Industry (including construction), value added in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Industry (including construction), value added was 27.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Industry (including construction), value added in Ethiopia, 1981–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 27.8% for industry (including construction), value added in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.5% on the previous year and up 70.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Ethiopia peaked at 27.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 1992.
That places Ethiopia 66th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 8.5% | — |
| 1982 | 8.6% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 8.3% | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 9.9% | +19.6% |
| 1985 | 9.0% | -9.5% |
| 1986 | 9.5% | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 10.7% | +13.4% |
| 1988 | 10.0% | -6.6% |
| 1989 | 10.1% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 9.1% | -9.8% |
| 1991 | 7.1% | -21.8% |
| 1992 | 5.9% | -16.3% |
| 1993 | 7.3% | +22.3% |
| 1994 | 8.0% | +9.8% |
| 1995 | 9.1% | +13.5% |
| 1996 | 9.5% | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 11.9% | +24.7% |
| 1998 | 11.3% | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 11.9% | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 11.4% | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 11.9% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 12.7% | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 12.9% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 12.7% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 11.8% | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 11.6% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 11.6% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | -11.9% |
| 2009 | 9.7% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 9.5% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 10.9% | +15.5% |
| 2014 | 13.5% | +23.1% |
| 2015 | 16.3% | +21.0% |
| 2016 | 21.9% | +34.6% |
| 2017 | 23.6% | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 27.3% | +15.8% |
| 2019 | 24.8% | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 23.1% | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 21.9% | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 22.7% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 24.5% | +7.8% |
| 2024 | 25.4% | +3.6% |
| 2025 | 27.8% | +9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.4% | 8.3% | 10.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 9.1% | 5.9% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 9.7% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 9.4% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.2% | 21.9% | 27.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More economy & growth data for Ethiopia
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 13.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.2474 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 230.77 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual 13.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 6.78 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 6,327 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate -17.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3657 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 341.14 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 25.02 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Ethiopia?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Ethiopia was 27.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 1992.
- How does Ethiopia rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Ethiopia ranks 66th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.