Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) was 41.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Industry (including construction), value added in Equatorial Guinea, 2006–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industry (including construction), value added in Equatorial Guinea is 41.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 14.5% on the previous year and down 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 84.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 41.4%, in 2025.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 13th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 82.9% | — |
| 2007 | 81.3% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 84.3% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 75.3% | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 74.7% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 78.1% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 77.3% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 72.4% | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 70.2% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 59.1% | -15.8% |
| 2016 | 52.3% | -11.5% |
| 2017 | 56.9% | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 57.3% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 52.1% | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 45.4% | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 50.2% | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 56.2% | +12.0% |
| 2023 | 48.3% | -14.1% |
| 2024 | 48.4% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 41.4% | -14.5% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 41.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.1%, 1.7× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 41.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.4%, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.0% | 75.3% | 84.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 65.0% | 52.1% | 78.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.3% | 41.4% | 56.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 10 United Arab Emirates 44.3% compare
- 11 Cambodia 43.1% compare
- 12 Saudi Arabia 43.0% compare
- 14 Bahrain 41.2% compare
- 15 Democratic Republic of Congo 39.7% compare
- 16 Iran 39.6% compare
More economy & growth data for Equatorial Guinea
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 117.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 16.31 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 6.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 11.91 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -8.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0203 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 134.1 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Equatorial Guinea?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Equatorial Guinea was 41.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 84.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.4% in 2025.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 13th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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.