Industry (including construction), value added in Egypt
Egypt: Industry (including construction), value added was 32.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Industry (including construction), value added in Egypt, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industry (including construction), value added in Egypt is 32.1%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Egypt peaked at 39.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 20.5%, in 1973.
That places Egypt 47th 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 Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 21.6% | — |
| 1961 | 22.1% | +2.3% |
| 1962 | 24.8% | +12.3% |
| 1963 | 25.0% | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 25.0% | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 24.1% | -3.9% |
| 1966 | 24.0% | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 23.8% | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 22.7% | -4.5% |
| 1969 | 24.1% | +6.1% |
| 1970 | 21.4% | -11.2% |
| 1971 | 22.1% | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 21.7% | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 20.5% | -5.4% |
| 1974 | 23.3% | +13.6% |
| 1975 | 25.4% | +9.2% |
| 1976 | 23.8% | -6.4% |
| 1977 | 24.7% | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 26.2% | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 34.7% | +32.7% |
| 1980 | 33.4% | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 31.3% | -6.3% |
| 1982 | 30.0% | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 28.6% | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 28.8% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 29.6% | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 27.9% | -5.8% |
| 1987 | 25.9% | -7.0% |
| 1988 | 27.4% | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 26.6% | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 27.4% | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 32.1% | +17.2% |
| 1992 | 31.4% | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 31.1% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 30.5% | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 30.2% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 29.5% | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 29.0% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 28.6% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 28.4% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 30.8% | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 30.9% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 32.6% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 33.4% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 34.7% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 34.1% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 36.2% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 35.1% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 36.2% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 35.8% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 35.8% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 36.0% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 39.3% | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 39.9% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 39.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 36.6% | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 32.5% | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 34.4% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 35.3% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 35.8% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 32.4% | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 31.2% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 32.7% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 32.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 32.6% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 32.1% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.7% | 21.6% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 24.4% | 20.5% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.0% | 25.9% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.8% | 27.4% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.0% | 30.8% | 36.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.5% | 32.5% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.3% | 31.2% | 32.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 44 Tajikistan 32.4% compare
- 45 Kazakhstan 32.3% compare
- 46 Paraguay 32.3% compare
- 48 Belarus 31.6% compare
- 49 Chile 31.4% compare
- 50 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 31.3% compare
More economy & growth data for Egypt
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.63 Percent per annum (2029)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.145 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 447.41 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 7.2 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 22,215 current LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1763 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 543.89 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 10,757 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual -7.58 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Egypt?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Egypt was 32.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 39.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 1973.
- How does Egypt rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Egypt ranks 47th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.