Industry (including construction), value added in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Industry (including construction), value added was 32.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Industry (including construction), value added in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1968–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, industry (including construction), value added in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) stood at 32.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 48.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 26.7%, in 1987.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 13th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Industry (including construction), value added in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 27.7% | — |
| 1969 | 28.7% | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 29.0% | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 31.3% | +8.0% |
| 1972 | 30.5% | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 37.2% | +22.0% |
| 1974 | 46.9% | +25.9% |
| 1975 | 44.3% | -5.5% |
| 1976 | 45.8% | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 43.8% | -4.4% |
| 1978 | 39.4% | -10.0% |
| 1979 | 42.4% | +7.4% |
| 1980 | 37.4% | -11.8% |
| 1981 | 31.7% | -15.1% |
| 1982 | 34.9% | +10.1% |
| 1983 | 34.1% | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 32.5% | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 30.4% | -6.5% |
| 1986 | 26.8% | -11.7% |
| 1987 | 26.7% | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 27.7% | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 28.4% | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 48.1% | +69.2% |
| 1991 | 29.2% | -39.2% |
| 1992 | 28.4% | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 28.4% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 30.4% | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 32.2% | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 33.0% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 33.3% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 30.7% | -8.1% |
| 1999 | 34.4% | +12.3% |
| 2000 | 36.5% | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 33.9% | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 35.5% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 35.2% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 37.5% | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 40.2% | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 41.4% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 41.5% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 43.1% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 37.4% | -13.4% |
| 2010 | 39.4% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 40.2% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 40.0% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 38.6% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 36.2% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 30.7% | -15.3% |
| 2016 | 29.8% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 31.5% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 32.9% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 32.3% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 28.8% | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 33.0% | +14.4% |
| 2022 | 37.0% | +12.0% |
| 2023 | 34.8% | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 33.4% | -3.9% |
| 2025 | 32.0% | -4.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Industry (including construction), value added in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +69.2% | 28.4% | 48.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.2% | 27.7% | 28.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 39.1% | 29.0% | 46.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.1% | 26.7% | 37.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.8% | 28.4% | 48.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.2% | 33.9% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.2% | 29.8% | 40.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.2% | 28.8% | 37.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 10 United Arab Emirates 44.3% compare
- 11 Cambodia 43.1% compare
- 12 Saudi Arabia 43.0% compare
- 13 Equatorial Guinea 41.4% compare
- 14 Bahrain 41.2% compare
- 15 Democratic Republic of Congo 39.7% compare
- 16 Iran 39.6% compare
More economy & growth data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,931 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6825 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.79 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 2.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 452.38 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1599 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 20.95 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 32.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 48.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.7% in 1987.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (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.