Industry (including construction), value added in Ghana
Ghana: Industry (including construction), value added was 29.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Industry (including construction), value added in Ghana, 1965–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 29.3% for industry (including construction), value added in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Ghana peaked at 34.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 1982.
That places Ghana 58th 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 61 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 18.6% | — |
| 1966 | 18.4% | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 20.5% | +11.4% |
| 1968 | 20.4% | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 19.1% | -6.0% |
| 1970 | 18.2% | -4.7% |
| 1971 | 18.3% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 17.7% | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 18.6% | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 18.1% | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 21.0% | +15.9% |
| 1976 | 19.2% | -8.5% |
| 1977 | 15.8% | -17.6% |
| 1978 | 12.0% | -24.1% |
| 1979 | 12.3% | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 11.9% | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 9.2% | -22.8% |
| 1982 | 6.2% | -31.8% |
| 1983 | 6.6% | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 10.6% | +59.6% |
| 1985 | 16.7% | +57.6% |
| 1986 | 17.2% | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 16.3% | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 16.6% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 16.7% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 16.8% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 17.0% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 17.4% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 24.8% | +42.8% |
| 1994 | 24.9% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 24.3% | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 23.6% | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 25.7% | +8.9% |
| 1998 | 25.3% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 25.4% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 25.4% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 25.2% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 25.3% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 25.2% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 24.7% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 25.1% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 19.4% | -22.9% |
| 2007 | 19.5% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 19.4% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 18.5% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 23.9% | +32.5% |
| 2012 | 27.1% | +13.7% |
| 2013 | 34.1% | +25.6% |
| 2014 | 33.9% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 31.1% | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 27.7% | -11.0% |
| 2017 | 30.0% | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 31.2% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 31.1% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 29.9% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 28.4% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 31.5% | +10.8% |
| 2023 | 29.5% | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 29.2% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 29.3% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.4% | 18.4% | 20.5% | 5 |
| 1970s | 17.1% | 12.0% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.8% | 6.2% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.5% | 16.8% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.8% | 18.5% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 18.0% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.6% | 28.4% | 31.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More economy & growth data for Ghana
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.15 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 2.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.2009 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 654.21 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual 2.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 0.5667 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 1,846 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 34.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4287 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Ghana?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Ghana was 29.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 34.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 1982.
- How does Ghana rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Ghana ranks 58th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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.