Industry (including construction), value added in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Industry (including construction), value added 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 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% |
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
- 50 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 31.3% compare
- 51 Thailand 31.1% compare
- 52 Mexico 30.6% compare
- 54 Tanzania, United Republic of 29.8% compare
- 55 Mauritania 29.7% compare
- 56 Russian Federation 29.7% compare
More economy & growth data for Burkina Faso
- 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 57.04 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.42 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -202.22 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -284.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -8.59 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9.55 % 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.