Industry (including construction), value added in Australia
Australia: Industry (including construction), value added was 23.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Industry (including construction), value added in Australia, 1990–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industry (including construction), value added in Australia is 23.9%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Australia peaked at 28.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 22.3%, in 2016.
Australia ranks 102nd of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added in Australia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28.8% | — |
| 1991 | 27.7% | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 26.9% | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 26.9% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 26.8% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 26.5% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 26.0% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 25.2% | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 25.4% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 24.6% | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 24.5% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 23.6% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 23.6% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 24.0% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 23.9% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 24.5% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 25.5% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 25.6% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 25.5% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 27.0% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 25.1% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 26.5% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 26.3% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 25.2% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 25.6% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 23.7% | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 22.3% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 23.4% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 24.1% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 25.3% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 25.4% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 25.4% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 27.4% | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 27.5% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 25.5% | -7.2% |
| 2025 | 23.9% | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.5% | 24.6% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.8% | 23.6% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.7% | 22.3% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.9% | 23.9% | 27.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 99 Austria 24.0% compare
- 100 Côte d'Ivoire 23.9% compare
- 101 Madagascar 23.9% compare
- 103 Cuba 23.8% compare
- 104 Solomon Islands 23.4% compare
- 105 Mali 23.4% compare
More economy & growth data for Australia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.36 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 2.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9365 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 60,991 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 3.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.45 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 94,238 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 1.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.8814 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Australia?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Australia was 23.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.3% in 2016.
- How does Australia rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Australia ranks 102nd out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP). 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. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.