Industry (including construction), value added in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Industry (including construction), value added was 21.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Industry (including construction), value added in Central African Republic, 2009–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, industry (including construction), value added in Central African Republic stood at 21.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Central African Republic peaked at 27.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 19.5%, in 2014.
Central African Republic ranks 124th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 24.6% | — |
| 2010 | 24.5% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 26.6% | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 27.5% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 24.2% | -12.1% |
| 2014 | 19.5% | -19.5% |
| 2015 | 22.1% | +13.6% |
| 2016 | 21.6% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 20.7% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 20.6% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 20.5% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 20.4% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 21.6% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 21.2% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 20.7% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 20.0% | -3.3% |
| 2025 | 21.2% | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.6% | 24.6% | 24.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 22.8% | 19.5% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 20.0% | 21.6% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Central African Republic
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -0.5324 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.55 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate -56.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.093 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 51.74 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate -57.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 54.14 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 30,112 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -8.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1034 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Central African Republic?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Central African Republic was 21.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 27.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.5% in 2014.
- How does Central African Republic rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Central African Republic ranks 124th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central African Republic 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.