Industry (including construction), value added in Low income
Low income: Industry (including construction), value added was 28.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Industry (including construction), value added in Low income, 1990–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, industry (including construction), value added in Low income stood at 28.4%.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Low income peaked at 30.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 1991.
Low income ranks 22nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added in Low income, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20.0% | — |
| 1991 | 18.0% | -9.9% |
| 1992 | 19.2% | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 18.6% | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 19.8% | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 18.3% | -7.6% |
| 1996 | 21.4% | +16.8% |
| 1997 | 21.7% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 20.2% | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 22.3% | +10.3% |
| 2000 | 25.4% | +13.8% |
| 2001 | 25.0% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 25.2% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 24.9% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 26.6% | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 27.7% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 29.0% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 30.1% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 30.4% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 27.9% | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 28.2% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 29.8% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 26.5% | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 25.2% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 25.6% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 24.2% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 23.2% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 23.6% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 25.6% | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 24.7% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 24.5% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 25.9% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 25.9% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 26.8% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 26.5% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 28.4% | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.0% | 18.0% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.2% | 24.9% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 23.2% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 24.5% | 28.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More economy & growth data for Low income
- Trade 47.6% (2025)
- Gross capital formation 20.7% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 217.97 billion current US$ (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 205.92 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 5.7% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 33.9% (2025)
- External balance on goods and services -10.3% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 59.60 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 29.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Low income?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Low income was 28.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 30.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 1991.
- How does Low income rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Low income ranks 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low 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.