Industry (including construction), value added in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Industry (including construction), value added was 25.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Industry (including construction), value added in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1987–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industry (including construction), value added in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) is 25.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 38.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 25.6%, in 2025.
That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 36.5% | — |
| 1988 | 37.6% | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 38.0% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 34.5% | -9.3% |
| 1991 | 38.3% | +11.2% |
| 1992 | 37.5% | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 32.5% | -13.3% |
| 1994 | 34.2% | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 33.8% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 32.4% | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 31.8% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 30.5% | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 28.8% | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 28.0% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 27.4% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 26.8% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 26.9% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 27.2% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 27.9% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 29.1% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 29.5% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 30.0% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 28.0% | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 28.5% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 29.9% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 29.7% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 29.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 30.0% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 28.7% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 28.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 28.8% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 29.8% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 28.5% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 28.3% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 30.5% | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 30.8% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 28.3% | -8.2% |
| 2024 | 26.7% | -5.9% |
| 2025 | 25.6% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.4% | 36.5% | 38.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 33.4% | 28.8% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.1% | 26.8% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.2% | 28.5% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.4% | 25.6% | 30.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More economy & growth data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,786 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1606 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 15.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 68.56 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 20.44 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 5.18 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 16.87 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 25.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 38.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.6% in 2025.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.