction), value added 554.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Trade in services 11.0% (2024)
- Trade 55.7% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 379.88 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.7% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 212.72 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 202.74 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 9.6% (2025)
- Services, value added 1.15 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Services, value added 1.11 trillion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added per worker in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Industry (including construction), value added per worker in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,737 constant 2015 US$ in 2022.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for industry (including construction), value added per worker?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.