Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) was 39.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Industry (including construction), value added in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1994–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, industry (including construction), value added in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 39.7%.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 42.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 1994.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 15th out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 15.9% | — |
| 1995 | 16.9% | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 32.4% | +91.9% |
| 1997 | 21.2% | -34.3% |
| 1998 | 20.4% | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 18.7% | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 22.4% | +19.7% |
| 2001 | 30.0% | +34.0% |
| 2002 | 32.6% | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 28.9% | -11.5% |
| 2004 | 31.8% | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 31.7% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 29.3% | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 34.4% | +17.3% |
| 2008 | 33.0% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 35.9% | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 29.1% | -19.0% |
| 2011 | 38.6% | +32.8% |
| 2012 | 39.2% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 40.0% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 41.6% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 40.5% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 38.7% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 39.3% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 38.2% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 34.5% | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 35.2% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 42.4% | +20.5% |
| 2022 | 42.0% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 39.5% | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 39.0% | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 39.7% | +1.9% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 39.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 22.7%, 1.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 39.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.4%, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) in Democratic Republic of Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +91.9% | 16.9% | 32.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.9% | 15.9% | 32.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 31.0% | 22.4% | 35.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.0% | 29.1% | 41.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.6% | 35.2% | 42.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
- 12 Saudi Arabia 43.0% compare
- 13 Equatorial Guinea 41.4% compare
- 14 Bahrain 41.2% compare
- 16 Iran 39.6% compare
- 17 Azerbaijan 39.5% compare
- 18 Liechtenstein 39.1% compare
More economy & growth data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -8.36 % change on previous year (2023)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -13.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0076 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 6.17 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -17.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0056 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 4.5 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 12.94 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Democratic Republic of Congo was 39.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 42.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 1994.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 15th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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.