Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) was 30.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Industry (including construction), value added in Burkina Faso, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 30.1% for industry (including construction), value added in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.4% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Burkina Faso peaked at 30.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 1998.
That places Burkina Faso 53rd out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 19.9% | — |
| 1961 | 19.9% | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 19.4% | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 20.6% | +6.5% |
| 1964 | 20.1% | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 18.7% | -6.9% |
| 1966 | 19.0% | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 22.1% | +16.1% |
| 1968 | 22.7% | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 22.4% | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 22.3% | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 24.2% | +9.0% |
| 1972 | 23.3% | -3.8% |
| 1973 | 26.2% | +12.4% |
| 1974 | 23.0% | -12.3% |
| 1975 | 25.9% | +12.9% |
| 1976 | 26.5% | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 21.3% | -19.5% |
| 1978 | 21.5% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 20.7% | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 19.8% | -4.1% |
| 1981 | 18.8% | -5.3% |
| 1982 | 18.8% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 20.4% | +8.0% |
| 1984 | 20.0% | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 19.2% | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 20.7% | +7.8% |
| 1987 | 22.5% | +8.8% |
| 1988 | 21.5% | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 22.1% | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 20.4% | -7.9% |
| 1991 | 19.3% | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 20.3% | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 19.9% | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 20.4% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 19.9% | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 18.5% | -7.3% |
| 1997 | 19.7% | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 17.9% | -9.3% |
| 1999 | 22.5% | +25.8% |
| 2000 | 21.9% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 20.6% | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 20.6% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 22.6% | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 22.7% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 20.2% | -11.0% |
| 2006 | 20.5% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 22.5% | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 20.5% | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 23.0% | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 26.1% | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 28.4% | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 26.9% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 24.1% | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 24.9% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 24.4% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 24.9% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 25.1% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 25.6% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 27.4% | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 29.5% | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 28.5% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 26.0% | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 25.8% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 26.5% | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 30.1% | +13.4% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 30.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 22.7%, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 30.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.4%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.5% | 18.7% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 23.5% | 20.7% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.4% | 18.8% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.9% | 17.9% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.5% | 20.2% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.8% | 24.1% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.7% | 25.8% | 30.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More economy & growth data for Burkina Faso
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 60 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.54 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.98 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0096 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 11.01 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -3.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 8.04 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Burkina Faso?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Burkina Faso was 30.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 30.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 1998.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Burkina Faso ranks 53rd out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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.